Integration · Video
Use a Graph delta-query video to plan reconciliation
A change-tracking demonstration is a starting point for recovery questions, not proof of a complete integration.
Watch the source video
Microsoft 365 Developer · Demo — Microsoft Graph track changes (delta query)Demo — Microsoft Graph track changes (delta query) Watch at source ↗
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Start with the published lesson
Microsoft 365 Developer published a delta-query demonstration in September 2021. Its description introduces tracking changes over time. Microsoft’s current documentation distinguishes change retrieval from push notifications. This note uses the video description and that documentation; it does not claim a full viewing. For an implementation team, the next question is how to recover when synchronization is interrupted.
Define the source of truth
Imagine a client directory mirrored into an internal request app. Decide whether the original directory or the app owns each field. Store a synchronization checkpoint separately from business completion. Seeing a change is not the same as having safely updated every dependent record. A clearly defined owner prevents the integration from silently overwriting valid edits.
Workflow at a glance
Rehearse missed and repeated changes
Test a repeated event, a deleted record, a failed page fetch, and a long interruption. Keep a reconciliation job that can compare source and local identifiers. Avoid assuming the arrival order of notifications is the business order. The purpose of the rehearsal is to discover what the local application must guarantee, not to infer guarantees from the smooth flow of a video.
Verify the supported scope
Check which resources and environments support the current API behavior before promising synchronization. Preserve a manual reconciliation path and show the freshness of local data to staff. An older official video is useful educational context, but the current reference and an end-to-end test must govern the implementation decision.
A practical next step
Rehearse an update, deletion, and interrupted sync. Have an operator reconcile local and source records without using notification counts as evidence. Note the necessary identifiers and checkpoints. Add undocumented recovery knowledge to the handover guide before approving the integration; first connection success does not demonstrate operability.
Sources and further reading
- Demo — Microsoft Graph track changes (delta query)Demo — Microsoft Graph track changes (delta query)Microsoft 365 Developer · Video source ·
- Use delta query to track changes in Microsoft Graph dataUse delta query to track changes in Microsoft Graph dataMicrosoft Learn · Documentation ·
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