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Scott Johnson
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Mar 16, 2017
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Manage automatic creation of direct reports group

  Please let me know what you think:   "Beginning in March 2017, managers who have 2-20 direct reports, do not already have a direct reports group, and have permissions to create groups in O...
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Paul Cunningham
Steel Contributor
Mar 17, 2017

cfiessinger I've read that article several times (before I posted) and it doesn't answer my questions.

 

Unless you're saying it does actually answer my questions, in which case the wording is unclear because I'm not seeing the answers.

  • cfiessinger's avatar
    cfiessinger
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    Mar 17, 2017
    great feedback on how our documentation can improve (note you can provide feedback directly at the very bottom of each article).
    • Paul Cunningham's avatar
      Paul Cunningham
      Steel Contributor
      Mar 17, 2017

      cfiessinger a few other thoughts...

       

      What cycle will this auto-creation run on? If I set up direct reports for someone, does the Group appear immediately (or within a few minutes), after an hour, after a day?

       

      Will the auto-created groups comply with group naming policies already in place? If not, can we apply a separate naming policy to auto-created groups?

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        cfiessinger
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        Mar 17, 2017
        great questions, updating our docs as I write...
    • Chris Brown's avatar
      Chris Brown
      Iron Contributor
      Mar 17, 2017
      Why are features like this that have such a massive impact on an environment, especially an extensive one (who, really, has their managedBy up to date?) being rolled out as opt-out? So many tenants are going to be littered with messy Groups as a result of this, I really struggle to imagine what went on in a meeting room to decide this was a good idea.
      • jcgonzalezmartin's avatar
        jcgonzalezmartin
        MVP
        Mar 17, 2017
        Totally agree with Chris comment, this new feature if not properly communicated (I think in this case the message center is not enough) can drive into scenarios where Groups are going to be totally unmaneagable
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    Brent Ellis
    Silver Contributor
    Mar 17, 2017

    Luckily it answered the only question I needed, DISABLE!

     

    I think this functionality will "junk up" Groups in a lot of people's environments.  I do think having the option to "Create a Group Based on My Reports" would be a good idea, and do dynamic membership (like via AAD currently), but I dont think it is Microsofts job to make "business decisions" like this for an organization.

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