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CM1490's avatar
CM1490
Copper Contributor
Mar 14, 2022

External Attachments

Does Microsoft have any plans to allow external attachments for MS Forms? I understand that it is not available, but I am hoping that it is in the works. Can someone explain why it isn't already available? 

 

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  • RobElliott's avatar
    RobElliott
    Silver Contributor
    Mar 15, 2022

    CM1490 there's nothing showing on the roadmap. Microsoft did say at one point that the restriction was for security, to prevent viruses and malware getting into an Office 365 tenant.

     

    Rob
    Los Gallardos
    Intranet, SharePoint and Power Platform Manager (and classic 1967 Morris Traveller driver)

    • William Smith's avatar
      William Smith
      Brass Contributor
      Apr 11, 2022
      The need for security is paramount. But how many years does it take to engineer a solution? I'm in GCC and have a business need to allow attachments from outside our organization (both within the state-wide tenant, and from without). Not all agencies subscribe to MS365. And the tenant build is severely sectioned by agency/organization. Outlook has pretty good spam/scam/crap filtering in place. Can't leverage that piece for MS Forms attachments? There's gotta be a way. Any hope for us in GCC/State level?
    • AlexUnipa's avatar
      AlexUnipa
      Brass Contributor
      Sep 09, 2022
      This answer, from MS, doesn't make sense, because there are many other workarounds to upload files into Microsoft Tenant, just an example is by using onedrive in combination with power automate and ms forms. Thus, I still don't understand why MS makes harder our life in developing new solutions just like a form open to externals and allowing them to upload files.
      Please it's been since 2020 People asking for this feature, it would be time to put it on.
      Cheers
      • whissi's avatar
        whissi
        Copper Contributor
        Sep 14, 2022

        AlexUnipa I agree with you, this is so simple to be done if MS do consider doing it. We are in need for it now and can't find a way or work around.

  • Richard Pickles's avatar
    Richard Pickles
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 14, 2022
    The only real thing that this does is create the need to develop a work around, such as having a open share on my onedrive with the link on the form to upload documents.
    It would be much easier to have it so respondents can upload externally, and the attachment is then sent via email or put in a dedicated fixed folder so the attachments can then be subjected to checks.

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