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Sakthisp
Brass Contributor
Nov 26, 2019

Microsoft Forms External Sharing Disabled

Hello,

 

After enabling file attachment in the microsoft forms, the external sharing is disabled. Is that possible to share the form with outside organization people.

 

 

Thanks,

Sakthi

  • Sakthisp If you have File Upload field in your form, it must be for users in your org only.

     

    The form can be anonymous, for use externally, but not with the file upload field.

  • allenlicht's avatar
    allenlicht
    Copper Contributor

    Unfortunately, it's a typical modus operandi for Microsoft. They always begin with an announcement of BIG features, shortly followed by limited and/or dysfunctional product release. For many years I have wondered how they manage to stay in business?

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    Stuart_Morgan
    Copper Contributor

    Sakthisp 

     

    Completely agree that the ability to upload externally is needed. Most people within an organisation have ways of sharing files to colleagues etc. What I want is a way of having people transfer files to us from outside the organisation. Forms is perfect for this.

    • BhutiM's avatar
      BhutiM
      Copper Contributor

      Stuart_Morgan very disappointing I was so excited when I saw that we finally have this functionality and only to find that it doesn't work outside the organization. Microsoft really need to get a move on this. Since its already done internally what is stopping it when it is done externally?

  • Karibu's avatar
    Karibu
    Copper Contributor

    Rah, sad to see this, I was all happy to build my form for external, when I suddenly discovered we cannot add files when for external use....

    Hope Microsoft will open it soon!

  • jbucy's avatar
    jbucy
    Copper Contributor

    Sakthisp 

     

    Have you gotten any word back from Microsoft about allow external users to upload files on a form? MS has gone silent on this, not sure if I need to look at another vendor. 

     

    Thanks! 

    • Sakthisp's avatar
      Sakthisp
      Brass Contributor

      jbucy 

       

      No, I have not get any feed back from Microsoft, This is not first time from them. I don`t know why they are releasing these kind of unmatured product functionality to public usage.

  • Sakthisp If you have File Upload field in your form, it must be for users in your org only.

     

    The form can be anonymous, for use externally, but not with the file upload field.

    • AlvinQuah's avatar
      AlvinQuah
      Copper Contributor

      KevinCrossman file upload seems to work well now in 2020 but the forms uploaded into teams cannot be view in teams.

      I made sure to set it to "anyone with link" but the setting in forms changes to "only in organisation" the first time you load the form in teams but even after you change it back, it still doesn't load in teams.

      Loads fine when share in the chat.

    • TadeuszKM's avatar
      TadeuszKM
      Copper Contributor

      KevinCrossmanYes, I can see that with file upload it can only be used internally, but any clue why? Does it have anything to do with the fact that uploads are sent to Form Owner's OneDrive, or for Forms tied to Groups, to that Groups SharePoint library?

      Is it something that can be addressed with settings, or is it hard-coded to be like that?

      • iyad's avatar
        iyad
        Copper Contributor

        TadeuszKM 

        Most probably this is done for security reasons to prevent data exfiltration form your organisation.

      • Ozansta The way the product works is that you have file uploads then the users have to sign in which means it's internal only.

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