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Add channel to a meeting series
We'd prefer to have the meetings be part of a channel, so that the recordings and interaction are stored in the channel. However, what is the best practice to make sure attendees are aware of the meeting?
Does it send an Outlook calendar invite? If it is a recurring meeting, and the meeting time changes, can it update the Outlook calendar? It isn't clear how to invite all channel members without individually selecting each person.
Looks like it depends on how/when the group was created. I believe prior to Jan 2019, group members were subscribed automatically to groups (and therefore they would receive calendar invites in email). Groups created after Jan 2019, group members were not automatically subscribed. I found that I could Edit the Group and turn on the Subscribe members option, so that calendar invites are sent out. However, there is nothing stopping them from turning it off. I also found for existing groups, I could view the Office 365 calendar to edit single meetings or the series, but for some groups created in Teams, the calendar is hidden and you have to run a powershell command to unhide. The issue with this is now it will show up in Outlook for members, which may not be ideal. For instance, we have a moderated Teams group, that we don't want people sending email to, but we would like to manage the calendar from a central location (versus having a single owner be responsible for it).
I can't seem to find how to "Edit the Group and turn on the Subscribe members option, so that calendar invites are sent out. ". Do you know if this feature has been disabled since your reply in November 2019? Or does IT have to do this?