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Microsoft Teams Connect aka Shared Channels Coming Later in 2021
"Like private channels, a shared channel gets a SharePoint Online team site to share documents between members of the shared channel."
- You can use PowerShell to manage the SharePoint Online sites created for private and shared channels.
Yes, however, not all "Admins" are profficient in PowerShell, nor should they have to be. I agree with DebbieHere and am concerned about the governance of this. Why not teach users to work and structure teams in Teams optimally, instead of running head over heals to solve something that could be easily solved with current solution? For example, if I am running a real estate department that are managing lots of properties and different suppliers managing these; i would create a team in Teams for my internal "Real estate department" and any internal work should be done there, and access only for internal resources. Then I would create a team in Teams for "Real Estate Suppliers" and create some common channels where e.g. policies, templates, routines, etc. could be shared and available. Then I would create a private channel for each supplier, where internal resources could have access to all private channels, but each supplier only their own and the common channels. This way I do not see any need for a shared channel in addition to this. If I need then to share a document from one of these channels, I can Open in SharePoint and share the specific document by using the "Share" function. Please let me know if I have missed some info here, right now I just see this is going to be a headache to administer access to...
- I think you should wait until you see shared channels in action before you decide whether they or private channels are the better approach for collaboration in different circumstances. As to using PowerShell, it's a tool. You decide what tools you wish to use for administration and which you want to acquire some proficiency in.
- Always interested in the options! Could you tell me more? To be honest I am not working with PowerShell enough to immediately understand what is possible.
- Care to invest in a book to help? https://gum.co/O365IT/ Just saying...
$Sites = Get-SPOSite -Template "TeamChannel#0" will find all private channel sites. After that. you manage them like any other site.
