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TonyRedmond
Mar 02, 2021MVP
Microsoft Teams Connect aka Shared Channels Coming Later in 2021
Microsoft Teams Connect, a new way of collaboration based on federated shared channels, is now in private preview and should be available later in 2021. The best thing about shared channels is that y...
khevener
May 26, 2021Copper Contributor
I'm now seeing this option on Teams at my institution. I now have a third option when adding a channel to a Team: "Shared - People you choose from your org or other orgs have access". Seems to be working well within the organization, but I'm unable to add external users using their e-mail ("We didn't find any matches"). Is this something that needs to be activated by my admin people or has Microsoft not rolled that aspect out yet? Note - I can add external people to a Team as Guests, so we have enabled that feature, but that gives them access to the full Team and requires changing tenants. Any word on this?
- TonyRedmondMay 26, 2021MVPAre you in the Microsoft TAP program for Teams? If not, it's probably a mistake that you see the option to add a shared channel. In any case, when the feature is available, you'll need to configure a policy to enable connections with other organizations. The policy is bi-directional, meaning that you can't connect to another tenant without their OK. I'll flag the issue to Microsoft.
- khevenerMay 26, 2021Copper ContributorYes, I believe so. There is a TAP symbol above my picture on Teams.
- TonyRedmondMay 26, 2021MVPOK. Then your admin should know what to do.