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Planner for Private Channels
Hello all,
Does anyone have any information on when Private Channels will get Planners?
Teams is a collaborative tool, but you can't assign tasks to people in private channels due to the lack of planners.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
- You can assign people of private channels tasks just fine. Private channel members are members of the Team so you can assign them tasks. The only thing you cannot do is have a "private" plan.
This is going to probably be awhile if at all since they have to rearchitect how Planner works to hide individual plans based on channels.
Anyway, you can use a website tab in a private channel to link straight to another plan if you want a link there, but you can most def. still assign tasks to anyone in the Team. If you need a private plan in general, then you'll have to have a Plan created on it's own, then a website tab linked to it and invite everyone in the channel, but at this point you might as well just create a new private Team for these people in the channel instead.
MJKsotech
Hello everyone! I found a solution.
Add the to do with teams on mobile phone.
This is what you'll get:
1- you won't see to do form in teams on pc
2- you can anyway manage to do activities directly on the app "Tasks of Planner and to do " in the teams app for pc version.
The reason why you won't see the form is because on mobile phone you've tasks, in pc you have Tasks of planner and to do app. Microsoft is moving the app "Tasks of Planner and to do" into "tasks" but it get times.
Here is the link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/manage-tasks-app- Instead of using planner, we opened a new tab and added Lists, then picked the work progress tracker template. I personally like it better than planner. It allows you to set notifications and create rules from the task bar.
- I don't like Lists. It doesn't provide the same functionality with boards, charts etc. We need Planner!
- This is a great alternative. Many Thanks!!! I did a test and users dont get notifications even when assigned to a task.
Did you manage to create a rule on the same ?
Hi - does anyone know if there is an update for this?
No Update so far. vmsanctuary89
This seems to be a second priority for the Dev Team. Sorry mate.
- Any update on this?
- We mainly use channels for managing different projects and without the ability to use Planner in private channels, and in the upcoming shared channels, they are useless to us. Planner in private and shared channels is something that Microsoft need to work on if they want the use of private and shared channels to bloom!
Dear Microsoft, Are you able to advise an ETA on when this development might be released?
It would be incredibly helpful functionality
Many Thanks
Roz
- Hi just wondering if there is any update on Planner in private channels.
- Hi Everyone!
I think I've found a great workaround by using SharePoint Online Lists (available in private channels too). https://sharepointviews.com/board-view-in-microsoft-lists-is-available-now/
We can now customise sharepoint online lists to look like a Microsoft Planner Kanban Board.
Essentially we can have all the functionality of Planner but customise and add as many fields as we want & have all the rich text formatting & security features that Planner can't offer at this time. Triggers available with Power Automate might make this an absolute Power House.PwrPlatformEnthusiast really good idea. unfortunately, it is not really easy to customize it and have the columns such as assigned person and due date.
I believe we still dont have a full integration on the Private channels.
Looking forward to it !
- Brilliant! I am implementing this on a shared channel right now. Thanks for posting.
- Voted!! We have a real need for Planner to be available in Private Channels.
Any update would be greatly appreciated... We need this and customizable permissions for Plans ASAP.
- ThereseSolimeno
Microsoft
Cline_B MJKsotech BobMyself and all: I would encourage you to vote on this Uservoice item, which shows that this feature is Under Review. After you do, you'll get updates on its progress: Create Planner tabs within Private Channels – Welcome to UserVoice!
Thank you.
- Found it! This is the correct link (as of now, 16 Nov 2021): https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/54fcdafc-262e-ec11-b6e6-00224827bbc2
