Forum Discussion
Scheduling Meetings in Private Channels
- Hi sp-jmglade
Currently, you can't schedule meetings in private channels.
As stated in the article
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/private-channels
We're continually adding capabilities to private channels so check back for the most up-to-date information regarding apps, channel meetings, and scaling private channels for large teams
You can however do meet now's in private channels
Hope that answers your question!
Best, Chris
Private Channels in Teams is indeed a cool feature, especially for effective collaboration of higher management and strategic groups working on sensitive information and data.
It is, however, sad to see a very basic yet important feature like meeting setup missing.
It's been more than couple of years since first concern was raised, but I see the issue hasn't progressed much. I tried to cast my vote in uservoice, but seems the link no more exists.
I would greatly appreciated if this feature is ranked top of the backlog and its implementation expedited.
Will be hopefully watching this thread for the good news! 🙂
Thanks!
Hi Thomas_HZ Ashwin4rmUBS and all others who commented.
Just getting back to Tech Community after a long period odd so thanks for bearing with me.
The request hasn't moved along any further on feedback portal. It is still here and is currently in a state of review: Microsoft have responded to it:
Support channel meetings in Private Channels · Community (microsoft.com)
In terms of a workaround
1.) As stated previously, you can simply go into the private channel, start a meet now, copy the link to the meeting and then put that link into a recurring cal entry in Outlook :D.
2.) You can also schedule channel meetings in Shared Channels, which also have the privacy of Private Channels but have the functionality you need. With the shared channel you have the ability to only share it with people as opposed to teams, or orgs outside of you own. I 100% get that a downside of this is that you may not want others to have the opportunity to have to share it with anything other than individuals.
If I am honest I don't think that the native solution of being able to pick private channels when scheduling a meet will be - given the amount of time passed already - anytime soon. However, I'll put it in front of engineering so that they have eyes on it again. Caveat is that they may still do nothing given current commitments.
Best, Chris
ChrisHoardMVP This "1.) As stated previously, you can simply go into the private channel, start a meet now, copy the link to the meeting and then put that link into a recurring cal entry in Outlook 😄" sounds a bit odd. Why is it just not possible to plan a meeting within a private channel and restrict the participants just to memembers of the cahnnel only. Additionally, I get the message that the admin has this feature (to schedule a meeting) not activated. This is really not good, as it is not the admin who limited that, but Microsoft itself!
Regarding your workaround, at which sharepoint location are any files that are shared in the chat of the meeting then, in that of the channel, or at another location?
Kind regards,
Udo
- I cannot agree more with everyone!
here is my wish list:
1. Ability to schedule meetings in Private channel as easy as it is in Public ones.
2. Ability to contain meeting files and meeting chats within the channel
3. Ability to see / have an aggregated view of all meeting in all channels (public and private) on the Team calendar.
3a. Private meetings will be named [Private channel name] Meeting. This will allow for the proper team time management.
4. Ability to have as much and more functionality for the meetings in channels is it is in "chat" meetings. Currently it is sadly all over the place.
5. Ability to add a Planner app to the Private channel
6. Ability to add Notebook app to the Private channel.
If we could continue to the list of requirements clearly specified, may be just may be there is hope!
