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Teams get link function only shows sharepoint link
Hi, Team owner A suddenly can't create Teams Link to a pdf, only Sharepoint Link. Owner B can, so can members. Why does this happen? IT administration did not change any sharing options Tro...
- Opened a ticket today and this is what I've got as an answer:
A new Graphical User Interface is being implemented in stages. In a Teams Channel, the ability to choose between a Microsoft Teams and a SharePoint link for a file/folder has been deprecated. Selecting "copy link" for a file/folder in the Channel files tab will only result in a SharePoint link. All users will have access to this capability, and users will not receive a Teams link for a file/folder. This one has been deprecated and will be replaced soon for all users. This is the most recent one, which all users will eventually get owing to the new GUI functionality. As a result, those affected have the new GUI, while those who have the old one will shortly have it altered.
Had a call afterwards and they encouraged me to provide feedback here https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/ad198462-1c1c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472
I can't see a post about it, but will make one in the coming hours if nobody has beaten me to it.
This is inane, even for Microsoft. We've spent two years on Teams adoption, working to get users happier working in Teams than in SharePoint. Now Microsoft pulls this stunt and sets us back to square one.
I confirmed with Microsoft Unified Support that this feature is in fact gone.
Nice going, guys! Did you ask any user if they wanted this? At the very least, can you make SharePoint links work in Teams? When I create a SharePoint link and then try to open the link in Teams, I get "Hmm...looks like this file doesn't have a preview we can show you." with a Download button (see screen shot below). Incidentally, this link is to an Excel file.
DOWNLOAD? REALLY? Doesn't that negate the whole purpose of cloud-based collaboration?
- agree, and they call themselves hub/platform....then why jump to another place
