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Adding existing groups to plan
Charles,
Thanks for your explanation. It only partly solves my issue. What settings in Teams affect a MS 365 Group from being made? Also what is the Microsoft Entra portal which seems to affect the MS 365 Group settings. I need more info before I can go to my IT team to help me with this.
In Microsoft Teams, every standard team normally creates a Microsoft 365 Group automatically, but your organization’s settings can limit this. For example, IT admins can restrict who is allowed to create Microsoft 365 Groups, or they can force all groups to follow certain naming or classification rules. When these restrictions are in place, some teams may not create a fully visible Microsoft 365 Group, which is why they don’t always show up in Planner’s “attach to an existing group” list. The Microsoft Entra portal (formerly Azure AD) is where your IT team manages these settings — things like group creation permissions, team/group lifecycle policies, naming policies, and security controls. If you speak with IT, you can ask them to confirm whether group creation is restricted, and whether the specific Team you're trying to use actually has a corresponding Microsoft 365 Group that Planner can attach to.
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