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jcgonzalezmartin

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Mar 31, 2017

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Assign a task to multiple Plan members seems to be quietly rolled out

Thanks to KevinCrossman heads up, I have discovered in two of my tenants that it¡s possible to assign a task in Planner to several Plan members...what we have not seen is a message in the message cen...

David Rosenthal
Apr 01, 2017
Confirmed: https://twitter.com/LunchWithALens/status/847846193312841730

Good catch jcgonzalezmartin

David Rosenthal

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Apr 01, 2017

Confirmed: https://twitter.com/LunchWithALens/status/847846193312841730

Good catch jcgonzalezmartin

KevinCrossman
MVP
Apr 03, 2017
It is baffling that there was no Message Center note or Office Blog post about this. Kind of a big deal.
- David Rosenthal
  Microsoft
  Apr 03, 2017
  Ah, here we go: https://blogs.office.com/2017/04/03/assigning-multiple-users-task-now-possible-microsoft-planner/
  - jcgonzalezmartin
    MVP
    Apr 03, 2017
    And also there is a message in the message center:
    
    Updated feature: Planner task assignments
    MC97806
    Published On : April 3, 2017
    Expires On : April 30, 2017
    Users will now be able to assign more than just one user to a task in Office 365 Planner.
    How does this affect me?
    
    Previously, task assignment was limited to one user. Now, users can assign a task to multiple team members.
    
    This message is associated with Office 365 Roadmap ID: 38605.
    What do I need to do to prepare for this change?
    
    There is nothing you need to do to prepare for this change. Please click Additional Information to learn more.
- David Rosenthal
  Microsoft
  Apr 03, 2017
  Dave Heller keeps hinting in places that something is coming along those lines. Seems like things aren't quite synced up between engineering and comms :)

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