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Notification when external user accepts sharing invitation
Within the Security & Compliance center you can filter by accepted invitations. So no email alert but at least you can get to the infromation:
MicrosoftHi Damien,
I have some good news for you. We have a new feature rolling out soon that will address this exact scenario. When an external user accepts a sharing invitation to a document in your OneDrive for Business, you will receive an e-mail notification informing you of who the user is and what resource they are accessing. The e-mail always goes to the owner of the ODB. There is an additional notification for when someone else shares one of your ODB documents to an external user.
This feature will be rolling out to ODB in September and we'll be listening for feedback as we plan out how to bring this feature to SharePoint Online & team sites as well. Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager
- StephenRice
Hi Allan,
With the new external sharing flow, you don't need to create a Microsoft account to access the content. Instead you just need to verify that you own the e-mail address by entering the verification code. There should be no need to sign-in or sign-up for an account. Thanks!
Stephen Rice
OneDrive Program Manager II
- Thank you, yes, I have been looking forward to that feature. But right now I am not being offered to enter such a code. I only see a box where I have to enter a username or mail address for a Microsoft account, which does not exist for said Gmail address... So as an external user I would be stuck...
- StephenRice
Hi AllanWith,
Can you show me screenshots of how you are repro'ing this? Sharing dialog settings? As well as the e-mail enter page? Thanks!
Stephen Rice