Forum Discussion
Stream Channel Sub Categories
Can sub categories for channels be used in MS Stream.
I would like to setup channels for different departments and then have channels withhin these areas created. I do not want to use groups to facilitate this.
- Marc Mroz
Microsoft
No we do not have sub-channels or channels within channels. If you want 2 layers of organization you need to use a Group which can have channels within it. If you want something close to a companywide channel where anyone can add/remove videos, you can make your group be companywide/public. Then anyone can join that group and start posting videos to it. (We need to add a "join group" button in Stream to help this).Having a sort of tree/hierarchical structure in the channels my be a usefull stuff.
If one think about a sort of internal e-Learning, it could be useful to sort videos by Area /product / version / Chapter / ...
A one-level only is often too short and start creating a mess having a huge list of channels
Having sort of sections, playlist, ... could make it more easy to use
- Marc Mroz
Vincent Cornil - We do have the ability to have a 2 layer structure if you use Stream Groups.
After you make a Stream group you can create channels under that group which are just a way to organize videos within that specific group.
My comment above was saying that for the "companywide channels" you can't make a channel under them. Channels can't have sub-channels within the channel, but groups can have channels within them. (Groups are closer to channels in YouTube).
In this screenshot...
"Bright Insights" is the group which has 2 channels under it "Adventure Trips" and "Brainstorming"
See this help article for more info and a short video of groups/channels within Stream:
https://stream.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/stream-groups-channels-overview/
