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JakeP870
Feb 09, 2023Copper Contributor
Creating Tasks from Teams Channel Posts
Hello, I've installed the "Tasks by Planner" app in Teams and I can now add tasks for myself from chats. Is there any way to add Tasks from channel posts? My supervisor prefers to hand down s...
- Feb 09, 2023
If the Team has had the Tasks app added to it, I would think you would see this as I do. Using the ... menu from the post there is more actions and it includes Create a Task.
I think the create a new action will take you to Power Automate when you could create a custom flow to create the task that way too.
JakeP870
Feb 10, 2023Copper Contributor
I'm going to try this out!
My jaw almost hit the floor when I tried adding the Power Automate tab as you suggested and it just... worked! I haven't used Power Automate like this before but I'm positive that I can create something workable here. I can't thank you enough for this solution. This isn't the solution I was looking for when I posted here, but I think I've arrived pretty close to where I want to be thanks to your guidance. I really appreciate you taking the time!
My jaw almost hit the floor when I tried adding the Power Automate tab as you suggested and it just... worked! I haven't used Power Automate like this before but I'm positive that I can create something workable here. I can't thank you enough for this solution. This isn't the solution I was looking for when I posted here, but I think I've arrived pretty close to where I want to be thanks to your guidance. I really appreciate you taking the time!
DanEngelsmeier
Feb 10, 2023Brass Contributor
To be clear, the Power Automate tab is not needed for any of this to work. It's simply a way to manifest a place where you can work on flows within the Teams application.