Discoverable private teams

[Par Linderoth]

Hi,

How is newly announced feature regarding discoverable private teams in Teams working in co-existance  with the option to hide Office 365 groups using the cmdlet HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled?

[#2 · Accepted solution]

You can still use Set-UnifiedGroup with the HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled if you want to hide a Private Team from search results.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/users-and-groups/Set-UnifiedGroup?view=e...

[#3]

As Linus said, you can still utilize the same setting to show/hide it from address list. But nothing is changing in that or showing in Outlook client regards. This is only updating the ability to find private Teams when click on add/join Team in Teams client. There will be a setting in Team settings to show this.

[#4]

But since the cmdlet is not just hiding the group/team in Outlook but also in Teams I am wondering what happens if we set the HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled=True and then set the the team to be visible in Teams. Or will the cmdlet HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled no longer have an impact in Teams at all and also the new cmdlet ShowInSearchAndSuggestions needs to be set accordingly?

[#5]

They are two separate things. One is for Outlook the other for teams. You are over thinking it ;p

[#6]

Currently we set HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled for the Teams we create (created through scripting) and that does not only hide the group from Outlook but also makes it impossible to find when searching for teams in Teams (as described in the print screen found here https://tomtalks.blog/2018/02/private-microsoft-teams-will-shortly-discoverable-search/). So I don't agree that they are two different things since HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled currently do (for both Outlook and Teams) what the new cmdlet also will do (for Teams only). Or am I missing something?

[#7]

@Par Linderoth When you create a Public Team HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled is set to True as default, but those Teams are searchable in Teams so I agree with @Chris Webb that it is only for Outlook. 

In the latest information in Message Center (MC178666) they don't mention this, only the AllowPrivateTeamDiscovery setting.

When you creating Teams with HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled set to True did you create a Public or a Private Team? Currently you should be able to find Public Teams in Teams with HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled=True but not Private Teams with HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled=True or False. After the update you will be able to find Private Teams with HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled=True or False.

[#8]

It was the fact that MS never implemented making private Teams discoverable in Teams that fooled me. Do you know if the cmdlet ShowInSearchAndSuggestions is available yet?

[#9]

I believe this will roll out in June

[#10]

@adam deltinger and @all Any update on this? I have the ability to change the cmdlet ShowInSearchAndSuggestions, but doesn't seem to work. Anyone having luck?

[#11]

It's still not rolled out for some reason. Microsoft hasn't said anything to the matter so we could guess about it, but it's not released yet!

[#12]

@Chris Webb Ah, crud. Thanks Chris. Holler if you see it working in your tenant! Thanks.

[#13]

@Chris Webb Any luck on discoverability?

[#14]

@phake Nope. Supposed to be rolled out by now, but haven't seen it anywhere. 

[#15]

@Chris Webb I just stumbled across this issue this morning.  I can see the option "discover private teams" in the global company policy enabled, but cannot seem to use it.  Each Team should have a "Team Discovery" option in the settings, but I do not see that on any of our teams so that I can enable it.  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/manage-discovery-of-private-teams.  

Is it really possible it isn't rolled out yet?  I see articles and info about it being announced in March of 2018!!!  

[#16]

@Eric Hepinstall I see the same exact thing!

[#17]

@Eric Hepinstalland @Chris Webb check the Android client for one of your Teams and let me know if you see the "Discoverable" in your Edit Team -> Privacy section.

[#18]

Yeah it's possible, it's not rolled out. Why I have no idea, I can just tell you no one has it yet. There are bits and settings for it here and there, but it's not actually live yet.

[#19]

Yes, it's in the mobile app. They are probably getting close to making it live, but it hasn't yet, not to my knowledge, but it's obviously got to be soon aka, the UI elements are starting to show up.

[#20]

Gotcha, @Chris Webb . We'll hold tight. :crossed_fingers:

[#21]

@Chris Webb Now that we've hit October is anyone having success with discoverable private teams?

[#22]

Nope. Haven’t seen it. No idea what’s going on. Microsoft should really let people know when there are major delays like this on items they have broadcasted through message center and other areas.

[#23]

@Chris Webb has this clicked over for anyone yet?

[#24]

Nope. At this point I consider it vapor ware.

I’ll add it to my notes to ask around at ignite next week.

[#25]

Anyone have an update on this out of Ignite?

[#26]

Nope, this has gone silent.

[#27]

:upside_down_face:

[#28]

I have found this, Roadmap Q2 2020

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=Microsoft%2CTeams%2C-%2CM...

[#29]

Good update. I meant to go check there. Looks like they recently updated it a few weeks ago.

[#30]

@Chris Webb Looking like Q4 2020 now? Hmm.

[#31]

I’ve given up hope for this feature tbh

[#32]

@phake Strange as it looks like it is rolling out ... but still has a Q4 release. 

Only if we could contact someone for clarity :thinking_face:!