Microsoft has launched the ability to copy the plan to existing Office 365 Group in Microsoft Planner. Planner users started asking this feature when Microsoft initially launched the copy plan feature. Copy plan allows Project managers to copy a Plan which they create as a template and reuse for creating new plans.
Finally, the wait is over! Microsoft has launched the ability to copy the plan to existing Office 365 Group in Microsoft Planner. Planner users started asking this feature when Microsoft initially launched the copy plan feature. Copy plan allows Project managers to copy a Plan which they create as a template and reuse for creating new plans.
Initially, when Microsoft launched this feature a new office 365 Group will be created whenever you copy the plan. This was annoying for the admins and Project managers as more Groups will be created which is difficult for management and it is not possible to add the copied plan as the tab in the existing Team. So, the real power of the copy plan feature was unutilized until today. But from now on, PMs can copy the plan to the existing group and add it to different channels in the Teams.
What gets copied and what not?
Task element Copy(Ues/No)
| Name | Yes |
| Description | Yes |
| Checklist | Yes |
| Attachment | Yes (If with in the same group) |
| Show on card | Yes |
| Label | Yes |
| Assignment | No (Even if within same group) |
| Progress | No (changes as Not started) |
| Dates | No |
| Comments | No |
| Activity | No |
| Task order | Yes |
Here is the detailed blog post about this feature - https://blog.jijitechnologies.com/copy-planner-within-same-team-or-group
