Links in Tasks assignments emails not working (Named environment)
Hello! We have implemented Project for the web accelerator in a named environment (non-default). In a Plan the Project Manager assigns a task to a member of the O365 Group for that Project (Email notifications do not work if there is no O365 Group associated with the Project beforehand). The assignee receives the email with 4 links: Only the "Open in Teams" works, the rest linking to the Plan or the Task does not have the appid in the named environment so it fails with a correlation error that we cannot investigate further. Is the missing appid in the links a BUG in the Project Service Core managed solution provided by Microsoft (1.0.0.87 / 1.0.166.34262)? Is there a way to get the links working correctly with no errors? Thanks
Is using Planner for tracking OKRs a good idea?
So our team has been trying to use Planner to track OKRs. We set up buckets for each objective and tasks for key results. It kinda works for a small team but now that leadership wants to roll it out company wide, its getting messy. Theres no way to show progress rollups from team-level OKRs to company-level ones, no percentage tracking on key results, and managers cant see a consolidated view across teams. Has anyone found a decent way to make Planner work for OKR tracking at scale?
Task assigned emails in Planner (Named environment)
Hello! We have implemented https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/project-for-the-web/enhance-project-for-the-web-projects-use-accelerator in a named environment (non-default). In a Plan the Project Manager assigns a task to a member of the O365 Group for that Project (Email notifications do not work if there is no O365 Group associated with the Project beforehand). The assignee receives the email with 4 links: The first link to the Project: environmentxURL /main.aspx?pagetype=entityrecord&etn=msdyn_project&id=65b5b9d5-9856-9885-a5b8-6a5d4b2d6a6f6c&Type=AssignedTo&Channel=Email&CreatedTime=639171854777554160 (No appid) Second link, to the task: Project Starting Up completed environmentxURL /main.aspx?pagetype=entityrecord&etn=msdyn_project&id=65b5b9d5-9856-9885-a5b8-6a5d4b2d6a6f6c&extraqs=msdyn_TaskId%3d244DA0D8-1460-F111-8DBE-0022480C290D%26TabToFocus%3dPexWebTab&Type=AssignedTo&Channel=Email&CreatedTime=639171854777554160 (No appid) Third link, to Teams (This works!): teams.microsoft.com/l/entity/com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.planner/mytasks?tenantId=9ab687cd-65d9-9b87-aadd-5ea416e6dc70&webUrl=https%3a%2f%2ftasks.teams.microsoft.com%2fteamsui%2fpersonalApp%2falltasklists&context=%7b%22subEntityId%22%3a%22%2fv1%2fpremiumplan%2f5b216a24-8330-4499-8a71-e7d1cc6cc135%2forg%2f40588e63-f5d0-f011-89f3-6045bd003e25%2ftask%2f244DA0D8-1460-F111-8DBE-0022480C290D%22%7d&Type=AssignedTo&Channel=Email&CreatedTime=639171854777554160 Fourth link, same as second link: environmentxURL /main.aspx?pagetype=entityrecord&etn=msdyn_project&id=65b5b9d5-9856-9885-a5b8-6a5d4b2d6a6f6c&extraqs=msdyn_TaskId%3d244DA0D8-1460-F111-8DBE-0022480C290D%26TabToFocus%3dPexWebTab&Type=AssignedTo&Channel=Email&CreatedTime=639171854777554160 Is the missing appid in the links a BUG in the Project Service Core managed solution provided by Microsoft (1.0.0.87 / 1.0.166.34262)? Is there a way to get the links working correctly with no errors? ThanksIntroducing a refreshed design, task chat, and more in Microsoft Planner
We’re excited to announce that a modernized user interface and new features are now rolling out to basic plans in both Planner in Teams and Planner for the web. The updated design offers enhanced navigation, responsive layouts, a new goals view for setting objectives and priorities, and task chat—one of your most requested features—to enable real-time collaboration and @ mentioning team members. This release aims to make planning easier for everyday users while preparing for future AI-powered capabilities. Our goal is to streamline planning by making it more intelligent and connected, so teams can concentrate on achieving results rather than managing tasks. What's new in Planner A refreshed design: With this rollout, users will be able to manage their plans in a cleaner, more modern interface that brings a more consistent planning experience across work. Planner’s new look was designed to feel simpler, allowing users to find what they need. It reduces visual clutter, improves layout and spacing, and creates a more focused workspace. Task chat with @ mentions: A new task chat is coming to basic plans, bringing real-time, threaded conversations directly into tasks, including @ mentions, rich formatting, emojis, and notifications to help keep decisions tied to the specific task at hand. Plan members who are @ mentioned in a task will receive a notification in their Teams Activity feed and via email and can select the notification which takes them directly to the task card for additional context. Note that previously, users received notifications for every task comment, but as a result of customer feedback, we now only send notifications to mentioned users. The ability to @ mention team members directly in a task has been a top request, and we’re excited to roll this out in a familiar, chat-based experience. Please note, premium plans will continue to utilize the existing task conversation experience. This will converge into the new experience at a later point in time. Goals view: Basic plans will now include a dedicated Goals view, allowing teams to set clear, well-defined objectives to help prioritize work. By connecting tasks to shared goals, teams achieve greater alignment, gain clarity on priorities, and track progress and outcomes—driving the plan forward together. Access to Goals view in basic plans requires either a Planner premium license or a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Notes on availability Please note that not all users will see the new Planner interface at the same time. This refreshed interface, along with Task chat and Goals view, begins rolling out to basic plans today and will continue to roll out over the coming weeks. This is only the beginning This redesign lays the groundwork for many more improvements coming to Planner in the next few weeks and months, including: Project Manager agent in basic plans – to help with task execution and the creation of status reports. Custom templates. Planner in Outlook. Stay tuned for announcements regarding these updates and more aligned to our long-term vision for integrated work management. Feature availability, naming, and timelines are subject to change. Please refer to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap for the latest status. Addressing your feedback We heard your feedback about inconsistencies between basic and premium plans. This refresh starts closing those gaps, so features appear consistently across plans based on your license. For example, users with a Planner premium license will now see Goals in basic plans, and users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will soon have access to Project Manager Agent in basic plans as well. Tell us what you think about the new Planner interface, Task chat, and Goals view by selecting More (circled question mark icon) in the top right corner of the app, then selecting Feedback from the dropdown menu. We also encourage you to share any feature requests by adding your ideas to the Planner Feedback Portal. Your feedback helps inform our feature updates, and we look forward to hearing from you. Learn more Visit planner.cloud.microsoft to access Planner directly from your browser. Sign up to receive future communication about Planner. Learn more about Planner in our Frequently asked questions. Check out the Planner adoption page and Planner help & learning page to learn more about Planner. Visit the Microsoft 365 roadmap for feature descriptions and estimated release dates for Planner. Walk through the interactive demos for Project Manager Agent in Planner and Project Manager Agent skills in Teams meetings.
2026.02.20 - Planner UI update is worse
The UI changes to Planner within the latest Teams desktop app update (version 26032.208.4399.5) has regressed in its functionality and is worse than before. Previously, all of the contents of an item in the Planner were visible at the same time. Now I have to tab between Task Details, Attachments and Checklist, and am unable to view these at once, which has become a critical workflow for me. It is extremely irritating, as I've developed a workflow around how Planner was presented (which was that everything within a task was visible at once), and now it has been compartmentalised. Please unwind this - it is a regressive update and provides less information and requires more interaction to work through the detail of a task.
Connecting Planner tasks to employee goals/OKRs - anyone figured this out?
My manager wants us to tie our daily Planner tasks back to our quarterly OKRs but theres no native way to do this. I spent a couple hours trying to set up a Power Automate flow that updates an Excel tracker whenever a Planner task gets completed but it feels hacky. Is there a cleaner way to connect what people are actually doing in Planner to higher level goals?Planner Integration with Loop Tasks
Need some guidance - We are starting to use Planner to keep track of a large number of tasks. Currently planner is setup with: Approx 10 buckets (in kanban view), and a list of tasks below each. We are using this mainly just for tasks, so the Timeline view isn't needed. We want to connect tasks recorded in Teams meetings, and in Loop to our main Planner. Whats the best work around for this? When using Loop, and we create a task and we connect it to Planner, it will create a new Plan and put the tasks under that. To me, this is dysfunctional, because we want all tasks to be under the main Plan in Planner. I like to use the GRID view of the Plan, which enables me to make subtasks under the main tasks, but others prefer to use the kanban view. However you can't see the subtasks that are under the "main task" like in Grid view. There's lots of videos showing how these parts of Teams work together, but in reality, it doesn't really work that well when it scatters tasks created in different parts to different Planners. Any suggestions would be helpful, and thank you in advance for your help. Jim
Planner Plan 3 Subscription Cancelation and refund.
Hello. I have Microsoft planner plan 3 subscription which expired and has been automatically renewed which is against my intention , I tried to communicate with Microsoft support through email , live chat , phone call but without any positive progress , on phone they have an AI agent which is wasting of time , in live chat they just pass you to another departments and share wrong email address . I have been trying to fix this issue since the first day of subscription renewal but so far nothing . The subscription is under a twin alias email which I don't have access to and there is no admin , the email is under onmicrosoft domain. I need a urgent quick help for this issue so that I can get refund .
