The Office 365 Manager’s Microsoft Teams Management module provides a diverse set of features to manage teams, channels, and memberships in bulk. This application helps to add private or standard channels across multiple teams and allows you to create multiple channels in bulk teams using a CSV file.
Using this tool, you can create either a single channel or multiple channels in multiple teams in bulk. In addition to channel creation, you can also add members to the newly created channels, as well as add users to the team associated with the channel.
Supported Features in Bulk Channel Creation
Using this application, you have the capability to input the following channel-related information for the creation of new channels from a CSV file.
- Channel basic information (e.g., Channel Name, Description, Auto-pin, etc.)
- Channel type (Membership type): You can set the membership type for the new channel, such as standard, private, or shared.
- Members: For private and shared channels, you can add the users for each new team channel individually by providing UPN values separated by commas.
- Owners: Allows you to add owners for each private or shared channel.
- Add users in Teams: In addition to updating channel membership, you can add users as team members within the associated team if a member or owner hasn’t been included already. This functionality is particularly valuable for private channels since membership can only be added if a user is already part of the associated team.
You can find the complete list of supported fields in this sample template CSV file. The CSV template file includes most of the supported fields. If you wish to include additional fields or implement a custom feature into the channel creation process, please reach out to our support team for guidance and assistance.
Create Multiple Channels in Bulk Teams using a CSV File
To create multiple team channels in Microsoft Teams from a CSV file using Office 365 Manager, please follow the steps below:
- Open the user interface console of the Office 365 Manager app.
- Go to the Teams page.
- Navigate to the Channels tab, select Create, and then select Create Bulk Channels using CSV.
- In the action UI, click the “Download sample CSV file” link to obtain a sample CSV file for channel creation.
- Update the channel details in the sample CSV file with the information for both your new channels and the details of your existing teams where you intend to add the new channel.
- Click the Browse button to locate and select your modified CSV file. This will load the CSV file’s details into the grid.
- Finally, click the Update button to initiate the bulk channel creation process.
- Keep an eye on the progress and status of the action in the result window. If necessary, you can export the action results by clicking the Export button.
