Create Team activity

An activity that creates a team in Microsoft Teams.


Create Team activity

Configure the Create Team activity

To configure the Create Team activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
  2. Do one of these:
    • Add an activity:
      1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams icon tab.
      2. On the Microsoft Teams Microsoft Teams icon tab, drag the Create Team Create Team icon activity onto your process.
    • Change an activity:
      1. In your process, double-click your activity.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Create Team activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Fields

Field Name Definition

Display Name
Function:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description
Function:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Create Team Configuration > Configuration tab

Specifies information about the team to create in Microsoft Teams.

Figure: Create Team Configuration > Configuration tab

Create Team Configuration Configuration tab

Fields

Field Name Definition

Microsoft Teams
Function:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Microsoft Teams service.
Accepted Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None

Add Token Add Token icon
Opens this Screen:
Access Token for Microsoft Teams
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Microsoft Teams.

Create Team From an Existing Office 365 Group / Create New Team
Function:
Specifies whether to create a team from an existing Office 365 group or create a new team from external source.
Accepted Values:
  • Create Team From an Existing Office 365 Group - Create a team from an Office 365 group.
  • Create New Team- Creates a new team in Microsoft Teams.
Default Value:
Create Team From an Existing Office 365 Group

Group
Function:
Specifies the group for which the team is created.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Configuration tab, select Create Team From an Existing Office 365 Group.
Accepted Values:
A valid group name in Office 365.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Team Name
Function:
Specifies the name of the team in Microsoft Teams.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Configuration tab, select Create New Team.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Privacy
Function:
Specifies the privacy settings for the team in Microsoft Teams.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Configuration tab, select Create New Team.
Accepted Values:
  • Private - Specifies the privacy settings of the team as private.
  • Public - Specifies the privacy settings to public.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Mail Alias
Function:
Specifies the e-mail address that shows as the sender.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Configuration tab, select Create New Team.
Accepted Values:
A text string in e-mail address format.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Create Team Configuration > Description tab

Specifies the information about the team in Microsoft Teams.

Figure: Create Team Configuration > Description tab

Create Team Configuration Description tab

Fields

Field Name Definition

Team Description
Function:
Specifies a description for the team in Microsoft Teams.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Configuration tab, select Create Team From an Existing Office 365 Group.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None

Response ID
Function:
Specifies a process data variable to store the ID associated with the team in Microsoft Teams.
Accepted Values:
A process data variable that accepts an alphanumeric string with no spaces or special characters.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes
Limitations:

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