Microsoft Teams Tips – Part 2

Tech Trek Log – 2019.03.15

Part 1 – Chats and Channel conversations
Part 2 – Teams Settings and Data Migration (this post)
Part 3 – Provisioning and Account Status

Another part of my Microsoft Teams tips collection is devoted for Office 365 administrators who need to understand the nuances of managing a SaaS (Software as a Service) application, migrating existing data and eventual archiving/restoring of workspaces.

Teams Settings and Limitations

#FredO365tips # 82:#MicrosoftTeams setting types:
1) Tenant-wide (moved to Teams and Skype for Business Admin Center from Services & add-ins under #Office365 admin)
2) Team-specific
3) Personal client app settings
4) Personal mobile device settingshttps://t.co/er4bPAXMwb

— Fred Yano (@fredyano) January 9, 2019

#FredO365tips #141:
Key #MicrosoftTeams limits and thresholds to be aware of:
* 250 teams a user can create
* 200 channels per team (includes deleted)
* 15 GB file upload size
* 10 file attachments limit for channel messageshttps://t.co/BPB8fDQJMc

— Fred Yano (@fredyano) February 27, 2019

#FredO365tips # 87:
URLs you’ll need to add as Trusted sites in Internet Explorer. First item below helped resolve #MicrosoftTeams stuck in loading screen.

microsoft.com
microsoftonline.com
microsoftstream.com
office.com
sharepoint.com

— Fred Yano (@fredyano) January 14, 2019

File Migration Tips

#FredO365Tips # 31:
Use PowerShell (JSON or CSV) when migrating content into @MicrosoftTeams specific folders. #SharePoint Migration Tool copies files into the root folder only by default. #MSTeamsTips #SPMThttps://t.co/oDrwEMSXvl

— Fred Yano (@fredyano) November 26, 2018

#FredO365tips #155:
Check Versioning settings when using #SharePoint Migration Tool.

It will carry over your existing Library settings which can be a lower value (based on-prem) than what #Office365 can offer. 📁 pic.twitter.com/spwjo5jkv5

— Fred Yano (@fredyano) March 11, 2019

#FredO365tips #139:
ICYDK: You can't copy child folders using FILES tab in #MicrosoftTeams.

WORKAROUND:
Use "Open in SharePoint" & click Sync via #OneDrive so you can copy/paste to retain folders. Another way to migrate from file share w/o using #SharePoint Migration Tool. 📁 pic.twitter.com/d6BiC8Aeng

— Fred Yano (@fredyano) February 26, 2019

Archive and Restore Teams

#FredO365tips # 84:
As mentioned on the previous tip, an advantage of creating separate #MicrosoftTeams is the ability to archive/restore workspaces. #MSTeamsTips

Here's the Teams archive procedure from @12Knocksinna: https://t.co/I3UHS7hlMN

— Fred Yano (@fredyano) January 11, 2019