Microsoft 365 – SharePoint Online : new feature : Manage Teams and channel connected team sites in SharePoint admin center

Microsoft 365 - Teams - Channel sites are now accessible through SharePoint admin center UX as well
Microsoft 365 - Teams - Channel sites are now accessible through SharePoint admin center UX as well

Hi All,

Greetings for the day 🙂 LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL 🙂

Today, new feature related to SharePoint online and Microsoft Teams. These features are important for SharePoint online administrators and Teams administrators

Feature : Manage Teams and channel connected team sites in SharePoint admin center

Details :

  • Previously channel sites were only accessible through PowerShell and through Teams client app
  • Now channel sites will also be accessible through SharePoint admin center UX as well
  • Now In SharePoint admin center, channel sites are accessible, channel sites are created when special channel (Private channel) are created in Teams. I’ll write separate article for private channels 🙂
SharePoint Online - Active sites - Channel sites listing is included
Fig : SharePoint Online – Active sites – Channel sites listing is included
Fig : SharePoint Online - Active sites - Channel sites listing is included
Fig : SharePoint Online – Active sites – Channel sites listing is included
  • To view channel sites we can click on link specified (“1 site” – as in above window) under “Channel sites” column as shown in above fig
  • On click of link we will redirected to “channelsites” page showing the type of channel – column “Type” as
SharePoint Online - Active sites - Channel page - listing of all channel from the given team along with channel type
Fig : SharePoint Online – Active sites – Channel page – listing of all channel from the given team along with channel type
  • Info panel for channel sites now shows more details as
SharePoint Online - Active sites - Channel page - channel info page
Fig : SharePoint Online – Active sites – Channel page – channel info page
  • New Team filters to show only Teams connected sites or not connected teams sites – “Connected to Microsoft Teams” or “Not connected to Microsoft Teams“
SharePoint Online - Active sites -  Teams filter - "Connected to Microsoft Teams" and "Not connected to Microsoft Teams"
Fig : SharePoint Online – Active sites – Teams filter – “Connected to Microsoft Teams” and “Not connected to Microsoft Teams”

Roll-Out timings : Microsoft has started rolling out this feature in beginning of December 21 and will complete the roll-out by late January

Thanks for reading 🙂 HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY AHEAD 🙂

Prasham Sabadra

LIFE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL. ENJOY THE WHOLE JOURNEY :) Founder of Microsoft 365 Junction, Speaker, Author, Learner, Developer, Passionate Techie. Certified Professional Workshop Facilitator / Public Speaker. Believe in knowledge sharing. Around 20+ years of total IT experience and 17+ years of experience in SharePoint and Microsoft 365 services Please feel free me to contact for any SharePoint / Microsoft 365 queries. I am also very much interested in behavioral (life changing) sessions like motivational speeches, Success, Goal Setting, About Life, How to live Life etc. My book - Microsoft 365 Power Shell hand book for Administrators and Beginners and 100 Power Shell Interview Questions - https://www.amazon.in/Microsoft-Administrators-Beginners-Interview-Questions/dp/9394901639/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1679029081&sr=8-11

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