Microsoft Teams: Major Update – Office 365 Connectors feature retires starting August 15, 2024 – time to act if we are using Office connectors in Teams

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Today, sharing MAJOR UPDATE related to Microsoft Teams.

MAJOR UPDATE – The Microsoft Teams Office 365 Connectors feature will be retired between August 15, 2024, and January 1, 2025

Details

• The Microsoft Teams Office 365 Connectors feature will be retired between August 15, 2024, and January 1, 2025. 
• Microsoft advise us to switch to the Workflows app in Teams for similar functionality.
• New connector creation will be blocked from August 15, 2024.
• Existing connectors will stop working from October 1, 2024.
• Microsoft will notify us and redirect to relevant support articles for guidance.
• Power Automate workflows not only offer enhanced capabilities but also ensure that our integrations are built on a platform that can grow with business needs.

Office 365 Connectors

• Office connectors in Microsoft Teams deliver content and service updates directly from third-party services into a Teams channel. 
• By using Office connectors, users can receive updates from popular services such as Azure DevOps Services, Trello, Wunderlist, GitHub, and more.
• Office connectors post these updates directly into the chat stream.
• This functionality makes it easy for all team members to stay in sync and informed on relevant information.
• We have detailed article to verify of connectors are configured in my tenant.
  • Configuring and Viewing Connectors in Microsoft Teams Channels – https://knowledge-junction.in/2024/06/27/misteams-how-dentify-if-connector-configured-for-channel/

REFERENCES

• Configuring and Viewing Connectors in Microsoft Teams Channels – https://knowledge-junction.in/2024/06/27/misteams-how-dentify-if-connector-configured-for-channel/
• Retirement of Office 365 connectors within Microsoft Teams
• Browse and add workflows in Microsoft Teams – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/browse-and-add-workflows-in-microsoft-teams-4998095c-8b72-4b0e-984c-f2ad39e6ba9a

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