How to add users to existing teams in Microsoft Teams and assign polices for RM Unify schools
Published Date : 08 Dec 2020
Last Updated : 23 Jul 2024
Content Ref: TEC7640587
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Summary
Outlines the process of adding users to existing teams in Microsoft Teams and assigning polices for RM Unify schools.
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Description
If you have gone through the DfE scheme from RM, and have opted for the RM Unify based solution, this article will guide you through the process of adding new users to existing teams in Microsoft® Teams and applying the policies for them.
Procedure
To add new users to existing teams as an owner using the Teams desktop app or web app
To add new users to existing teams as an owner using the Teams desktop app or web app, follow the steps from one of the links given below:
In the left-hand pane, expand Teams and select 'Manage teams'.
Enter the team name in the search box, highlighted in the image below. Click it and open the team.
Click '+ Add'.
In the 'Search members' box, enter the name of the user you want to add and click the user from the suggestions listed.
Click Apply. The user will be added as a member of that particular team.
If the user has to be made an owner (if it is a staff user), then select the respective user and change the Role from Member to Owner, as shown in the image below.
Assign Teams custom policies to the new users
For schools with RM Unify, group policy assignments will have been made using the role groups Teaching Staff, Non-Teaching Staff and Students. The group policy assignments to groups are only available for 'Meeting policy', 'Calling policy', 'Messaging policy', 'Teams policy', 'Live events policy' and 'App setup policy'. Therefore, the 'App permission policy' needs to be manually assigned to the newly created users based on their roles. Please follow the steps given below to assign 'App permission policy' to the new users from 'Microsoft Teams admin center':