Create Team from existing SharePoint site, and other requests

#1 User Request on SharePoint:
Enable integration of Microsoft Teams to an existing SharePoint site rather than to always create a new site collection

There have been a few ideas raised on integrating lists, OneNote, document libraries, etc. from an existing SharePoint site with Microsoft Teams, but in summary, it will be best if we could create a team upon on existing site, so that the "Files" and "Notes" tabs would directly reference the existing document library and OneNote in SharePoint. It does not make sense to have two separate sites: one for all the usual SharePoint stuff, and another just for Microsoft Teams.

#2: Link to Existing SharePoint Sites

Trying to link my Team up to an existing SharePoint site - only seem to be able to link to individual folders rather than the whole document library, meaning that if i want all folders on the Team i need to create multiple tabs to get this. Would be good to link to a whole document library rather than one folder.

#3: Other Asks

Post Team chat to SP microfeed
Connect team sites onenote if available (replace default notes)
Add links to existing document libraries (replace default files)
Add links to existing lists
Add support for SharePoint taxonomy and managed metadata, SharePoint views etc :D

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Isaac Chua shared this idea · November 02, 2016 · Flag idea as inappropriate… · Admin →

on the backlog ·

Warren responded · August 06, 2018

This feature request is working its way through the backlog queue. No new details are available yet.

-Warren

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on the backlog ·

Warren responded · June 01, 2018

This item is still queued in the backlog. Unfortunately there are no additional details to share at this time.

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Warren responded · January 25, 2018

This item has moved to the backlog. There is no additional info to share at this time.

As things develop we will post updates.

-Warren

under review ·

Suphatra responded · August 25, 2017

So, I have got an update for you.

We have pulled this out of “planned” and backwards to “under review” because the SharePoint team is working on a feature to allow you to convert an existing SharePoint site into a Modern Group. And as you likely already know, once it is a Modern Group, it can be easily converted into a team in Teams.

I’m trying to get a status update from the SharePoint team on this feature — once I have it, I’ll let you know.

Thanks for your patience and hope everyone is enjoying their August.

Sincerely,
Suphatra

planned ·

Suphatra responded · June 21, 2017

Hi everyone, thanks for your responses!

I’ve talked with our Files team (here at Teams) and this item is planned, but note that for this item to happen, it has to be done by primarily by the SharePoint team.

So I’m trekking the long haul across campus to knock down some doors on the SharePoint team to see if we can speed this up. Will let you know how that goes!

Suphatra

needs your feedback ·

Suphatra responded · May 23, 2017

Hi everyone, so I think there are multiple asks in this request, as I’m getting messages asking for different things. Can you vote in the thread below and tell me which scenario you are seeking?

Scenario A: When creating a new Team, you want to be able to point an existing SharePoint site to that Team without having to migrate the site over. (For example, currently when you create a new Team, we let you elect an existing O365 Group during team creation so it automatically ports all the people into the new Team.)

Scenario B: You want to be able to “Bring your own SharePoint”, which means you want to be able to add an existing SP site as a tab into a channel.

If you are asking for Scenario A, then can you please answer these follow up items:

Q1: If we made this possible, then would you expect the SP library to auto-generate channels in accordance to the folder structure? What would you expect to happen if you selected an existing SP site in the team creation process?

Q2: How important is this to you, comparative to other asks in UserVoice? The best way to answer this is giving it a 1 to 10 rank, 1 being this is nice but not vital, 10 being there is no other feature you want more.

Q3: Would using the Create Channels API fix this for you, so you could make your own solution?

Thanks everyone, and a special thanks for your patience as we learn more about what you need.

Sincerely,
Suphatra

completed ·

Suphatra responded · May 09, 2017

Hi folks,

BYOS — Bring Your Own SharePoint! You can now integrate an existing SharePoint Online library into Microsoft Teams.

Just add your own SharePoint by clicking the little plus sign in your channel, which is next to the last tab in any channel.

Note — this will only work for existing SharePoint Online libraries. We do not have support for migrating existing on-premise SharePoint into Teams.

Thanks and just tweet me if you have any questions.

Suphatra

Twitter: @skprufo

under review ·

Suphatra responded · March 12, 2017

Hi everyone, I was reading through the comments here and it sounds like this item was not completed to address your needs. Can you add to the thread the scenario you’re in, or any other relevant information, that I can pass on to this particular dev team?

Thank you for your help! We’ll try to make this work to meet your needs.

Suphatra

completed ·

Angela Sze responded · November 05, 2016

Thanks for your feedback! You can currently add an existing Sharepoint library to you channel by clicking the + to add tab, then select Sharepoint. Please let us what you think of this feature!

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Jeanne commented · June 14, 2019 09:48 · Flag as inappropriate

backlogged since 2016 means it is NEVER going to happen! we will choose another service. ... "Anonymous commented · November 02, 2016 20:25 · Flag as inappropriate
Connectivity to a sharepoint list or other application would be great. I know you can connect a channel to a sharepoint document library, but further applications do not seem to be supported."
Jeanne commented · June 14, 2019 09:45 · Flag as inappropriate

These are very basic features. If there is so much technical debt that the backlog is actually never addressed- could you guys at least be transparent about it so we move on...
EVANDRO DONEL FOSTER commented · June 13, 2019 09:50 · Flag as inappropriate

Hello!

a return please!!
EVANDRO DONEL FOSTER commented · June 06, 2019 05:07 · Flag as inappropriate

Was this request generated in 2016?

It's a long time Microsoft!

Customers are waiting or failing to run teams because of this........
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EVANDRO DONEL FOSTER commented · June 06, 2019 05:04 · Flag as inappropriate

We are waiting for this, to implement the Teams in an environment with more than 2 thousand users.

It does not make sense to have duplicate Sharepoint sites for every organization.
Eric Smith commented · May 22, 2019 10:27 · Flag as inappropriate

I am surprised that this function is still a backlogged request. The blog on Microsoft.com site shows this as an out of the box feature. https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/skypehybridguy/2017/10/28/microsoft-teams-use-an-existing-sharepoint-library/

This will be a implementation barrier for a number of organizations due to the fact without it SharePoint list, files pages will have to be duplicated inside of MS-Teams
Chris Lynch commented · May 20, 2019 06:36 · Flag as inappropriate

We have been a long standing SharePoint customer, and moved our internal infrastructure to SharePoint Online. We need a way to link new Teams to existing SharePoint Online sites so we do not duplicate storage and where files are kept. For an online Conne cted service, this seems like a substantial miss.
RC commented · May 16, 2019 12:14 · Flag as inappropriate

When will this be implemented? Our customers would like to know.
AndrewP commented · May 14, 2019 02:49 · Flag as inappropriate

The feature is already partly there. If you have a site collection created with a modern team site at the root, you have a link in the bottom left that allows you to create a Team based on the site. The feature is not available on modern subsites of the root. Perhaps this is in development, perhaps not - as Microsoft is recommending one site per site collection.
Josh commented · May 12, 2019 22:18 · Flag as inappropriate

Absolute rubbish this is still in the backlog, such a fundamental integration requirement within any organisation already using SharePoint.
Josh commented · May 09, 2019 06:16 · Flag as inappropriate

Hi just to clarify if I understand the 2nd request, so basically I have a sharepoint site, and MS Teams that is not entirely connected, we want to store the files being uploaded in teams the my sharepoint site right?
Unsatisfied commented · May 09, 2019 03:12 · Flag as inappropriate

How can this not be available withing the Microsoft Platform, how hard can this be?

the moment you create a teams group you only need to be able to OR: add an existing sharepointsite, OR create a new one. Everyone who uses teams and sharepoint figures this is problem in the first 5 minutes of using teams. And they still haven't figured it out or done anything about it after months and months? Outrageous
Anonymous commented · May 08, 2019 08:10 · Flag as inappropriate

How is this still a problem? How did Microsoft launch these apps without realising there will be instances when Teams & SharePoint need to be able to link?
Carlo Greco commented · May 07, 2019 07:15 · Flag as inappropriate

Same need here!
Mtmcn commented · May 01, 2019 07:20 · Flag as inappropriate

Any updates to this please?
Jonathan Herschel commented · April 29, 2019 08:50 · Flag as inappropriate

Waiting.... this would be great!
Jimi commented · April 26, 2019 01:55 · Flag as inappropriate

I tried to do this exercise yesterday and when I discovered that I can only link the root of a SharePoint site to the Teams. I thought I just delete the Teams team. In doing so my owner/admin i.e. me. was removed from the SharePoint site and I and my staff lost access to that SharePoint site with all our client data.

Owner of the site can be re-assigned in exchange. But this type of issue is a risk factor and surely must be fixed?
Syeda Shapna commented · April 23, 2019 16:27 · Flag as inappropriate

This is what i am exactly looking for this morning!! Can't wait to have this feature!!
Anonymous commented · April 08, 2019 17:24 · Flag as inappropriate

This wonder be a great enhancement!
Dimitris commented · April 03, 2019 08:41 · Flag as inappropriate

Please let us know if you have a completion date estimate?