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If the target group or team was created manually prior to running Prepare, the group or team must be empty. Otherwise, there is a risk of data loss due to the migration process.

How do I start prepare?

To manually run the Prepare activity, follow these steps.

Login to Power365
Click Total Groups from the dashboard
Click the Office 365 Groups and Teams tab
Select the groups and/or teams to be created
Select the Prepare action
Click Apply Action

The prepare process may also be scheduled. For more information about schedules, please visit our Online Help Center.

What happens during prepare?

The prepare process creates the target group or team, synchronizes common properties and hides it from everyone in the target while there is not data or members yet.

The following actions occur against the target group or team during the prepare activity.

It’s created if there is no match found.
It’s updated if there is a match found in the target.
It’s set as private. (-Visibility ‘Private’ and -AccessType ‘Private’)
It’s hidden from Exchange clients. (-HiddenFromExchangeClientsEnabled $true)
It’s hidden from the Exchange Global Address Lists (GAL). (-HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $true)
It’s set not to be searchable. (-ShowInTeamsSearchAndSuggestions $false)
It’s members and owners will only sync during cutover so that the automatic new membership notifications are sent when the data is ready for the members.
Mail Forwarding will be enabled on the target group or team to direct any incoming mail to the source group or team until cutover.
The target group or team will be set to allow external mail to be forwarded from the source group or team during the migration to receive cutover notification emails. (-RequireSenderAuthenticationEnabled $false)
All other known group or team properties are synchronized to the target based on the source value.

Can I convert Groups to Teams in the target?

Yes, Power365 provides an option within the migration profile to convert your groups to teams. This activity will occur during the provisioning step, just before the first data sync.

How do I enable a Group to convert?

To enable when an Office 365 group is converted to a Team in the target , follow these steps.

Login to Power365
Click Profiles from the dashboard
Click Modify for the selected Profile you wish to edit or create a new one
Click Next until you reach the Prepare options

Select Yes to convert your groups to teams

Click Next to continue through the other migration profile options
After the migration profile has been setup to convert your groups to teams, next assign the profile to the desired groups. For more information about how to assign a profile to selected users, groups, teams or waves, review our Online Help Center.
Finally, you need to start the first sync job to begin the provisioning step which is when a new Team is created in the target and associated with the existing group.

How do I start a sync?

During the initial sync request, the provision step will begin the process. Once the provisioning step is complete, the first data sync will begin.

To manually start the Sync activity, follow these steps.

Login to Power365
Click Total Groups from the dashboard or select Groups + Teams from the top left menu
Click the Office 365 Groups and Teams tab
Select the groups and/or teams you wish to start syncs
Select the Sync action
Click Apply Action
The status will change to Provisioning

What Office 365 Groups properties are automatically synchronized?

The following list contains the minimal Groups properties used during synchronization. The items in bold are managed by Power365 during the Prepare activity.

NameRequired
RecipientTypeRequired
RecipientTypeDetailsRequired
AccessTypePrivate
AliasSource
AutoSubscribeNewMembersSource
DisplayName Source
EmailAddressesSource
HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $true
HiddenFromExchangeClientsEnabled $true
HiddenGroupMembershipEnabledSource
LanguageSource
NotesSource
RequireSenderAuthenticationEnabledSource
WelcomeMessageEnabledSource
WindowsEmailAddressSource

What Microsoft Teams properties are automatically synchronized?

The following list contains the minimal Teams properties used during synchronization. The items in bold are managed by Power365 during the Prepare activity.

DescriptionSource
MailNickNameSource
VisibilityPrivate
TemplateSource
OwnerBinary Tree Only during Prepare
AllowGiphySource
GiphyContentRatingSource
AllowStickersAndMemesSource
AllowCustomMemesSource
AllowGuestCreateUpdateChannelsSource
AllowGuestDeleteChannelsSource
AllowCreateUpdateChannelsSource
AllowDeleteChannelsSource
AllowAddRemoveAppsSource
AllowCreateUpdateRemoveTabsSource
AllowCreateUpdateRemoveConnectorSource
AllowUserEditMessagesSource
AllowUserDeleteMessagesSource
AllowOwnerDeleteMessagesSource
AllowTeamMentionsSource
AllowChannelMentionsSource
ShowInTeamsSearchAndSuggestions$false
WindowsEmailAddressSource