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Channels

Channels

In the Channels tab, you define which channels every team from this template gets.

You find the tab under Groups > Templates: edit the organisation, edit the template, Channels tab.

At least one channel is required. By default, this is General.

Use Add channel to create another channel:

FieldDescription
NameName of the channel.
Channel typeStandard or private. Private channels are only accessible to their members.
Channel content templateOptional: path to a folder whose files and folders are copied to the channel.

In the Project example, the private channel Project management is added.

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