Group
In the Group tab, you define how the Microsoft 365 group and the team are set up and who becomes an owner and member.
You find the tab under Groups > Templates: edit the organisation, edit the template, Group tab.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Create team | Creates a Microsoft team. If the option is off, only a Microsoft 365 group is created. A team can be added later. |
| Sensitivity label | Sensitivity label assigned to the group. This feature is in preview. |
| Visibility | Public or private. If private, only people added by the owners have access. |
| Guest access | Allows external guests to be added to groups from this template. |
| Disable welcome email | Suppresses the Microsoft 365 welcome email to new members. |
| Hide in Outlook | Hides the group in Outlook and in the global address list. |
| Expiration policy | Includes the teams of this template in the expiration policy for Microsoft 365 groups. Requires Microsoft Entra ID. |
Under Permissions you define owners and members:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of owners | Minimum number of owners. If a team has fewer, it is flagged. |
| Default owners | Users who automatically become owners of every new group. |
| Default members | Users who automatically become members of every new group. |
Optionally, a webhook under Extend with custom automation notifies you about the team.create event.
For the Project example: private, guest access allowed, at least 2 owners.