Manage Microsoft 365 Groups

Connecting to Microsoft 365 groups on the Explore page adds another level of control and management to your ShareGate Migrate experience. You can add and remove members directly using the Quick Actions panel, and see which site collections are connected to groups.

For more information about Microsoft 365 Groups and how they interact with other services in Microsoft 365, see The relationship between Microsoft 365 Groups, Teams, and other services.

Tip: Did you know you can access many of the group management features shown on this page from ShareGate Management? For more info, see Manage your environment overview.

Index

• Prerequisite(s)
• View groups
• Add members
• Remove members
• Edit groups

Prerequisite(s)

• The Azure ShareGate Migrate application is consented on your tenant.
• You have Global admin or  SharePoint admin permissions.
• You are connected to your Microsoft 365 Admin center.

View groups

1. Select Explore from the sidebar.
2. Click the Microsoft 365 group filter.

All groups in your connected environments will appear in the list.

Add members

1. Select the group you want to add a member/owner to.
2. From the Quick actions, under Members or Owners, click +Add.
3. Type in the User or Group.
4. Click Save.

If the action is successful, you will see the member or owner displayed there once the task is finished loading.

The task history is available under Tasks.

If there are warnings or errors, they will be displayed with details in Results. To view, click on the name of the Task.

Remove members

1. Select the group you would like to remove a member/owner from.
2. From the Quick actions, next to the name of the Member or Owner, click Remove.
3. In the pop-up, click Yes, remove!

If the action is successful, you will see that the member or owner is no longer listed once the task is finished loading.

The task history is available under Tasks.

In the case that there are warnings or errors, they will be displayed with details in Results. To view, click on the name of the Task.

Edit groups

1. Select the group you would like to edit (you can only edit one group at a time).
2. Click Edit in the Quick actions.
3. You will now see the Edit options screen.
4. You can specify the transformation you want to apply to the targeted group. Your options are:
   • Auto Subscribe New Members to Alerts - If enabled, all new members in the target group will automatically receive alerts when there is an activity in the group. 
   • Description - Allows you to write a new group description.
   • Name - Allows you to change the group name. Note that changing the group name will not modify the group URL. This is a Microsoft limitation that you can read more about here.
   • Privacy - Allows you to change the group setting between Private or Public.
5. You can add or remove Transformations by using the (+) and (-) buttons (see below for details).
6. Once you select the Transformation(s) you wish to apply to the group, click Apply.
7. You will be prompted to confirm your selection.
8. Click Continue.

The task will now run.

In the case that there are warnings or errors, they will be displayed with details in Results. To view, click on the name of the task.