Create Channel Action
Teams channels are a great way to keep conversations organized. Using this Action, you can create Channels on demand.
Permissions Required
| Permission | Description |
| Manage Flow | To create the Flow |
| Teams Designer (Perm Set) | To work with this package's Flow Actions. |
| Teams Notification Channel CRED (Perm Set) | For Users who execute the Flow, allowing them to Create, Archive, Delete Channels. |
From your Flow, we will start by adding a new Element.
- Search for Teams, select MS Teams - Create Channel.
- Give the new Flow element a Label, allow the API Name to auto populate.
- (optional) Provide a description to help you remember the intent of the Channel creation.
- Search for the Team you want the Channel to be in.
- Provide a Name for the Channel. Likely you will want to include variables from a Record so that the name is unique each time the Flow executes.
- (optional) Provide a Channel Description.
- Select the Visibility for the Channel within Teams.
- Specify the Channel's owner, either by Email or Display Name.
- Click Done to save this Action to the Flow designer.
- Don't forget to Save & Activate the Flow when you are ready!
The Action has 1 Output variable, which is the Id of the Channel. This Id will be required for adding additional Users, as well as for Archiving/Deleting it when no longer needed. You may want to store this Id in a custom field somewhere.