Grant-CsTeamsUpgradePolicy
TeamsUpgradePolicy allows administrators to manage the transition from Skype for Business to Teams.
Syntax
Grant-CsTeamsUpgradePolicy
[[-Identity] <String>]
[-MigrateMeetingsToTeams <Boolean>]
[-PassThru]
[[-PolicyName] <String>]
[-MsftInternalProcessingMode <String>]
[<CommonParameters>] Grant-CsTeamsUpgradePolicy
[-MigrateMeetingsToTeams <Boolean>]
[-PassThru]
[[-PolicyName] <String>]
[-MsftInternalProcessingMode <String>]
[-Force]
[-Global]
[<CommonParameters>] Grant-CsTeamsUpgradePolicy
[-MigrateMeetingsToTeams <Boolean>]
[-PassThru]
[[-PolicyName] <String>]
[-MsftInternalProcessingMode <String>]
-Group <String>
[-Rank <Int32>]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
TeamsUpgradePolicy allows administrators to manage the transition from Skype for Business to Teams. As an organization with Skype for Business starts to adopt Teams, administrators can manage the user experience in their organization using the concept of coexistence "mode". Mode defines in which client incoming chats and calls land as well as in what service (Teams or Skype for Business) new meetings are scheduled in. Mode also governs what functionality is available in the Teams client. Finally, prior to upgrading to TeamsOnly mode administrators can use TeamsUpgradePolicy to trigger notifications in the Skype for Business client to inform users of the pending upgrade.
This cmdlet enables admins to apply TeamsUpgradePolicy to either individual users or to set the default for the entire organization.
[NOTE] Earlier versions of this cmdlet used to support -MigrateMeetingsToTeams option. This option is removed in later versions of the module. Tenants must run Start-CsExMeetingMigration. See Start-CsExMeetingMigrationService.
Microsoft Teams provides all relevant instances of TeamsUpgradePolicy via built-in, read-only policies. The built-in instances are as follows:
| Identity | Mode | NotifySfbUsers | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islands | Islands | False | Default configuration. Allows a single user to evaluate both clients side by side. Chats and calls can land in either client, so users must always run both clients. |
| IslandsWithNotify | Islands | True | Same as Islands and it adds a banner in the Skype for Business client informing the user that Teams will soon replace Skype for Business. |
| SfBOnly | SfBOnly | False | Calling, chat functionality and meeting scheduling in the Teams app are disabled. |
| SfBOnlyWithNotify | SfBOnly | True | Same as SfBOnly and it adds a banner in the Skype for Business client informing the user that Teams will soon replace Skype for Business. |
| SfBWithTeamsCollab | SfBWithTeamsCollab | False | Calling, chat functionality and meeting scheduling in the Teams app are disabled. |
| SfBWithTeamsCollabWithNotify | SfBWithTeamsCollab | True | Same as SfBWithTeamsCollab and it adds a banner in the Skype for Business client informing the user that Teams will soon replace Skype for Business. |
| SfBWithTeamsCollabAndMeetings | SfBWithTeamsCollabAndMeetings | False | Calling and chat functionality in the Teams app are disabled. |
| SfBWithTeamsCollabAndMeetingsWithNotify | SfBWithTeamsCollabAndMeetings | True | Same as SfBWithTeamsCollabAndMeetings and it adds a banner in the Skype for Business client informing the user that Teams will soon replace Skype for Business. |
| UpgradeToTeams | TeamsOnly | False | Use this mode to upgrade users to Teams and to prevent chat, calling, and meeting scheduling in Skype for Business. |
| Global | Islands | False |
Important
TeamsUpgradePolicy can be assigned to any Teams user, whether that user have an on-premises account in Skype for Business Server or not. However, TeamsOnly mode can only be assigned to a user who is already homed in Skype for Business Online. This is because interop with Skype for Business users and federation as well as Microsoft 365 Phone System functionality are only possible if the user is homed in Skype for Business Online. In addition, you cannot assign TeamsOnly mode as the tenant-wide default if you have any Skype for Business on-premises deployment (which is detected by presence of a lyncdiscover DNS record that points to a location other than Office 365. To make these users TeamsOnly you must first move these users individually to the cloud using Move-CsUser. Once all users have been moved to the cloud, you can disable hybrid to complete migration to the cloud and then apply TeamsOnly mode at the tenant level to ensure future users are TeamsOnly by default.
Note
TeamsUpgradePolicy is available in both Office 365 and in on-premises versions of Skype for Business Server, but there are differences:
In Office 365, admins can specify both coexistence mode and whether to trigger notifications of pending upgrade.
In on-premises with Skype for Business Server, the only available option is to trigger notifications. Skype for Business Server 2015 with CU8 or Skype for Business Server 2019 are required.
TeamsUpgradePolicy in Office 365 can be granted to users homed on-premises in hybrid deployments of Skype for Business as follows:
Coexistence mode is honored by users homed on-premises, however on-premises users cannot be granted the UpgradeToTeams instance (mode=TeamsOnly) of TeamsUpgradePolicy. To be upgraded to TeamsOnly mode, users must be either homed in Skype for Business Online or have no Skype account anywhere.
The NotifySfBUsers setting of Office 365 TeamsUpgradePolicy is not honored by users homed on-premises. Instead, the on-premises version of TeamsUpgradePolicy must be used.
In Office 365, all relevant instances of TeamsUpgradePolicy are built into the system, so there is no corresponding New cmdlet available. In contrast, Skype for Business Server does not contain built-in instances, so the New cmdlet is available on-premises. Only NotifySfBUsers property is available in on-premises.
When granting a user a policy with mode=TeamsOnly or mode=SfBWithTeamsCollabAndMeetings, by default, meetings organized by that user will be migrated to Teams. For details, see Using the Meeting Migration Service (MMS).
When users are in any of the Skype for Business modes (SfBOnly, SfBWithTeamsCollab, SfBWithTeamsCollabAndMeetings), calling and chat functionality in the Teams app are disabled (but chat in the context of a Teams meeting is still allowed). Similarly, when users are in the SfBOnly or SfBWithTeamsCollab modes, meeting scheduling is disabled. For more details, see Migration and interoperability guidance for organizations using Teams together with Skype for Business.
The Grant-CsTeamsUpgradePolicy cmdlet checks the configuration of the corresponding settings in TeamsMessagingPolicy, TeamsCallingPolicy, and TeamsMeetingPolicy to determine if those settings would be superceded by TeamsUpgradePolicy and if so, an informational message is provided in PowerShell. It is not necessary to set these other policy settings. This is for informational purposes only. Below is an example of what the PowerShell warning looks like:
Grant-CsTeamsUpgradePolicy -Identity user1@contoso.com -PolicyName SfBWithTeamsCollab
WARNING: The user 'user1@contoso.com' currently has enabled values for: AllowUserChat, AllowPrivateCalling, AllowPrivateMeetingScheduling, AllowChannelMeetingScheduling, however these values will be ignored. This is because you are granting this user TeamsUpgradePolicy with mode=SfBWithTeamsCollab, which causes the Teams client to behave as if they are disabled.
Note
These warning messages are not affected by the -WarningAction parameter.
Examples
Example 1: Grant Policy to an individual user
PS C:\> Grant-CsTeamsUpgradePolicy -PolicyName UpgradeToTeams -Identity mike@contoso.comThe above cmdlet assigns the "UpgradeToTeams" policy to user Mike@contoso.com. This effectively upgrades the user to Teams only mode. This command will only succeed if the user does not have an on-premises Skype for Business account.
Example 2: Remove Policy for an individual user
PS C:\> Grant-CsTeamsUpgradePolicy -PolicyName $null -Identity mike@contoso.comThe above cmdlet removes any policy changes made to user Mike@contoso.com and effectively Inherits the global tenant setting for teams Upgrade.
Example 3: Grant Policy to the entire tenant
PS C:\> Grant-CsTeamsUpgradePolicy -PolicyName SfBOnly -GlobalTo grant a policy to all users in the org (except any that have an explicit policy assigned), omit the identity parameter. If you do not specify the -Global parameter, you will be prompted to confirm the operation.
Example 4 Get a report on existing TeamsUpgradePolicy users (Screen Report)
You can get the output on the screen, on CSV or Html format. For Screen Report
Get-CSOnlineUser | select UserPrincipalName, teamsupgrade*Example 5 Get a report on existing TeamsUpgradePolicy users (CSV Report)
$objUsers = Get-CSOnlineUser | select UserPrincipalName, teamsupgrade*
$objusers | ConvertTo-Csv -NoTypeInformation | Out-File "$env:USERPROFILE\desktop\TeamsUpgrade.csv"This will create a CSV file on the Desktop of the current user with the name "TeamsUpgrade.csv"
Example 6 Get a report on existing TeamsUpgradePolicy users (HTML Report)
$objUsers = Get-CSOnlineUser | select UserPrincipalName, teamsupgrade*
$objusers | ConvertTo-Html | Out-File "$env:USERPROFILE\desktop\TeamsUpgrade.html"After running these lines will create an HTML file on the Desktop of the current user with the name "TeamUpgrade.html"
Example 7 Get a report on existing TeamsUpgradePolicy users (CSV Report - Oneliner version)
Get-CSOnlineUser | select UserPrincipalName, teamsupgrade* | ConvertTo-Csv -NoTypeInformation | Out-File "$env:USERPROFILE\desktop\TeamsUpgrade.csv"This will create a CSV file on the Desktop of the current user with the name "TeamsUpgrade.csv"
Example 8 Get a report on existing TeamsUpgradePolicy users (HTML Report - Oneliner Version)
Get-CSOnlineUser | select UserPrincipalName, teamsupgrade* | ConvertTo-Html | Out-File "$env:USERPROFILE\desktop\TeamsUpgrade.html"After running these lines will create an HTML file on the Desktop of the current user with the name "TeamUpgrade.html"
Parameters
-Force
The Force switch specifies whether to suppress warning and confirmation messages. It can be useful in scripting to suppress interactive prompts. If the Force switch isn't provided in the command, you're prompted for administrative input if required.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Global
Use this switch if you want to grant the specified policy to be the default policy for all users in the tenant.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Group
Specifies the group used for the group policy assignment.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Identity
The user you want to grant policy to. This can be specified as SIP address, UserPrincipalName, or ObjectId.
| Type: | UserIdParameter |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-MigrateMeetingsToTeams
Not supported anymore, see the Description section.
| Type: | Boolean |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-PassThru
Enables you to pass a user object through the pipeline that represents the user account being assigned the Teams call hold policy.
By default, the cmdlet does not pass objects through the pipeline.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-PolicyName
The name of the policy instance.
| Type: | Object |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Rank
The rank of the policy assignment, relative to other group policy assignments for the same policy type.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Tenant
Do not use.
| Type: | Object |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
Microsoft.Rtc.Management.AD.UserIdParameter
Outputs
System.Object