I have not been able to find a good resource online as to the proper way to rename a Microsoft Team and its related resources. Since there is no way for a Team Owner to do this today, it's up to admins to utilize PowerShell to try to tackle this issue. Does anyone know what the proper steps are to do the following? Rename MS Team Rename related SPO site Rename related M365 Group Rename related team email address Rename the default OneNote notebook was created with the group; that is also available through the, "Notebook" link on the SPO left-navigation Rename the group on any related Planner Plans Rename the group on the related Stream Group site Anything else that I may have missed that is connected Thank you.

@jason4tl , Rename a team : the following team artifacts are automatically renamed: Team security group, Team backlogs and boards, Team dashboards. Rename SharePoint site : in SharePoint admin center > select “Active sites” > select the site you want to rename and click “Edit”. Please note that if you want to edit the URL, it will break the relationship of teams. Rename team email address : in Microsoft 365 admin center > select “Groups: Active groups” > select the team which you have renamed > Edit the primary email address by the new name. Please note that the original email address cannot be deleted. It will take around 24 hours to take effect. Rename notebook : I didn’t find a suitable way to do that now. Rename Planner : the name of the task is unrelated to the team name. The following image shows the difference before and after renaming teams. Rename Stream site : the name is automatically renamed. If the response is helpful, please click " Accept Answer " and upvote it. Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.

This doesn't work in new Teams as there is no Edit

Select the teams -> 3 dots -> Manage teams -> Tab: Settings -> Button: Edit

What is the proper way to rename a Microsoft Team and its related resources?

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I have not been able to find a good resource online as to the proper way to rename a Microsoft Team and its related resources. Since there is no way for a Team Owner to do this today, it's up to admins to utilize PowerShell to try to tackle this issue. Does anyone know what the proper steps are to do the following?

Rename MS Team
Rename related SPO site
Rename related M365 Group
Rename related team email address
Rename the default OneNote notebook was created with the group; that is also available through the, "Notebook" link on the SPO left-navigation
Rename the group on any related Planner Plans
Rename the group on the related Stream Group site
Anything else that I may have missed that is connected

Thank you.

NVT 1 Reputation point

2021-08-12T13:01:31.777+00:00

To rename a team in Teams, click on the three dots next to the team (more options), click Edit team. From there, you can rename the team name, along with description, and privacy settings. Hope this helps!
Neil Thompson 1 Reputation point

2022-11-20T12:56:57.34+00:00

I noticed that if you edit the group name of a plan in planner, this will change the name of the team that that group refers to. However, if you change the name of the team from Teams, the group name in planner does not change. This feels slightly odd to me, I would have thought that Teams itself would be the definitive place to change the Team name, but it appears that Planner (and perhaps other apps that link to Teams) have more power over this. Also, the only way I can see to move a plan from one team to another is to copy it and choose another group which is a team (i.e. not all groups are teams, but all teams seem to be groups).

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Sharon Zhao-MSFT 25,081 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-04-22T04:14:41.08+00:00

@jason4tl ,

Rename a team: the following team artifacts are automatically renamed: Team security group, Team backlogs and boards, Team dashboards.

Rename SharePoint site: in SharePoint admin center > select “Active sites” > select the site you want to rename and click “Edit”. Please note that if you want to edit the URL, it will break the relationship of teams.

Rename team email address: in Microsoft 365 admin center > select “Groups: Active groups” > select the team which you have renamed > Edit the primary email address by the new name. Please note that the original email address cannot be deleted. It will take around 24 hours to take effect.

Rename notebook: I didn’t find a suitable way to do that now.

Rename Planner: the name of the task is unrelated to the team name. The following image shows the difference before and after renaming teams.

Rename Stream site: the name is automatically renamed.

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jason4tl 31 Reputation points

2021-04-22T12:19:35.197+00:00

Thank you for your Answer, SharonZhao. However, it looks like you are referring to Azure DevOps maybe? I was just referring to Microsoft Teams and the related SPO site, group email, default team notebook, plans, and stream group. It's amazing Microsoft has not come up with an easy way for these changes to be made if a Microsoft Team owner changes the name of their team. If a team owner changes the name of their team (which they can do today), all those other connected resources should rename automatically to maintain the same consistent experience as when it was the previous name.

Sharon Zhao-MSFT 25,081 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-04-23T04:19:36.537+00:00

@jason4tl ,

You are right. Currently, it has no simple way to rename team and its related resources.

Someone reports a similar feature request in Teams UserVoice. You could vote for it here and add your comments.

Microsoft will always focus on customer’s feedback and experience. Some new features would be added to the services based on customers' feedback in the future, and your good ideas will be very helpful for them to improve the service.

Your time, understanding and cooperation will be highly appreciated.

Adam H 1 Reputation point

2021-12-15T13:35:28.983+00:00

@Sharon Zhao-MSFT has there been any progress made on this issue? I'm hoping to rename a Teams group without it causing linking issues to the existing SharePoint site and other related documentation (e.g., OneNote, email distribution group). I'm hoping to change it so the email distribution group name is different than it is currently, would changing the name of the Teams group be a solution for this?

Jan Andreas Knudsen 6 Reputation points

2022-01-20T22:03:57.917+00:00

Regarding renaming of the notebook. If you navigate to the SharePoint site -> Site contents -> Site assets, you can rename the Notebook from the ellipsis menu ( … ). The change syncs immediately to the desktop OneNote applications, and edits in the notebook are synced as usual.

AdminBoB 6 Reputation points

2024-03-01T20:39:09.04+00:00

This process is correct. On renaming the Team's OneNote, you can go to the associated SharePoint Online Teams site > Site contents > Site Assets > the notebook is located here. Hit the three dots and select Rename.

As for getting to the Team in SharePoint Online. The easiest way I have found is to go to the Files tab in the Teams app and click on Open in SharePoint. If you don't see that option, on the bar that has New, Upload, and so on, at the end of the options you will see three dots, the option will be in there.
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Susie Wallace 10 Reputation points

2023-07-24T16:52:10.9466667+00:00

This doesn't work in new Teams as there is no Edit
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Bovitt, Douglas 0 Reputation points

2023-08-04T20:30:38.5033333+00:00

There is an edit in New Teams.

IL 0 Reputation points

2023-08-13T09:17:53.0233333+00:00

I can't see an edit button anywhere for existing teams.

Michal Ziemba 256 Reputation points

2023-10-26T08:11:30.8866667+00:00

Maybe you are not an owner of the team?

IL 0 Reputation points

2023-10-26T09:30:44.75+00:00

@Michal Ziemba I am the owner of the team. In the old version there is an edit button, in the new version there isn't. When switching back and forth between the 2 versions the button disappears and reappears.

Michal Ziemba 256 Reputation points

2023-10-27T09:34:18.3633333+00:00

Hi,

Sorry to hear that it doesn't work at your end.

I am switching between an old and a new version and it works as expected.

Here is what version of Teams I am using:

Microsoft Teams version 23285.3604.2469.4152.

The client version is 49/23101227707.

And here is the screenshot I got from the new Teams when I went to the settings of the selected team.

Since we confirmed that it should work, I suggest contacting Microsoft Support and asking them to fix the issue.

IL 0 Reputation points

2023-10-28T13:01:11.6866667+00:00

I'm a numpty, the button is there, just in a completely different place to the old version of teams. Thanks for the picture @Michal Ziemba that really helped.

Dan Hansen 5 Reputation points

2024-02-06T16:22:17.17+00:00

Coming into this a bit late, but the issue is with the new Teams Client recently being pushed. In the old client clicking the ellipse and then "Edit Team" works fine, but in the new client you have to click "Manage Team" and then, if it is a Team created in the new Teams Client, then the "Settings" option shows as shown in Michael's screenshot above. If the team was created in the old teams client, you cannot edit the team name except by going using the old client. Hopefully a bug that MSFT fixes soon.
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Johan Hoffmann 10 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-10-11T11:08:40.2433333+00:00

Select the teams -> 3 dots -> Manage teams -> Tab: Settings -> Button: Edit
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Kim Auger 0 Reputation points

2024-01-23T19:54:31.19+00:00

This solution worked for me! Thanks

Paul Sanders 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-02-01T17:26:49.8433333+00:00

This is the solution. Glad this is answered here - it's not very obvious.

Bovitt, Douglas 0 Reputation points

2024-02-01T17:38:48.96+00:00

This works, but I don't believe the new name resolves in the original SharePoint link rendering the link broken.

jason4tl 31 Reputation points

2024-02-01T19:26:16.65+00:00

Sorry folks...that doesn't work. That just changes the display name of the team and the display name of the site. It doesn't fix the URL or the group email. So, all file links will still reference the old name. I also don't think it renames the team notebook.
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