Manage Workspaces in Microsoft Engage Center

The Manage Workspaces feature in Microsoft Engage Center allows administrators to create, edit, link, and delete child workspaces in order to manage access to digital entitlements.

Manage Workspaces tab marked in Microsoft Engage Center.

This feature is available only from a Rollup workspace and is used to manage the child workspaces beneath it. For an overview of workspace types and how Rollup workspaces relate to child workspaces, see Microsoft Engage Center workspaces.

Prerequisites

You must be listed as a Customer Support Manager (CSM) or Customer Success Account Manager (CSAM) on a support agreement to add new agreements or services to a child workspace.

What Manage Workspaces does

Using this feature, administrators can:

  • Create new child workspaces
  • Edit existing child workspaces
  • Link child workspaces together
  • Delete child workspaces that are no longer needed

Create a workspace

To create a workspace:

  1. Select Create Workspace.

    Create Workspace button in Manage Workspaces.

  2. Enter a workspace name.

    Name text field for new workspace creation.

  3. Select the appropriate services to associate with the workspace.

    Checkboxes selecting entitlements for a workspace.

  4. Add at least two workspace administrators.

    Note

    When you add an administrator this way, you're adding them specifically as a Managed Administrator. For details about the Managed Administrator role, see Managed Administrator (Rollup-assigned).

    Message saying at least two administrators are required.

    Two administrators selected for a new workspace.

    Important

    If you're a Microsoft employee creating the workspace, make sure you turn the external users toggle switch on (as shown in the following screenshot):

    External users toggle button for workspace creation.

  5. Select Complete to create the workspace and invite the administrators.

Once created, the new workspace appears as a child workspace under the Rollup workspace, and your selected administrators can sign in and manage it.

New workspace visible in list of workspaces.

Edit a workspace

When editing a workspace, you can:

  • Change the workspace name
  • Update associated services
  • Add additional workspace administrators

The edit experience uses the same prompts as workspace creation.

  1. Select the three dots on a workspace list item.

Three dots selected on workspace list item.

  1. Select Edit Workspace.

    Edit Workspace button marked in menu.

Update administrators

Add or remove administrators for your workspace as needed.

Note

When you add an administrator this way, you're adding them specifically as a Managed Administrator. For details about the Managed Administrator role, see Managed Administrator (Rollup-assigned).

To add an administrator:

  1. Use the search bar to locate a user you want to add, then select them.

    Adding an admin via the search bar.

  2. After the user is successfully added, you can see them in the administrator list for the workspace you're editing.

    A new admin is visible in the administrator list.

To remove an administrator:

  1. Select the X button on an administrator's listing.

    X button on an administrator list item.

  2. The administrator becomes grayed out and is no longer assigned to your workspace.

    A removed administrator shown grayed out in the list.

Manage workspaces allows administrators to link additional child workspaces under the current Rollup workspace.

This is used when a customer has multiple workspaces—for example, workspaces associated with different agreements—and wants to manage them as a single entity.

Important

A workspace can be linked only if it's not already part of another rollup relationship.

The Link Workspace button marked in the Manage Workspaces tab.

Delete a workspace

Administrators can delete child workspaces that are no longer needed.

To delete a workspace:

  1. Select the three dots on a workspace list item.

    The three dot button selected on a workspace.

  2. Select Delete Workspace.

    Delete Workspace button selected.

  3. Choose the workspace to delete.

  4. Review the warning message.

    Warning message about workspace deletion..

  5. Confirm the deletion.

Once deleted, the workspace is permanently removed.

How changes affect your child workspaces

Changes you make in Manage Workspaces directly impact your workspaces:

  • Adding services enables the ability to utilize these services in the workspace.
  • Removing services removes access to related services Your workspace's capabilities are determined by the support services associated with it.