The Group Templates page allows administrators to define templates for creating groups. These templates can speed up the process of creating new groups by pre-defining certain group parameters. Once a template is created, it can be reused multiple times to create new groups with similar settings.
Display Name
This is the name that will be given to the group when a group is created using this template. It should be unique and descriptive.
Description
This field should contain a more detailed explanation of the group's purpose. This might include information about who should be added to the group, what resources the group provides access to, or any other information that helps describe the group.
Username
The username of the creator of the group template.
Group Type
The type of group that the template creates. Options include:
Azure Role Group
Security Group
Distribution List*
Mail Enabled Security Group
Dynamic Group*
Allow External
Are external people allowed to email this group?
*Additional Fields for Specific Group Types
For some types of groups, additional fields become available when that type is selected:
Allow External: For Distribution Lists, a checkbox labeled "Let people outside the organization email the group" becomes available.
Dynamic Group Parameters: For Dynamic Groups, a text box for entering the dynamic group parameters syntax becomes available e.g.: (user.userPrincipalName -notContains "#EXT#@") -and (user.userType -ne "Guest").
Edit Template
Opens the Edit Template page for the selected template
Save to GitHub
Saves the template to your GitHub repository
Delete Template
Deleted the template
More Info
Opens the extended info flyout
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This page will allow you to create a group template for ease of deployment to your clients' tenants. Enter the group's "Display Name", "Description", and "Username" before selecting the radial for the group type you'd like to set.
Azure Role Group
None
Security Group
None
Microsoft 365 Group
None
Dynamic Group
Dynamic Group Parameters (see below)
Dynamic Distribution Group
Dynamic Group Parameters ( see below)
Distribution List
Let people outside the organization email the group - Allows the group to receive messages from both inside and outside the organization.
Mail Enabled Security Group
None
Dynamic Group Parameters: For Dynamic Groups, a text box for entering the dynamic group parameters syntax becomes available e.g.: (user.userPrincipalName -notContains "#EXT#@") -and (user.userType -ne "Guest").
We value your feedback and ideas. Please raise any feature requests on GitHub.
Streamline group creation across multiple tenants in Microsoft 365
The Deploy Group Templates page provides an interface for creating and deploying group templates in Microsoft 365. This feature offers an easy and efficient way to manage group creation, allowing users to select from a list of pre-defined templates and apply them across chosen tenants.
This document provides a step-by-step guide on how to navigate and utilize the Deploy Group Templates page.
In this step, you can choose to apply one of the previously created templates or manually enter the group information. If you opt for a template, select it from the dropdown menu. The page will automatically populate the rest of the fields based on the chosen template.
However, you have the flexibility to adjust the options as needed:
Group Type: Select the type of group. Options include Dynamic Group, Security Group, Distribution Group, Azure Role Group, and Mail Enabled Security Group.
Group Display Name: Enter the name that will be displayed for the group.
Group Description: Provide a brief description of the group. This field is optional.
Group Username: Specify the username for the group.
Let people outside the organization email the group: Check this box if you want the group to be able to receive emails from outside the organization. This option is available only for Distribution Groups.
Membership Rule: If you chose Dynamic Group as the group type, you can specify the rule for membership here.
Remember, the options presented depend on the Group Type selected. For instance, the "Membership Rule" field only appears if you select "Dynamic Group" as the Group Type.
For more details on these settings, please refer to Group Templates.
We value your feedback and ideas. Please raise any feature requests on GitHub.
This page allows you to adjust the settings for your group template.
We value your feedback and ideas. Please raise any feature requests on GitHub.