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Before looking at channels, we first need to must ensure that you have at least one team configured. If this is your first time using Microsoft Teams, there are three easy steps to follow when setting up a new team. You can find more detailed information on the Microsoft website by clicking here.

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If you have followed the steps in the previous section, you would now have successfully set up a Team, so next, we need to take a look at creating a channel. Think about channels as separate “chat” windows between individuals or groups group of users within the team.

Step 1: To set up a channel, click on the “…” that you will see to the right of the name you have given to your team. When the popup menu appears, click on “Add Channel.”

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Step2: Next, we need to give the channel a name. Once again, note that this has to be a unique name, but Teams will notify you if the name you choose clashes with a name previously created.

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Step 1: Hover over your new channel name until the “…” appear, and click this.

Step 2: From the popup menu that appears, click on “Connectors”Workflows

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Step 3: A list of connectors available on your pc will be displayed. Click “Add” next to the “Incoming Webhook” option.

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 Click on "Post to a channel when a webhook request is received"

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Step 4: In the confirmation next screen that appears, click on the “Add” button on the top right of the screen.

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Step 5: Repeat Step 1 by clicking on the “…” next to your channel name and clicking on “Connectors” from the popup menu.

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Step 6: This time, click on the “Configure” button next to the “Incoming Webhook” option

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Step 7: Give your webhook a name and click “Create”.

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Step 8: Your bottom of the screen will change slightly to include a link. Click on the red highlighted button in the image below to copy the link to the clipboard.

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Step 9enter the name of the workflow and click on next button

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Step 5: Click on Add workflow button

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Step 6: Copy and save the unique workflow URL present in the dialog. The URL maps to the channel and you can use it to send information to Teams. Select Done. The workflow is now available in the Teams channel.

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Step 7: Open StagingPro, navigate to “Settings”“Settings,and click on the “Status Notifications” tab. Click on “Add Channels” and select the Microsoft Teams icon.

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Step 108: Paste the previously copied link into the highlighted textbox and click on “Send Test Message”Message & Save”.

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Step 119: Leave the default message or , type your notification, and click send. You will see a notification window confirming that the message has been sent.

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Step 1210: Go back to teams and confirm that the test message has appeared in your new channel.

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To view our onboarding steps, please access the following article → StagingPro Onboarding