Create a Dedicated Chat in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams

Description: Add a Microsoft Teams dedicated chat to an incident. The chat will include an incident notification card with real-time updates and incident action buttons. It will also automatically add responders that have been added to the incident.

Instructions:

  1. If you have not done so already, please follow our instructions to Create an Incident Workflow.
  2. When you are prompted to add actions , select this action.
  3. Enter the following Inputs and then click Save. Continue following instructions to Publish the Workflow. When the action runs, you will see the Outputs listed below.

Inputs

NameDescription
Microsoft Teams OrganizationSelect the name of the Microsoft Teams Organization the meeting is in.
Chat NameEnter your preferred chat name. You may optionally add Field References to the channel name by clicking {+}, or entering {{, and selecting your preferred field. If you do not enter a meeting name, it will default to incident_{incident-number}.

Outputs

NameDescription
Chat URLThe URL for the MS Teams chat. This will be a direct link to the MS Teams chat.
ResultValue that shows if the action was successful or not. Either "Success" or "Failed."
Result SummaryBrief description of what the action did or if it failed.
ErrorBrief description that is populated if the action failed.