What are the roles of owners and members in Microsoft Teams shared channels?
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In shared channels, there are three roles: team owners, channel owners, and channel members. Each role defines permissions, such as the ability to create shared channels, add members, and other related actions.
Team owners are responsible for managing the entire team and its settings, including the ability to create shared channels if allowed by organizational policies. However, they do not automatically have access to all shared channels within the team.
Shared channel owners are responsible for managing the membership and overall administration of the respective channel. They ensure that the right users have access and maintain control over the channel’s content and structure.
They can:
- Add or remove members (both internal and external).
- Manage channel settings, including permissions and policies.
- Create and delete the channel.
- Assign other members as channel owners.
Shared channel members are primarily focused on using the channel for communication and collaboration. They do not have administrative control over who can join the channel or change its settings.
They can:
- View and participate in channel conversations.
- Access shared files and other resources.
- Contribute to the channel by posting messages and collaborating on documents.
While owners manage the channel's structure and membership, members engage with the content and contribute to the work happening within the shared channel.