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In this articleAs an admin, you use policies to control the Teams features that are available to users in your organization. For example, there are calling policies, meeting policies, and messaging policies, to name just a few. Organizations have different types of users with unique needs. Custom policies that you create and assign let you tailor policy settings to different sets of users based on those needs. To easily manage policies in your organization, Teams offers several ways to assign policies to users. Assign a policy directly to users, either individually or at scale through a batch assignment, or to a group that the users are members of. You can also use policy packages to assign a preset collection of policies to users in your organization who have similar roles. The option that you choose depends on the number of policies that you're managing and the number of users you're assigning policies to. Global (Org-wide default) policies apply to the largest number of users in your organization. You only have to assign policies to those users that require specialized policies. This article describes the different ways that you can assign policies to users and the recommended scenarios for when to use what. For details on how to assign policies to users and groups, see assigning policies to users and groups. For details on how to assign policy packages, see assign policy packages. Which policy takes precedence?A user has one effective policy for each policy type. It's possible, or even likely, that a user is directly assigned a policy and is also a member of one or more groups that's assigned a policy of the same type. In these kinds of scenarios, which policy takes precedence? A user's effective policy is determined according to rules of precedence, as follows. If a user is directly assigned a policy (either individually or through a batch assignment), that policy takes precedence. In the following visual example, the user's effective policy is the Lincoln Square meeting policy, which is directly assigned to the user. If a user isn't directly assigned a policy of a given type, the policy assigned to a group that the user is a member of takes precedence. If a user is a member of multiple groups, the policy that has the highest (group assignment ranking) for the given policy type takes precedence. In this visual example, the user's effective policy is the Exec Teams and HD policy, which has the highest assignment ranking relative to other groups that the user is a member of and that are also assigned a policy of the same policy type. If a user isn't directly assigned a policy or isn't a member of any groups that are assigned a policy, the user gets the global (Org-wide default) policy for that policy type. Here's a visual example. To learn more, see (Precedence rules). Ways to assign policiesHere's an overview of the ways that you can assign policies to users and the recommended scenarios for each. Select the links to learn more. Before assigning policies to individual users or groups, start by setting the global (Org-wide default) policies so that they apply to the largest number of users in your organization. Once the global policies are set, you'll only need to assign policies to those users that require specialized policies.
Note To unassign policies, you can remove assignments in bulk for all users directly assigned to a policy. To learn more, read Unassign policies in bulk. Set the global policiesFollow these steps to set the global (Org-wide default) policies for each policy type. Using the Microsoft Teams admin center
Note After you submit any policy operation, you'll be prompted with a pop-up dialog box to confirm it. This includes policy assignments, changing an existing policy, and creating new custom policies. You must confirm to start the policy operation, or you can cancel and go back later. Using PowerShellTo set the global policies using PowerShell, use the Global identifier. Start by reviewing the current Global policy to determine which setting you want to change.
Next, update the Global policy as needed. You only need to specify values for the settings that you want to change.
View your policy assignments in the Activity logWhen you assign policies to users in the Microsoft Teams admin center, you can view the status of those policy assignments in the Activity log. The activity log shows network record upload information, group policy operations from Teams admin center and PowerShell, and batch policy operations (for more than 20 users) from the Teams admin center, for the last 30 days.
To view your policy operations in the Activity log:
Note You can also get to the Activity log from the Users page. After you select Apply to submit a bulk policy assignment, you'll see a banner at the top of the page. Select the Activity log link in the banner. This video shows the steps to view and manage the assigned and effective policies for a user.
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