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Rencore Teams App

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Workspace owners and members use the Rencore Teams App in Microsoft Teams to complete reviews, approve requests and manage workspaces. Administrators install it once from Rencore Governance.

Rencore Teams App home page with things to do, recent requests and Explore and Learn links

The Rencore Teams App (formerly Rencore Nova) brings Microsoft 365 governance into Microsoft Teams, where your people already work. Workspace owners and members use it to complete reviews, request new workspaces, approve requests and manage the workspaces they own. Administrators install and set it up once from Rencore Governance; the guides below cover both sides.

Start with

  1. Install the Rencore Teams App Add the Rencore Teams App to Microsoft Teams for your organization.
  2. Configure the Rencore Teams App Choose whether all users or only selected users get the Rencore Teams App.
  3. Open the Rencore Teams App and find your way around How to open the Rencore Teams App in Microsoft Teams and navigate between its features using the main navigation bar.
  4. Start a review Open a review assigned to you and work through its steps.

All guides in Rencore Teams App

Install and set up 3 guides

Add the app to Microsoft Teams, choose who gets it, and keep it current.

  • Install the Rencore Teams App

    Add the Rencore Teams App to Microsoft Teams for your organization.

    Before you begin: To set up the Rencore Teams App in Rencore Governance, you need the Owner or Admin role. (+1 more)

    11 steps

  • Configure the Rencore Teams App

    Choose whether all users or only selected users get the Rencore Teams App.

    Before you begin: Your Rencore Governance role needs the Manage Teams App settings permission. (+1 more)

    4 steps

  • Update the Rencore Teams App

    Install a newer version of the Rencore Teams App in Microsoft Teams.

    Before you begin: To download the manifest in Teams App Settings, you need the Owner or Admin role in Rencore Governance. (+2 more)

    9 steps

Find your way around 2 guides

Open the app and know what the Home page shows.

  • Open the Rencore Teams App and find your way around

    How to open the Rencore Teams App in Microsoft Teams and navigate between its features using the main navigation bar.

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: any user who has the Rencore Teams App in Microsoft Teams can do this. (+1 more)

    4 steps Watch it · 4 min

  • Use the Rencore Teams App home page

    The Home page is your personal dashboard in the Rencore Teams App.

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: every user of the Rencore Teams App has a Home page.

    4 steps

Requests 2 guides

Request a new workspace from a template in the Rencore Teams App and follow its status.

  • Request provision of a workspace

    Request a new workspace (Microsoft 365 Group, Team or SharePoint site) in the Rencore Teams App, from a template or a…

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: any user of the Rencore Teams App can request a workspace from the templates… (+2 more)

    8 steps Watch it · 8 min

  • Track your requests

    See the status of every workspace request you have sent.

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: you see the requests you submitted yourself.

    3 steps

Workspaces 2 guides

The Workspaces page gives you a centralized view of all the Microsoft 365 workspaces you own or belong to.

  • Turn on services for Teams App workspaces

    Choose which workspace types owners may manage in the Rencore Teams App.

    Before you begin: Your Rencore Governance role needs the Manage Teams App settings permission.

    3 steps

  • Manage workspaces

    Add or remove owners and members and change settings of your workspaces in the app.

    Before you begin: You own the workspace (the owner role in Microsoft 365). (+1 more)

    5 steps Watch it · 4 min

Review 4 guides

Reviews help keep your Microsoft 365 workspaces secure and well-managed.

  • Start a review

    Open a review assigned to you and work through its steps.

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: you can start reviews that are assigned to you as a reviewer. (+1 more)

    7 steps Watch it · 13 min

  • View your review history

    The History tab shows all your past reviews.

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: you see the reviews that were assigned to you as a reviewer.

    4 steps

  • Decline a review

    Reject a review you cannot complete.

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: you can decline reviews that are assigned to you as a reviewer. (+1 more)

    3 steps

  • Continue a review once started

    Pick up a review you stopped halfway, while it is still open.

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: you can continue reviews that are assigned to you as a reviewer. (+1 more)

    3 steps

Approvals 2 guides

The Approvals page of the Rencore Teams App lists the decisions waiting for you: workspace provisioning requests and approvals sent by automations.

  • Approve or decline a request

    Approve or decline a workspace request that waits for you.

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: you act on requests where you are set as an approver in the template.

    3 steps Watch it · 5 min

  • View your approval history

    See every request you approved or declined before.

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: you see the approvals that were sent to you as an approver in the Rencore Teams…

    3 steps

Make it your own 5 guides

Name, icons, language, the Home page banner and your own guidance links.

  • Change the appearance of the Rencore Teams App

    Change the app name, icons and branding your users see in Microsoft Teams.

    Before you begin: Your Rencore Governance role needs the Manage Teams App settings permission. (+1 more)

    6 steps

  • Change the language and date format of the Rencore Teams App

    The Rencore Teams App shows text in your browser language and dates in the format of your profile.

    Before you begin: No Rencore Governance role is needed: every user can change their own browser language and profile format. (+1 more)

    6 steps

  • Configure the home page banner

    Show an announcement banner at the top of the Rencore Teams App home page.

    Before you begin: You need the same permission that lets you change other Teams App Settings, Manage Teams App settings, which the Admin…

    6 steps

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  • Create Explore & Learn links

    Add links to your own governance guidance on the Teams App Home page.

    Before you begin: Your Rencore Governance role needs the Manage Teams App settings permission.

    5 steps

  • Update Explore & Learn links

    Update the Explore and Learn links on the Rencore Teams App Home page, up to five links to guidance inside or outside…

    Before you begin: Your Rencore Governance role needs the Manage Teams App settings permission.

    3 steps

Fix problems 1 guide

What the error messages mean and what to do.

  • Fix Rencore Teams App connection messages

    What the Rencore Teams App error messages mean and how to fix them.

    Before you begin: To change the Teams App settings in Rencore Governance, you need the Owner or Admin role. (+1 more)

    5 steps

Frequently asked questions

What is the Rencore Teams App used for?

The Rencore Teams App brings Microsoft 365 governance into Microsoft Teams. Workspace owners and members use it to complete reviews, request new workspaces, approve requests and manage the workspaces they own.

Which Rencore Governance role do I need to install the Rencore Teams App?

You need the Owner or Admin role to set up the Rencore Teams App in Rencore Governance. Administrators install and set it up once from Rencore Governance.

Can I choose which users get the Rencore Teams App?

Yes. You can choose whether all users or only selected users get the Rencore Teams App. Your Rencore Governance role needs the Manage Teams App settings permission.

Do users need a Rencore Governance role to start a review in the Rencore Teams App?

No. Any user who is assigned to a review as a reviewer can start it in the Rencore Teams App. No Rencore Governance role is needed.

Can I add links to my own governance guidance in the Rencore Teams App?

Yes. You can add Explore and Learn links to your own governance guidance on the Home page, up to five links, inside or outside Microsoft 365. You need the Manage Teams App settings permission.