Teams that reach the 200 channel limit
AI summary
Rencore Governance detects Teams with more than 180 channels, a threshold based on Microsoft's earlier 200-channel limit. While Microsoft now supports up to 1,000 channels per team, teams with this many channels remain difficult to use; review with owners whether to archive channels or split teams.
What it detects
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Why it matters
Microsoft has raised the limit to 1,000 channels per team, counting standard, private and shared channels and channels deleted in the last 30 days. The policy's threshold of 180 dates from the earlier limit of 200, so raise it if you want a warning close to the real limit. A team with this many channels is hard to use either way: talk to the owners about archiving channels or splitting the team.
The rule
Every Team that has more than 180 Channels
In Rencore Governance
Details
| Applies to | Team |
|---|---|
| Connector | Teams |
| Severity | Medium |
| Category | Operation |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Recommended automation | None |
| License type | Standard |
Related policies
Other policies that check Team objects:
- Teams with a disabled owner account (Medium)
- Teams with private channels (Information)
- Teams with many channels (Information)
- Teams that use forbidden/misleading words in display name (Low)
- Teams with only disabled owner accounts (Medium)
- Teams with very few owners (High)
- Teams with very few users (Medium)
- Teams with many users (High)
- Teams that reach the 100 owner limit (Medium)
- Inactive teams (Medium)
- Teams with inactive external users (Information)
- New Teams (Information)
- Public Teams (Information)
- Team contains Copilot agent and external members (High)
- Teams with external users (Low)
- Teams with less than 2 owners (Medium)
- Teams with many owners (Low)
- Teams without owners (Medium)
- Teams that use prohibited words in the name or description (High)
Frequently asked questions
What does the Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy detect?
What does the Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy detect?The Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy shows Teams that have more than 180 channels.
Which objects does the Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy check?
Which objects does the Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy check?The Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy checks Team objects from the Teams inventory and reports each one that matches its rule as a violation.
How severe is a violation of the Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy?
How severe is a violation of the Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy?Violations of the Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy have Medium severity. The policy is in the Operation category.
Which module includes the Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy?
Which module includes the Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy?The Teams that reach the 200 channel limit policy comes with the Teams connector in the Digital Workplace module of Rencore Governance, which every Plan includes.
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