You can make the Staffbase platform that your organization might be using as an employee app or intranet available within the Microsoft Teams environment. This will help your organization make both Microsoft Teams and the Staffbase platform function as a single entity for its users. If some teams in your organization heavily use Microsoft Teams for productivity and collaboration, this provides them with the flexibility to use the Staffbase platform directly from Microsoft Teams as well. This integration embeds the Staffbase platform in Microsoft Teams, so that your users do not miss out on important internal and corporate communications.

Installing the Staffbase Platform on Microsoft Teams

You can install the Staffbase platform on Microsoft Teams easily by uploading it as a custom app. This can be done by uploading an app package, a .zip file, provided by Staffbase. Contact your Customer Success Manager to obtain the file.

Prerequisites

• You must have either a Global Administrator or Teams Service Administrator role in Microsoft 365. 
• You must have the app package you received from Staffbase.
  
  

1. In the Microsoft Teams admin center, navigate to Teams apps > Manage apps.
   Alternatively, you can also access Microsoft Teams from the Microsoft 365 admin center.
2. Click + Upload.
   A dialog to upload a new custom app opens.
   
   
3. Select the app package you received from Staffbase and upload it.
   Once you have successfully uploaded the file, the employee app will be available within Microsoft Teams.

Configuring the Staffbase Platform in Microsoft Teams

You can configure the policy and settings of the Staffbase platform you uploaded as a custom app, define user's rights and permission for it, and finally pin the custom app to make it available to users.

Prerequisites

• You must have either a Global Administrator or Teams Service Administrator role in Microsoft 365 

Configuring User Permissions

You can define which users in Microsoft Teams can access the Staffbase platform you have added as a custom app.

1. In the Microsoft Teams admin center, navigate to Teams apps > Setup policies.
2. In the App permission policies, click Manage users to add the Microsoft users who need to access the Staffbase platform.
3. Search the users you want to add.
   
   
4. Click Apply to save changes.

Configuring App Setup Policies

You can use the global policy to make the app available to all users of Microsoft Teams or for selected groups.

1. In the Microsoft Teams admin center, navigate to Teams apps > Setup policies.
2. In the App setup policies, do one of the following:
   
   • Click Edit to modify the default settings.
   • Click Add to add a custom setting for your app.
3. Click Save.

Pinning Your Custom App

You can pin the Staffbase platform you have added as a custom app to make it easily accessible to your users on the left menu of Microsoft Teams.

1. In the Microsoft Teams admin center, navigate to Teams apps > Setup policies.
2. Under Pinned apps, click Add apps.
3. In the Add pinned apps dialog, search for the Staffbase platform you added as a custom app.
4. Select your custom app.
   
   
5. Click Move up or Move down to arrange the app in the order in which you want it to be displayed among other apps.
6. Click Save.

You have successfully configured the Staffbase platform to be used within Microsoft Teams.

How Users Will View Staffbase Platform Within Microsoft Teams

When accessing the Staffbase platform from the Microsoft Teams for the first time, users are directed to sign in to your app using their credentials.