Microsoft Teams delivery

The Microsoft Teams delivery sends documents generated by your process to a Teams channel.

Install Microsoft Teams app

Before using the Microsoft Teams delivery, upload the Plumsail Documents app to Microsoft Teams. Follow the steps below to do it:

  1. Download Plumsail Documents app for Microsoft Teams.

  2. Open Microsoft Teams admin center -> Manage Apps, and click Upload new app.

Teams admin center - manage apps
  1. Select PlumsailDocuments.zip and upload it. You’ll see the New app added message after the upload completes.

New app added
  1. You can use the search bar to quickly find the Documents app in the list.

Teams app search
  1. Open Microsoft Teams console and go to Apps. Search for “Plumsail Documents”.

Teams search documents app
  1. Add Plumsail Documents to MS Teams.

Teams add documents app
  1. Select the channel and click Go.

Teams add documents app to channel

Configure delivery

Before configuring the delivery, connect your Slack workspace:

Connect to Microsoft Teams delivery

Once connected, configure the Teams delivery settings:

Teams delivery settings

Specify the Team and Channel, then enter the message text. See how to use tokens in the message body.

Use tokens inside message body

You can insert values from your data using tokens. Click { } to open the list of available tokens.

For example, if your data contains a property called address, insert it using the token {{address}}. Tokens work the same way as in document templates and also support value functions.

You can also use predefined tokens:

  • {{@date}} - the current date and time

  • {{@number}} - the current document number.

Formatting options

Microsoft Teams messages support formatting options such as bold text, headers, and hyperlinks. See the full list in the Microsoft article .

These are some common examples.

Style

Syntax

bold

**text**

italic

*text*

header (levels 1–3)

### Text

strikethrough

~~text~~

hyperlink

[Plumsail](https://plumsail.com/)