Add Shortcut to OneDrive from Teams Files Tab or S...

3hree8ight5ive · ‎10-02-2023

I have a Flow that creates a new Teams channel along with several folders inside that channel's Files Tab. I want the Flow to automatically add a shortcut to OneDrive for at least the account of the user initiating the Flow, but additional users would also be very useful. Is there a relatively straightforward way to do this? I have only found very convoluted quasi-solutions involving PowerShell and Graph API. If those are the only available methods, so be it, but was hoping there's a simpler solution.

Many thanks in advance!

FLMike · ‎10-02-2023

Hi,

One important detail missing... Post it where or do you mean add a shortcut "inside of one drive?" itself, like an actual new shortcut?

Yeah thats not a normal PA thing to do.

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3hree8ight5ive · ‎10-02-2023

Thanks @FLMike. To clarify, in a Teams Channel's Files Tab there is a button called "Add Shortcut to OneDrive". It's also present in the channel's SharePoint library. Clicking it automatically syncs the Files Tab (or SharePoint Library's) contents to the user's OneDrive. I'm hoping to be able to automate this step in a Flow I'm using that creates a new Teams Channel. Hopefully that clarifies things? Thanks again.

FLMike · ‎10-02-2023

HI,

Oh, well truthfully it depends if the Flow is running as the User, or in a context that can write to the users OneDrive.

You can easily do a List Files on the SharePoint library, do an Apply to Each and then do a Get File Contents (SharePoint), then Create File (giving it the users OneDrive, file name and Contents from the Get File Contents.

So yes you can do this easy. But how do you want to trigger it? But no you wouldn't be using the Shortcut thingee at all.

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3hree8ight5ive · ‎10-02-2023

Wow, @FLMike , thanks for the swift reply!

The Flow is running as the User. This action would be triggered as part of a larger Instant Cloud Flow that creates a new Teams Channel, populates that channel's Files Tab (and SharePoint Library) with a large folder structure containing documents and many subfolders.

So, essentially, what you're suggesting would recreate the entire folder structure on the User's OneDrive? No need to use the Shortcut, I'm mainly interested in reproducing its effect.

Thanks!

FLMike · ‎10-02-2023

Hi,

I'm not sure we are or aren't saying the same thing.

You said

Clicking it automatically syncs the Files Tab (or SharePoint Library's) contents to the user's OneDrive.

Which means its not short cuts, you said it syncs the files tab contents, which is what i described you doing yes.

Apologies, maybe you were agreeing with me or maybe you just said it differently than you meant (try syncing versus short cuts).

My suggestion wont create short cuts, it will create copies.

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3hree8ight5ive · ‎10-02-2023

Ah, I see. Yes, the "Add Shortcut to OneDrive" button syncs or creates a shared linkage to the SharePoint library in the User's OneDrive, so it's not a copy, it's a direct link to the same files. There's no way to do that within a Flow?

Thank you!