LifeCycle Management Templates

Templates can be created to automate Teams Calling policies and number assignment for users and can then be bound to Azure AD security groups in Binding Templates to Security Groups. You can create templates to apply to logical group associations in your Active Directory tree. For example, create template groups according to regional sites or functional units. Number ranges can be assigned from configured ranges (see Managing Number Ranges) or from an external file (see

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To manage templates:

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In the Service portal Navigation pane, select LifeCycle Management Templates.

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To create a new template:

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From the template drop-down list, click Create. A new template is created with a random number (e.g. New-Template).

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In the Selected Template box, enter the desired name.

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Complete the Policy and Telephony settings section, and then select the policies you wish to assign.

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From the Additional Policies drop-down list, select the desired Teams Policies, and then click Add Policy.

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Select the Policy Value for the selected policies. In the example above, the value is <Automatic>.

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Enable Enterprise Voice option to enable Phone System in Microsoft 365 voice services. When configuring the Customer M365 Tenant voice in a template, a telephone number can automatically be assigned on user creation. A choice can be made from a selection of source numbers.

Enterprise Voice Phone Number Configuration

Parameter	Description
Assign Number From	Assign a phone number using one of the following range definitions: ■ Phone ■ Home ■ Mobile ■ Number Range ■ IpPhone ■ File
Number Range	Configures one of the predefined number ranges configured in Section Managing Number Ranges. This parameter is displayed when “Number Range” is displayed above.
Use Extensions	Determines whether extensions are configured.
Number of Digits	Configures the number of digits of the extension. This parameter is displayed when the “Use Extensions” check box is selected.

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When you have completed the configuration, click Submit All Changes.

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For Additional Templates Management:

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Click Reload to reload an existing template.

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Click Clone as to clone an existing template.

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Click Delete to delete an existing template.