Create Classifications for MS Teams in Azure

Time needed: 5 minutes

Create classifications in Mirosoft Azure via PowerShell:

1. Create classification in Microsoft Azure

   In order to use classifications in Teams, however, they must first be created in Microsoft Azure via PowerShell. The names and descriptions of the classifications can be adapted to your needs. Simply exchange them in the following script:
   
   Install-Module AzureADPreview
Connect-AzureAD
Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate
$Template = Get-AzureADDirectorySettingTemplate | ? {$_.Displayname -eq "Group.Unified"}
$TemplateSettings = $Template.CreateDirectorySetting()
$TemplateSettings["ClassificationList"] = "Confidential,Restricted,Internal Use,Public"
$TemplateSettings["ClassificationDescriptions"] = "Confidential:High business impact. Normally accessible only to specified members,Restricted:Normally accessible only to specified and/or relevant members,Internal Use:Normally accessible to all employees,Public:Accessible to all members of the public"
$TemplateSettings["DefaultClassification"] = "Internal Use"
New-AzureADDirectorySetting -DirectorySetting $TemplateSettings
   

2. Classifications are now created and avaiable

   After successful execution of the script the classifications are created and available.

3. If script fails, first execute the following script

   If the script fails, it is presumably because there already exists a script.
   In this case, first execute the following script and then create the classifications according to the script above.
   
   $Setting = Get-AzureADDirectorySetting | ? { $_.DisplayName -eq "Group.Unified"}
$Setting["ClassificationList"] = "Confidential,Restricted,Internal Use,Public"
$Setting["ClassificationDescriptions"] = "Confidential:High business impact. Normally accessible only to specified members,Restricted:Normally accessible only to specified and/or relevant members,Internal Use:Normally accessible to all employees,Public:Accessible to all members of the public"
$Setting["DefaultClassification"] = "Internal Use"
Set-AzureADDirectorySetting -Id $Setting.Id -DirectorySetting $Setting

4. You can now use your classifications when creating teams

   After the successful creation, the classifications can now be used when creating teams and are also available in the Teams Manager to automatically assign the correct labels to new teams.