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title: Collaborate using Microsoft Teams from an interaction record in Service Operations Workspace
description: You can initiate a chat or make conference calls using Microsoft Teams to communicate with stakeholders to resolve the issue.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/service-operations-workspace/collaborate-interaction-ms-teams-sow.html
release: australia
product: Service Operations Workspace
classification: service-operations-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Interaction Management in Service Operations Workspace, Operating IT services in your organization, Service Operations Workspace for ITSM, IT Service Management]
---

# Collaborate using Microsoft Teams from an interaction record in Service Operations Workspace

You can initiate a chat or make conference calls using Microsoft Teams to communicate with stakeholders to resolve the issue.

## Before you begin

Role required: itil or admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Service Operations Workspace**.

2.  Select the **List** \(\[Omitted image "list-icon-new.png"\] Alt text: List icon\) icon.

3.  Select **Interactions** > **Open**.

4.  Select the interaction record.

5.  Select the **Collaborate** icon \(\[Omitted image "collab-icon-02.png"\] Alt text: Collaborate icon\) from the contextual side panel.

6.  Select **Start Microsoft Teams chat**.

7.  In the **Start Microsoft Teams chat** dialog box, specify the participants.

8.  To start a chat conversation, perform the following actions.

    1.  In the **Collaborate** panel, click the plus sign \(+\), and select **Start Microsoft Teams chat**.

    2.  In the **Start Microsoft Teams chat** dialog box, specify the participants.

    3.  To specify more chat options, click **Show more chat options** and specify a client.

        You can choose Microsoft Teams application or the Microsoft Teams web application.

    4.  Click **Start Chat**.

        -   A chat conversation is initiated in Microsoft Teams.
        -   All automatic chats are automatically imported to the **Collaborate** panel.
9.  To view a chat conversation, click the more options icon \(\[Omitted image "more-options-card.png"\] Alt text: more options icon\) on the chat and select **View chat**.

10. To import a chat conversation, perform one of the following actions.

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**Import a chat from any conversation**

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1.  Click the plus sign \(+\) and select **Import Microsoft Teams chat**.
2.  Under the **Choose a conversation to view details** section, select a conversation that you want to import.
3.  Select the chat and click **Import**.


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**Import a chat from a conversation in which you are a member**

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1.  From the conversation that you are a member of, click the more options icon \(\[Omitted image "more-options-card.png"\] Alt text: more options icon\) and select **View chat**.
2.  Click the filter chat messages icon \(\[Omitted image "filter-icon.png"\] Alt text: filter chat messages icon\) and select the type of messages you want to view.
3.  Select the required messages and click **Import**.


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**Parent Topic:**[Interaction Management in Service Operations Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/service-operations-workspace/interaction-sow.md)

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