M365 Changelog: Adding a restore option to the Manage Tags Tab

MC346913 – Updated April 14, 2022: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In the near future, Microsoft will be adding a restore option on the Manage Tags tab (Manage Team > Manage Tags). This update will make it so that when tags are deleted, they will be kept in a deleted section in the Tags tab and can be restored for up to 30 days from the date of deletion.

Note: This is similar to the lifecycle management for Teams Channels.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88318.

When this will happen:

Standard: Microsoft will begin rolling this out in mid-May (previously early April) and expects to complete rollout early June.

Government: Microsoft will begin rolling this out in mid-June (previously late April) and expects to complete rollout early July (previously late June).

How this will affect your organization:

If the tag setting at the manage team level for “Tags are managed by” is set so to “Team owners and members,” then all team members will be able to see and restore deleted tags.

If the tag setting at the manage team level for “Tags are managed by” is set so to “Team owners,” then only team owners will be able to see and restore deleted tags.

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What you need to do to prepare:

You might want to notify your users (especially your Team Owners) about this change and update your training and documentation as appropriate.