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Diagram illustrating the deep integration between Salesforce CRM data and Microsoft Teams collaboration features
Integration

Salesforce & Microsoft Partnership for Teams Integration

The short answer

This article outlines the collaboration integration between Salesforce and Microsoft Teams designed for sales and service teams. It details capabilities for sharing inline customer details in chat streams, pinning record tabs to channels, and managing administrative access controls.

Key takeaways Share key customer contact information and record details directly inline within Microsoft Teams conversations using the Salesforce message extension. Pin customer records as tabs within Teams channels to view and update vendor details, contacts, and activity history in a centralized workspace. Configure administrative visibility settings to determine whether shared CRM data displays within a secured team or requires a Salesforce login. Use integrated Teams channels to accelerate response times and coordination across departments for open service cases.

Considering customer needs, Microsoft partners with Salesforce to achieve goal of making collaboration and meetings between teams easier.

For sales teams, the integration will help bring sales teams together more easily and help make up for some of the hallway discussions that are now missing from many salespeople’s daily routine in light of the current work-from-home environment. For service teams, the integration will enable better coordination and faster response times to open cases, allowing for more team collaboration both within the service department and outside.

With a Salesforce message extension integration,

  • Integrate key customer details right inline within a conversation
  • Keeping details right in context and alongside conversations
  • Relevant details around customer contact information are displayed within the broader chat stream.
  • Administrators can also choose and determine the level of visibility for this information – whether details can be shared within a secured team, or whether they require a Salesforce log-in to display.
  • Pin customer information as a Tab in a channel. Within this Tab, Sales Rep can see and update key vendor information, related contacts, and view updates and activities all in one place. This facilitates a workflow where you use a team or channel per customer to holistically manage all aspects of that relationship.

This feature is still in pilot mode, Salesforce customer need to follow this article in order to setup the connection between Salesforce and Microsoft teams.

Frequently asked questions

How does Salesforce integrate with Microsoft Teams chat?

The Salesforce message extension allows users to embed customer contact information and relevant CRM details inline within Microsoft Teams conversations and chat streams.

Can you view and edit Salesforce records in Microsoft Teams tabs?

Yes, customer information can be pinned as a tab in a Teams channel. From this tab, sales representatives can view and update vendor information, access related contacts, and track relationship activities.

How do administrators control Salesforce data visibility in Microsoft Teams?

Administrators can set permissions to determine whether customer details can be viewed directly within a secured team or if users must log in to Salesforce to display the data.

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