Commands › Microsoft Teams
New-CsTeamsPersonalAttendantPolicy
**Limited Preview:** Functionality described in this document is currently in limited preview and only authorized organizations have access. Use this cmdlet to create a new instance of a Teams Personal Attendant Policy. When policy modifications are temporarily blocked, new policy instances can be created successfully if the following parameters are kept at their default values (`EnabledUserOverride`): `PersonalAttendant`, `CallScreening`, `CalendarBookings`, `InboundInternalCalls`, `InboundFederatedCalls`, `InboundPSTNCalls`. The **AutomaticTranscription** and **AutomaticRecording** parameter
Quick start script
# New-CsTeamsPersonalAttendantPolicy — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-MicrosoftTeams -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -ApplicationId $appId -TenantId $tenantId
# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-CsTeamsPersonalAttendantPolicy
$before | Format-List
# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
New-CsTeamsPersonalAttendantPolicy -WhatIf
New-CsTeamsPersonalAttendantPolicy
# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-CsTeamsPersonalAttendantPolicy
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)Syntax
New-CsTeamsPersonalAttendantPolicy [-Identity <string>] [-PersonalAttendant <string>] [-CallScreening <string>] [-CalendarBookings <string>] [-InboundInternalCalls <string>] [-InboundFederatedCalls <string>] [-InboundPSTNCalls <string>] [-AutomaticTranscription <string>] [-AutomaticRecording <string>] [-Confirm] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]Parameters (12)
| Parameter | Type | Required | What it controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| -Identity | String | Name of the policy instance being created. | |
| -PersonalAttendant | String | Enables the user to use the personal attendant | |
| -CallScreening | String | Enables the user to use the personal attendant call context evaluation features | |
| -CalendarBookings | String | Enables the user to use the personal attendant calendar related features | |
| -InboundInternalCalls | String | Enables the user to use the personal attendant for incoming domain calls | |
| -InboundFederatedCalls | String | Enables the user to use the personal attendant for incoming calls from other domains | |
| -InboundPSTNCalls | String | Enables the user to use the personal attendant for incoming PSTN calls | |
| -AutomaticTranscription | String | Enables the user to use the automatic storing of personal attendant call transcriptions | |
| -AutomaticRecording | String | Enables the user to use the automatic storing of personal attendant call recordings | |
| -Confirm | SwitchParameter | Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet. | |
| -Force | SwitchParameter | Suppresses any confirmation prompts that would otherwise be displayed before making changes. | |
| -WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run. |
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