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Adds new sample "find-obsolete-m365-groups" (replaces old PR) #6538

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Add new sample to find obsolete m365 groups in the tenant. Closes #2475
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fix typos and change several minor implementations due to readabiltiy
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change console output to make the output path more precise for the user
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fix error related to comparison in case that group is empty
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[
{
"name": "pnp-find-obsolete-m365-groups",
"source": "pnp",
"title": "Finding Obsolete Microsoft 365 Groups with PowerShell",
"url": "https://pnp.github.io/cli-microsoft365/sample-scripts/entra/find-obsolete-m365-groups",
"creationDateTime": "2024-08-14",
"updateDateTime": "2024-08-14",
"shortDescription": "Understand to what extent the Microsoft 365 groups in your tenant are being used or even not.",
"longDescription": [
"Like any resource within your Microsoft 365 tenant, M365 Groups can become unused over time. This routine uses PowerShell with CLI for Microsoft 365 to create a report of all M365 groups that are possibly obsolete."
],
"products": ["SharePoint", "M365 Groups", "Teams", "Exchange Online"],
"categories": [],
"tags": [
"provisioning",
"libraries",
"group mailbox",
"governance",
"m365 groups",
"teams",
"usage",
"insights"
],
"metadata": [
{
"key": "CLI-FOR-MICROSOFT365",
"value": "v10.0.0"
}
],
"thumbnails": [
{
"type": "image",
"order": 100,
"url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pnp/cli-microsoft365/main/docs/docs/sample-scripts/find-obsolete-m365-groups/assets/preview.png",
"alt": "preview image for the sample"
}
],
"authors": [
{
"gitHubAccount": "tmaestrini",
"pictureUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/69770609?v=4",
"name": "Tobias Maestrini"
}
],
"references": [
{
"name": "Want to learn more about CLI for Microsoft 365 and the commands",
"description": "Check out the CLI for Microsoft 365 site to get started and for the reference to the commands.",
"url": "https://aka.ms/cli-m365"
},
{
"name": "Original article by Tony Redmond",
"description": "Check out the original article on which this script is based.",
"url": "https://petri.com/identifying-obsolete-office-365-groups-powershell"
}
]
}
]
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---
tags:
- libraries
- group mailbox
- governance
- teams
- m365 groups
---

import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

# Finding obsolete Microsoft 365 groups with PowerShell

Author: [Tobias Maestrini](https://github.com/tmaestrini)

This script is based on the [original article](https://petri.com/identifying-obsolete-office-365-groups-powershell) written by [Tony Redmond](https://twitter.com/12Knocksinna).

Like any resource within your Microsoft 365 tenant, M365 Groups can become unused over time.

This routine uses PowerShell with CLI for Microsoft 365
- to gather insights about SharePoint file activity within the related SharePoint site,
- to do a check against conversation items in the group mailbox,
- to denote the amount of active people (group owners, members and guests) in the group.

These metrics can help us understand the extent to which the resource is being used from a governance perspective – or even not.
Use this script to create a report of all M365 groups that are possibly obsolete.

<Tabs>
<TabItem value="PowerShell">

```powershell
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

class GroupInfo {
[PSCustomObject] $Reference
[PSCustomObject] $Membership
[PSCustomObject] $SharePointStatus
[PSCustomObject] $MailboxStatus
[PSCustomObject] $ChatStatus
[string] $TestStatus
[string[]] $Reasons
}

function Start-Routine {
# START ROUTINE
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [Switch] $KeepConnectionsAlive,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [Switch] $KeepOutputPath
)

try {
Initialize-Params
if ($KeepOutputPath.IsPresent) { Initialize-ExportPath -KeepOutputPath }
else { Initialize-ExportPath }
Get-AllM365Groups
Get-AllGuestUsers
Get-AllTeamSites
Start-GroupInsightsTests

Write-Host "`n✔︎ Routine terminated" -ForegroundColor Green
if (!$KeepConnectionsAlive.IsPresent) {
m365 logout
}
}
catch {
Write-Error $_.Exception.Message
}
}

function Initialize-Params {
Write-Host "🚀 Generating report of obsolete M365 groups within your organization"

# define globals
if ($null -eq $Global:Path) { $Global:Path = $null }
$Script:ReportPath = $null
$Script:Groups = @()
$Script:Guests = @()
$Script:TeamSites = @()
$Global:ObsoleteGroups = [System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[string, GroupInfo]]::new()

Write-Output "Connecting to M365 tenant: please follow the instructions."
Write-output "IMPORTANT: You'll need to have at least global reader permissions!`n"
if ((m365 status --output text) -eq "Logged out") {
m365 login
}
}

function Initialize-ExportPath {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [Switch] $KeepOutputPath
)

if (!$KeepOutputPath.IsPresent -or $null -eq $Global:Path) {
$Script:Path = Read-Host "Set the path to the folder where you want to export the report data as csv file"
}

$TestPath = Test-Path -Path $Script:Path
$tStamp = (Get-Date).ToString("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss")
if ($TestPath -ne $true) {
New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $Script:Path | Out-Null
Write-Host "Will create file in $($Script:Path): M365GroupsReport-$tStamp.csv" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
else {
Write-Host "Following report file will be created in $($Script:Path): 'M365GroupsReport-$($tStamp).csv'."
Write-Host "`nAll data will be exported to $($Script:Path): M365GroupsReport-$($tStamp).csv." -ForegroundColor Blue
Write-Host "Do not edit this file during the scan." -ForegroundColor Blue
}
$Script:ReportPath = "$($Script:Path)/M365GroupsReport-$($tStamp).csv"
}

function Get-AllM365Groups {
$groups = m365 entra m365group list --includeSiteUrl | ConvertFrom-Json
$Script:Groups = $groups | Where-Object { $null -ne $_.siteUrl }
}

function Get-AllGuestUsers {
$Script:Guests = m365 entra user list --type Guest | ConvertFrom-Json
}

function Get-AllTeamSites {
$Script:TeamSites = m365 spo site list --type TeamSite | ConvertFrom-Json
}

function Start-GroupInsightsTests {
Write-Host "Checking $($Script:Groups.Count) groups for activity"

$Script:Groups | ForEach-Object {
$groupInfo = [GroupInfo]::new()
$groupInfo.Reference = $_
$groupInfo.Membership = @{Owners = 0; Members = 0; Guests = 0}
$groupInfo.TestStatus = "🟢 OK"

Write-Host "☀︎ $($groupInfo.Reference.displayName)"

# Tests
Test-GroupMembership -Group $groupInfo
Test-SharePointActivity -Group $groupInfo
Test-ConversationActivity -Group $groupInfo

# Report
New-Report -Group $groupInfo
}

#Give feedback to user
Write-Host "`n-------------------------------------------------------------------"
Write-Host "`SUMMARY" -ForegroundColor DarkGreen
Write-Host "`-------------------------------------------------------------------"
Write-Host "`n👉 Found $($Global:ObsoleteGroups.Count) group$($Global:ObsoleteGroups.Count -gt 1 ? 's' : '') with possibly low activity."
Write-Host "` Please review the report: " -NoNewline
Write-Host "$($Script:ReportPath)" -ForegroundColor DarkBlue
}

function Test-GroupMembership {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [GroupInfo] $Group
)

# Original lists
$users = m365 entra m365group user list --groupId $Group.Reference.id | ConvertFrom-Json
$owners = $users | Where-Object { $_.roles -contains "Owner" }
$members = $users | Where-Object { $_.roles -contains "Member" -and $_.id -notin $Script:Guests.id }
$guests = $users | Where-Object { $_.id -in $Script:Guests.id }

# Modify the $members list to only contain users that are not in the $owners list
if($null -ne $owners -and $null -ne $members) {
$members = Compare-Object $members $owners -PassThru
}

$Group.Membership = [PSCustomObject][ordered] @{
Owners = $owners ?? @()
Members = $members ?? @()
Guests = $guests ?? @()
}

if ($owners.Count -eq 0) {
Write-Host " → potentially obsolete (abandoned group: no owner)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
$reason = "Low user count"

$Group.Membership | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Status -Value "Abandoned ($reason)"
$Group.TestStatus = "🟡 Warning"
$Group.Reasons += $reason

try {
$Global:ObsoleteGroups.Add($Group.Reference.id, $Group)
}
catch { }
return
}

if ($Group.Membership.Owners.Count -le 1 -and ($Group.Membership.Members.Count + $Group.Membership.Guests.Count) -eq 0) {
Write-Host " → potentially obsolete (abandoned group: only $($Group.Membership.Owners.Count) owner left)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
$reason = "Low owner count"

$Group.Membership | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Status -Value "Abandoned ($reason)"
$Group.TestStatus = "🟡 Warning"
$Group.Reasons += $reason

try {
$Global:ObsoleteGroups.Add($Group.Reference.id, $Group)
}
catch { }
}
}

function Test-SharePointActivity {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [GroupInfo] $Group
)

function Get-ParsedDate {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [String] $JavascriptDateString
)

$dateParts = [regex]::Matches($JavascriptDateString, '\d+') | ForEach-Object { $_.Value }

# Convert the parts to integers
$year = [int]$dateParts[0]
$month = [int]$dateParts[1] + 1
$day = [int]$dateParts[2]
$hour = [int]$dateParts[3]
$minute = [int]$dateParts[4]
$second = [int]$dateParts[5]

# return a DateTime object
$dateObject = New-Object -TypeName DateTime -ArgumentList $year, $month, $day, $hour, $minute, $second
$dateObject
}

$WarningDate = (Get-Date).AddDays(-90)

$spoSite = $Script:TeamSites | Where-Object { $_.GroupId -eq "/Guid($($Group.Reference.id))/" }
$spoSite.LastContentModifiedDate = Get-ParsedDate -JavascriptDateString $spoSite.LastContentModifiedDate
if ($spoSite.LastContentModifiedDate -lt $WarningDate) {
Write-Host " → potentially obsolete (SPO last content modified: $($spoSite.LastContentModifiedDate))" -ForegroundColor Yellow
$reason = "Low SharePoint activity ($($spoSite.LastContentModifiedDate))"

$Group.SharePointStatus = @{
Reason = $reason
}
$Group.TestStatus = "🟡 Warning"
$Group.Reasons += $reason

try {
$Global:ObsoleteGroups.Add($Group.Reference.id, $Group)
}
catch { }
}
}

function Test-ConversationActivity {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [GroupInfo] $Group
)

$WarningDate = (Get-Date).AddDays(-365)

$conversations = m365 entra m365group conversation list --groupId $Group.Reference.id | ConvertFrom-Json | Sort-Object -Property lastDeliveredDateTime -Descending
$latestConversation = $conversations | Where-Object {
[datetime]$_.lastDeliveredDateTime -gt $WarningDate.Date
} | Select-Object -First 1

$Group.MailboxStatus = @{
NumberOfConversations = $conversations.Length
LastConversation = $conversations ? $conversations[0].lastDeliveredDateTime : "n/a"
OutdatedConversations = 0
Reason = ""
}

# Return if there are no conversations or the latest conversation is not outdated
if (!$conversations -or $latestConversation.Count -eq 1) { return }

$outdatedConversations = $conversations | Where-Object {
[datetime]$_.lastDeliveredDateTime -lt $WarningDate
}

Write-Host " → potentially obsolete ($($outdatedConversations.Length) conversation item$($outdatedConversations.Length -gt 1 ? 's' : '') created more than 1 year ago)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
$reason = "$($outdatedConversations.Length) conversation item$($outdatedConversations.Length -gt 1 ? 's' : '') created more than 1 year ago"

$Group.MailboxStatus.OutdatedConversations = $outdatedConversations | Sort-Object -Property lastDeliveredDateTime
$Group.MailboxStatus.Reason = $reason
$Group.TestStatus = "🟡 Warning"
$Group.Reasons += $reason

try {
$Global:ObsoleteGroups.Add($Group.Reference.id, $Group)
}
catch { }
}

function New-Report {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [GroupInfo] $Group
)

$exportObject = [PSCustomObject][ordered] @{
"Group Name" = $Group.Reference.displayName
Description = $Group.Reference.description
"Managed by" = $Group.Membership.Owners ? $Group.Membership.Owners.displayName -join ", " : "n/a"
Owners = $Group.Membership.Owners.Count
Members = $Group.Membership.Members.Count
Guests = $Group.Membership.Guests.Count
"Group Status" = $Group.Membership.Status ?? "Normal"
"Number of Conversations" = $Group.MailboxStatus.NumberOfConversations ? $Group.MailboxStatus.NumberOfConversations : "n/a"
"Last Conversation" = $Group.MailboxStatus.LastConversation
"Conversation Status" = $Group.MailboxStatus.Reason ?? "Normal"
"Team enabled" = $Group.Reference.resourceProvisioningOptions -contains 'Team' ? "True" : "False"
"SPO Status" = $Group.SharePointStatus.Reason ?? "Normal"
"SPO Activity" = $Group.SharePointStatus ? "Low / No document library usage" : "Document library in use"
"Number of warnings" = $Group.Reasons.Count
Status = $Group.TestStatus
}

$exportObject | Export-Csv -Path $Script:ReportPath -Append -NoTypeInformation
}

# START the report generation
Start-Routine #-KeepConnectionsAlive -KeepOutputPath
```
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