from 05/11/2020 to 05/17/2020
10 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 11 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
Please note: Only common Message Center messages are in this list you should always check your Message Center for additional messages
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Changes
MC How Affect changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC212676 | (Updated) New Feature: Cortana Briefing email | The https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-overview Cortana Briefing email helps users stay in control of their calendar and tasks as well as helping them protect time for independent work. If there is relevant content, your affected users will receive the email at the beginning of each work day; at least one task must be detected for there to be a daily mail. This setting is enabled by default. Admins can disable this feature in the new Microsoft 365 admin center. Your users can opt-out of the Cortana Briefing email by selecting Unsubscribe, located near the bottom of all Briefing emails. The customized email is only available to an end user; no administrator or manager can see another individual's briefing email. All data is stored inside the user?s mailbox. The Cortana Briefing email is subject to the same https://docs.microsoft.com/office365/admin/security-and-compliance/gdpr-compliance?view=o365-worldwide GDPR compliance terms as Office 365. |
The https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-overview Briefing email from Cortana helps users start their day on track by surfacing information on upcoming meetings and outstanding tasks as well as protecting your time for independent work. If there is relevant content, these users will receive the email at the beginning of each workday; at least one task must be detected for there to be a daily mail.
This setting is enabled by default. The customized email is only available to an end user; no administrator or manager can see another individual's briefing email. All data is stored inside the user?s mailbox. The Cortana Briefing email is subject to the same https://docs.microsoft.com/office365/admin/security-and-compliance/gdpr-compliance?view=o365-worldwide GDPR compliance terms as Office 365. |
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MC IsMajorChange changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC212414 | Microsoft Teams support for Egnyte as a Third party cloud storage provider | False | True | N/A |
MC Messages changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC212676 | (Updated) New Feature: Cortana Briefing email | After this feature rolls out, your end users will receive an automatically-generated Cortana Briefing email unless you disable the feature for your tenant. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=4filters=searchterms=57204 Roadmap ID 57204. When this will happen We will begin rolling out the Cortana Briefing email in mid-May 2020. The rollout will be complete by mid-June. |
Updated May 13, 2020; We have updated the post, below to provide clarity and correct instructions for disabling the Briefing email. We apologize for any confusion. After this feature rolls out, your end users will receive an automatically-generated Briefing email from Cortana unless you disable the feature for your tenant. The Briefing email is a personalized brief in Outlook with important information on upcoming meetings and outstanding tasks, so you're prepared for the day ahead. Only users (1) 'https://docs.microsoft.com/office365/admin/manage/release-options-in-office-365#targeted-release' target=blank;who are part of Targeted Release updates, (2) who have an Exchange Online license, and (3) whose Office language is English will receive the Briefing email. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=4filters=searchterms=57204 Roadmap ID 57204. When this will happen We will begin rolling out the Briefing email from Cortana in mid-May 2020. The rollout will be complete by mid-June. |
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| MC208356 | (Updated) Feature update: Command bar menu updates for Power Automate (formerly Flow) | Updated April 20, 2020; This change is gradually rolling out to standard release customers. Roll-out will be completed by the end of April. The Command Bar in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business is being reorganized to group automation features together. Branding is also being updated to reflect the product name change from ?Flow? to ?Power Automate?. |
Updated May 13, 2020; We are please to share this change has now rolled out completely. The Command Bar in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business is being reorganized to group automation features together. Branding is also being updated to reflect the product name change from ?Flow? to ?Power Automate?. |
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MC prepare changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC212676 | (Updated) New Feature: Cortana Briefing email | There is nothing you need to do to prepare for the change unless you wish to disable the Cortana Briefing email in https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal the new Microsoft 365 admin center. To disable the feature; Expand Settings in the left pane Select Settings gt; Briefing email (Preview) Then de-select the check box item, Let people in your organization receive Briefing email Find the Briefing email settings from the new Microsoft 365 admin center. You might consider updating your user training and notifying your help desk. Learn more about the https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-overview Cortana Briefing email and https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-privacy how Microsoft protects your privacy. |
There is nothing you need to do to prepare for the change 'https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-admin' target=blank;unless you wish to disable the Briefing email using 'https://review.docs.microsoft.com/en-us/Briefing/be-admin' target=blank;PowerShell.
To disable the feature; You might consider updating your user training and notifying your help desk. Learn more about the https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-overview Cortana Briefing email and https://docs.microsoft.com/briefing/be-privacy how Microsoft protects your privacy. |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC212676 | (Updated) New Feature: Cortana Briefing email | New Feature; Cortana Briefing email | (Updated) New Feature; Cortana Briefing email | N/A |
| MC208356 | (Updated) Feature update: Command bar menu updates for Power Automate (formerly Flow) | Updated- Feature update; Command bar menu updates for Power Automate (formerly Flow) | (Updated) Feature update; Command bar menu updates for Power Automate (formerly Flow) | N/A |
MC to RM link changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC212678 | New update channel available; changing update channel default for new tenants; existing update channel names changing | 63585,63591,63757 | N/A | |
| MC212676 | New Feature: Cortana Briefing email | 57204 | N/A | |
| MC213330 | Updated Feature: Invite a group or distribution list to a Teams meeting | 63987 | N/A | |
| MC213326 | New Feature: Productivity Score Employee experience Preview available | 46529 | N/A | |
| MC213433 | Feature update: Microsoft Search comes to SharePoint and OneDrive | 34273 | N/A | |
| MC213423 | Feature Update: Office.com home page layout and navigation | 64019 | N/A | |
| MC213422 | New hyperlink and date and time editors, improved column editing for SharePoint lists and document libraries | 63275,63277 | N/A | |
| MC213457 | New Feature: Microsoft Teams room management within Teams Admin Center | 64022 | N/A |
CW20 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
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| MC212697 | New Feature: AutoClaim Policy for products containing Microsoft Teams | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC212684 | Updates available for the Office 365 ProPlus on all Channels | Stay Informed | Office Client Applications | False | N/A |
| MC212678 | New update channel available; changing update channel default for new tenants; existing update channel names changing | Plan For Change | True | N/A | |
| MC212675 | Cyber Security awareness kit for end user training | Stay Informed | False | N/A | |
| MC213330 | Updated Feature: Invite a group or distribution list to a Teams meeting | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC213177 | Planned Maintenance: Power BI | Stay Informed | Power BI | False | N/A |
| MC213433 | Feature update: Microsoft Search comes to SharePoint and OneDrive | Stay Informed | OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC213423 | Feature Update: Office.com home page layout and navigation | Stay Informed | Office for the web | False | N/A |
| MC213422 | New hyperlink and date and time editors, improved column editing for SharePoint lists and document libraries | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC213376 | New Feature: Teams support in the SharePoint Migration Tool | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC213457 | New Feature: Microsoft Teams room management within Teams Admin Center | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
