check before: 2024-12-01
Product:
Teams
Platform:
Mac, US Instances, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
New feature, Admin impact, User impact
Links:
Details:
Teams meeting participants will be able to edit their display name, enabling more flexibility in their meeting presence, regardless of their tenant set display name. Users can make this change during the meeting and it will persist throughout the duration of the meeting.
Change Category:
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Scope:
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Release Phase:
General Availability, Targeted Release (Entire Organization), Targeted Release (Select People)
Created:
2023-03-22
updated:
2024-10-03
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Direct effects for Operations**
- Impact on IT Operations
- Increased support requests from users unfamiliar with the new feature.
- Roles impacted: IT Support Staff, Help Desk Technicians
- Potential for confusion or misuse of display names leading to identity issues during meetings.
- Roles impacted: IT Security Administrators, Compliance Officers
- Impact on IT Services
- Need for updates to user training materials and documentation to reflect the new functionality.
- Roles impacted: IT Training Coordinators, Knowledge Management Specialists
- Possible integration issues with third-party applications that rely on fixed display names for user identification.
- Roles impacted: IT Integration Specialists, Application Administrators
- Impact on IT Users
- Users may inadvertently change their display names to inappropriate or unprofessional terms, leading to potential reputational damage.
- Roles impacted: All Employees, Team Leaders, HR Representatives
- Enhanced user experience and personalization, leading to increased engagement in meetings.
- Roles impacted: All Employees, Project Managers
- Impact on IT Administrators
- Increased monitoring required to ensure compliance with company policies regarding display names.
- Roles impacted: IT Compliance Officers, System Administrators
- Need for adjustments in user management policies to accommodate the new flexibility in display names.
- Roles impacted: IT Policy Managers, User Account Administrators
- Dependencies and Interdependencies
- The change may affect integration with other Microsoft 365 services, such as Outlook and SharePoint, where display names are used.
- Roles impacted: IT System Integrators, Microsoft 365 Administrators
- Potential impact on reporting and analytics tools that aggregate user data based on display names.
- Roles impacted: Data Analysts, Business Intelligence Developers
References:
- Microsoft Teams Updates: [Microsoft Teams Blog](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftTeamsBlog)
- Microsoft 365 Compliance: [Microsoft Compliance Documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/compliance-overview?view=o365-worldwide)
Opportunities**
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Potentional Risks**
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Data Protection**
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-10-03 | RM Release | November CY2024 | December CY2024 |
| 2024-09-10 | RM Release | October CY2024 | November CY2024 |
| 2024-08-06 | RM Release | September CY2024 | October CY2024 |
| 2024-07-16 | RM Release | August CY2024 | September CY2024 |
| 2024-06-15 | RM Release | July CY2024 | August CY2024 |
| 2024-05-16 | RM Release | June CY2024 | July CY2024 |
| 2024-04-17 | RM Release | May CY2024 | June CY2024 |
| 2024-03-15 | RM Release | April CY2024 | May CY2024 |
| 2024-02-08 | RM Release | March CY2024 | April CY2024 |
| 2023-11-28 | RM Release | January CY2024 | March CY2024 |
| 2023-10-14 | RM Release | November CY2023 | January CY2024 |
| 2023-09-27 | RM Release | October CY2023 | November CY2023 |
| 2023-08-18 | RM Description | Teams meeting participants will be able to rename themselves in order to have flexible representation in different meetings, regardless of their tenant set display name. | Teams meeting participants will be able to edit their display name, enabling more flexibility in their meeting presence, regardless of their tenant set display name. Users can make this change during the meeting and it will persist throughout the duration of the meeting. |
| 2023-08-18 | RM Title | Microsoft Teams: Ability for meeting participants to rename themselves | Microsoft Teams: Ability for meeting participants to edit their display name |
| 2023-08-05 | RM Release | September CY2023 | October CY2023 |
| 2023-07-11 | RM Release | August CY2023 | September CY2023 |
| 2023-06-14 | RM Release | July CY2023 | August CY2023 |
| 2023-05-16 | RM Release | June CY2023 | July CY2023 |
| 2023-04-28 | RM Release | May CY2023 | June CY2023 |
| 2023-04-28 | RM Release Phase | General Availability | General Availability, Targeted Release (Entire Organization), Targeted Release (Select People) |
| 2023-04-27 | RM Release | July CY2023 | May CY2023 |
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