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Azure Active Directory, eDiscovery, Entra, Entra ID, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Engage, Purview Communication Compliance, SharePoint, Yammer
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Non-Native and Hybrid Microsoft Viva Engage networks are being upgraded to Native Mode, which aligns with Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365, offering benefits like hosting Live Events and supporting eDiscovery. Upgrades start December 2022 and continue through December 2024. Some features will be lost, but alternatives are provided. Organizations can self-initiate migration or allow Microsoft to manage it.
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Updated April 11, 2024: We have updated the content to reflect the change to Viva Engage. Thank you for your patience.
Non-Native and Hybrid Microsoft Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with and mapped to their counterparts in Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. Native Mode also provides other benefits, such as the ability to host Live Events in every Viva Engage community and simplify file administration through SharePoint. Most critically, Native Mode supports eDiscovery through the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, allowing your organization to collaborate safely and securely within your Viva Engage network. 90% of Viva Engage networks are in Native Mode today, including our top 10 largest networks.
[When this will happen:]
We will begin migrating networks on December 01, 2022, and continue the upgrades through late December 2024 (previously January). The process will begin with smaller networks. If you prefer to control the timing of your upgrade, you may initiate the process on your own at any time by visiting the Microsoft 365 Native Mode page within the Network Admin pages of Viva Engage.
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| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-04-12 | MC prepare | If you would like to self-initiate your migration:
There is a step-by-step guide to Native Mode migration available. You can run an alignment report that will identify gaps in your current network alignment with Native Mode. It is critical that you back up your network’s data and communicate the migration to your users prior to running the Alignment Tool mentioned in the guide, as some data may be deleted during the process. If you would like Microsoft to initiate your migration: You are not required to take any action. You can run an alignment report that will identify gaps in your current network alignment with Native Mode. It is strongly recommended that you back up your data and communicate the migration to your users prior to your scheduled migration start date. If your alignment report reveals any blockers to migration, you can log an exception with support. If you need to postpone or schedule your migration around blackout dates: Contact Microsoft 365 support to log an exception. Please click Additional Information to learn more. https://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/configure-your-yammer-network/native-mode-step-by-step-guide https://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/get-started-with-yammer/azure-ad-b2b-guests-yammer https://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/manage-yammer-users/manage-yammer-licenses-in-office-365 https://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/manage-yammer-users/turn-off-user-access | If you would like to self-initiate your migration:
There is a step-by-step guide to Native Mode migration available. You can run an alignment report that will identify gaps in your current network alignment with Native Mode. It is critical that you back up your network’s data and communicate the migration to your users prior to running the Alignment Tool mentioned in the guide, as some data may be deleted during the process. If you would like Microsoft to initiate your migration: You are not required to take any action. You can run an alignment report that will identify gaps in your current network alignment with Native Mode. It is strongly recommended that you back up your data and communicate the migration to your users prior to your scheduled migration start date. If your alignment report reveals any blockers to migration, you can log an exception with support. If you need to postpone or schedule your migration around blackout dates: Contact Microsoft 365 support to log an exception. Please click Additional Information to learn more. https://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/configure-your-yammer-network/native-mode-step-by-step-guide https://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/get-started-with-yammer/azure-ad-b2b-guests-yammer https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/manage-engage-licenses-microsoft-365 https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/engage/manage-viva-engage-users/add-block-or-remove-users |
| 2024-04-12 | MC Summary | Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode, providing compatibility with Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365, as well as other benefits. The upgrade will begin on December 01, 2022, and continue through late December 2024. Organizations will lose access to certain features, and guests will need to be reinvited to the network. Organizations can self-initiate the migration or Microsoft can initiate it for them. Contact Microsoft 365 support to log an exception for postponing or scheduling the migration around blackout dates. | Non-Native and Hybrid Microsoft Viva Engage networks are being upgraded to Native Mode, which aligns with Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365, offering benefits like hosting Live Events and supporting eDiscovery. Upgrades start December 2022 and continue through December 2024. Some features will be lost, but alternatives are provided. Organizations can self-initiate migration or allow Microsoft to manage it. |
| 2024-04-12 | MC Last Updated | 02/19/2024 21:53:14 | 2024-04-12T00:26:26Z |
| 2024-04-12 | MC Messages | Updated February 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with and mapped to their counterparts in Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. Native Mode also provides other benefits, such as the ability to host Live Events in every Yammer community and simplify file administration through SharePoint. Most critically, Native Mode supports eDiscovery through the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, allowing your organization to collaborate safely and securely within your Yammer network. 90% of Yammer networks are in Native Mode today, including our top 10 largest networks. [When this will happen:] We will begin migrating networks on December 01, 2022, and continue the upgrades through late December 2024 (previously January). The process will begin with smaller networks. If you prefer to control the timing of your upgrade, you may initiate the process on your own at any time by visiting the Microsoft 365 Native Mode page within the Network Admin pages of Yammer. | Updated April 11, 2024: We have updated the content to reflect the change to Viva Engage. Thank you for your patience.
Non-Native and Hybrid Microsoft Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with and mapped to their counterparts in Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. Native Mode also provides other benefits, such as the ability to host Live Events in every Viva Engage community and simplify file administration through SharePoint. Most critically, Native Mode supports eDiscovery through the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, allowing your organization to collaborate safely and securely within your Viva Engage network. 90% of Viva Engage networks are in Native Mode today, including our top 10 largest networks. [When this will happen:] We will begin migrating networks on December 01, 2022, and continue the upgrades through late December 2024 (previously January). The process will begin with smaller networks. If you prefer to control the timing of your upgrade, you may initiate the process on your own at any time by visiting the Microsoft 365 Native Mode page within the Network Admin pages of Viva Engage. |
| 2024-04-12 | MC Title | (Updated) Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks are being upgraded | (Updated) Non-Native and Hybrid Microsoft Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) Networks are being upgraded |
| 2024-04-12 | MC How Affect | You will lose access to the following features:
Network-level guests Email blocked lists Secret groups If your organization has active guest users, Azure Active Directory B2B guest functionality can be used for guests who reside in the same geography as the Yammer network (US guests for US networks; EU guests for EU networks). Guests will need to be reinvited to your network. If your organization currently uses an email blocked list to manage access to your Yammer network, you can continue to manage access from the Azure Active Directory Portal. Learn more by visiting Turn off Yammer access for Office 365 users and Manage Yammer licenses in Office 365. These feature equivalents are only available to networks in Native Mode. There is no feature equivalent to secret groups in Microsoft 365; all groups must be public or private. As part of the migration process, the Yammer administrator account will be added to all groups in the network, and files may be renamed. | You will lose access to the following features:
Network-level guests Email blocked lists Secret groups If your organization has active guest users, Azure Active Directory B2B guest functionality can be used for guests who reside in the same geography as the Viva Engage network (US guests for US networks; EU guests for EU networks). Guests will need to be reinvited to your network. If your organization currently uses an email blocked list to manage access to your Viva Engage network, you can continue to manage access from the Azure Active Directory Portal. Learn more by visiting Add, block, or remove a Viva Engage user and Manage Viva Engage Core user licenses in Microsoft 365. These feature equivalents are only available to networks in Native Mode. There is no feature equivalent to secret groups in Microsoft 365; all groups must be public or private. As part of the migration process, the Viva Engage administrator account will be added to all groups in the network, and files may be renamed. |
| 2024-02-20 | MC Messages | Updated November 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with and mapped to their counterparts in Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. Native Mode also provides other benefits, such as the ability to host Live Events in every Yammer community and simplify file administration through SharePoint. Most critically, Native Mode supports eDiscovery through the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, allowing your organization to collaborate safely and securely within your Yammer network. 90% of Yammer networks are in Native Mode today, including our top 10 largest networks. [When this will happen:] We will begin migrating networks on December 01, 2022 and continue the upgrades through January 2024 (previously October). The process will begin with smaller networks. If you prefer to control the timing of your upgrade, you may initiate the process on your own at any time by visiting the Microsoft 365 Native Mode page within the Network Admin pages of Yammer. | Updated February 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with and mapped to their counterparts in Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. Native Mode also provides other benefits, such as the ability to host Live Events in every Yammer community and simplify file administration through SharePoint. Most critically, Native Mode supports eDiscovery through the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, allowing your organization to collaborate safely and securely within your Yammer network. 90% of Yammer networks are in Native Mode today, including our top 10 largest networks. [When this will happen:] We will begin migrating networks on December 01, 2022, and continue the upgrades through late December 2024 (previously January). The process will begin with smaller networks. If you prefer to control the timing of your upgrade, you may initiate the process on your own at any time by visiting the Microsoft 365 Native Mode page within the Network Admin pages of Yammer. |
| 2024-02-20 | MC Last Updated | 11/08/2023 00:32:25 | 2024-02-19T21:53:14Z |
| 2024-02-20 | MC Summary | Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode, providing compatibility with Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365, as well as other benefits. The upgrade will begin on December 01, 2022, and continue through late December 2024. Organizations will lose access to certain features, and guests will need to be reinvited to the network. Organizations can self-initiate the migration or Microsoft can initiate it for them. Contact Microsoft 365 support to log an exception for postponing or scheduling the migration around blackout dates. | |
| 2023-11-08 | MC Messages | Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with and mapped to their counterparts in Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. Native Mode also provides other benefits, such as the ability to host Live Events in every Yammer community and simplify file administration through SharePoint. Most critically, Native Mode supports eDiscovery through the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, allowing your organization to collaborate safely and securely within your Yammer network. 90% of Yammer networks are in Native Mode today, including our top 10 largest networks.
[When this will happen:] We will begin migrating networks on December 01, 2022 and continue the upgrades through October 2023. The process will begin with smaller networks. If you prefer to control the timing of your upgrade, you may initiate the process on your own at any time by visiting the Microsoft 365 Native Mode page within the Network Admin pages of Yammer. | Updated November 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with and mapped to their counterparts in Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. Native Mode also provides other benefits, such as the ability to host Live Events in every Yammer community and simplify file administration through SharePoint. Most critically, Native Mode supports eDiscovery through the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, allowing your organization to collaborate safely and securely within your Yammer network. 90% of Yammer networks are in Native Mode today, including our top 10 largest networks. [When this will happen:] We will begin migrating networks on December 01, 2022 and continue the upgrades through January 2024 (previously October). The process will begin with smaller networks. If you prefer to control the timing of your upgrade, you may initiate the process on your own at any time by visiting the Microsoft 365 Native Mode page within the Network Admin pages of Yammer. |
| 2023-11-08 | MC Title | Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks are being upgraded | (Updated) Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks are being upgraded |
| 2023-11-08 | MC Last Updated | 09/27/2023 20:14:50 | 2023-11-08T00:32:25Z |
| 2023-11-08 | MC MessageTagNames | Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, Admin impact, Retirement |
| 2023-11-08 | MC End Time | 11/30/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-03-03T09:00:00Z |
| 2023-09-28 | MC Last Updated | 09/02/2022 01:53:25 | 2023-09-27T20:14:50Z |
| 2022-09-15 | MC prepare | If you would like to self-initiate your migration:
There is a step-by-step guide to Native Mode migration available. You can run an alignment report that will identify gaps in your current network alignment with Native Mode. It is critical that you back up your network’s data and communicate the migration to your users prior to running the Alignment Tool mentioned in the guide, as some data may be deleted during the process. If you would like Microsoft to initiate your migration: You are not required to take any action. You can run an alignment report that will identify gaps in your current network alignment with Native Mode. It is strongly recommended that you back up your data and communicate the migration to your users prior to your scheduled migration start date. If your alignment report reveals any blockers to migration, you can log an exception with support. If you need to postpone or schedule your migration around blackout dates: Contact Microsoft 365 support to log an exception. Please click Additional Information to learn more. ps://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/configure-your-yammer-network/native-mode-step-by-step ps://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/get-started-with-yammer/azure-ad-b2b-guests-y ps://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/manage-yammer-users/manage-yammer-licenses-in-office-365 ps://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/manage-yammer-users/turn-off-user-acc | If you would like to self-initiate your migration:
There is a step-by-step guide to Native Mode migration available. You can run an alignment report that will identify gaps in your current network alignment with Native Mode. It is critical that you back up your network’s data and communicate the migration to your users prior to running the Alignment Tool mentioned in the guide, as some data may be deleted during the process. If you would like Microsoft to initiate your migration: You are not required to take any action. You can run an alignment report that will identify gaps in your current network alignment with Native Mode. It is strongly recommended that you back up your data and communicate the migration to your users prior to your scheduled migration start date. If your alignment report reveals any blockers to migration, you can log an exception with support. If you need to postpone or schedule your migration around blackout dates: Contact Microsoft 365 support to log an exception. Please click Additional Information to learn more. https://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/configure-your-yammer-network/native-mode-step-by-step-guide https://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/get-started-with-yammer/azure-ad-b2b-guests-yammer https://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/manage-yammer-users/manage-yammer-licenses-in-office-365 https://docs.microsoft.com/yammer/manage-yammer-users/turn-off-user-access |
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