MC1035702 – Microsoft Viva Engage: Updates to Community membership approval from email notifications

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check before: 2025-04-01

Product:

Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Engage, Outlook, Teams

Platform:

Mac, Online, Teams And Surface Devices, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant

Status:

In development

Change type:

Feature update, User impact

Links:

479406

Details:

Summary:
Microsoft Viva Engage will soon allow community admins to approve multiple membership requests from a centralized page accessed via email notifications. This update applies to various platforms and will roll out in April 2025. No admin action is required, but organizations should review configurations and notify users.

Details:
Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Engage: Community admins will have an upgraded experience for approving multiple community membership requests in one place. Community admins receive an email when a community membership request is made. After this rollout, when community admins select the link in the email, they will go to a centralized approval page that compiles all community membership requests across all their communities.
This message applies to:
Engage app on the desktop (as a progressive web app)
Engage app in Microsoft Outlook (new Outlook for Windows desktop, Outlook for the web, and new Outlook for Mac desktop)
Engage app in Microsoft Teams (Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web)
Engage on the web (www.engage.cloud.microsoft.com)
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479406.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025.

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Release Phase:
General Availability

Created:
2025-03-19

updated:
2025-03-19

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Direct effects for Operations**

User Confusion
Users may be confused about the new centralized approval process and how to navigate it, leading to potential delays in membership approvals and user frustration.
   - roles: Community Admins, End Users
   - references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=479406

Increased Support Requests
The change may lead to an increase in support requests from users who are unfamiliar with the new process, impacting IT support resources and response times.
   - roles: IT Support Staff, Community Admins
   - references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=479406

Configutation Options**

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