check before: 2023-06-03
Product:
Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Connections, SharePoint, Teams
Platform:
Online, US Instances, Web, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message
Details:
Updated August 08, 2023: As we are completing the broad rollout of this feature, we wanted to share some additional information on the service plan availability.
As announced in our blog post Introducing Multiple Viva Connections Experiences for Your Organization, a single Viva Connections experience is included in Microsoft 365 plans with SharePoint Online. To use two or more experiences, you will need either Microsoft Viva Suite or Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities license for all your Connections users. Starting September 2023, admins will be able to see Viva Connections Premium service plan under these two licenses in Microsoft 365 admin center.
For customers who already have either Microsoft Viva Suite or Viva Employee Communities & Connections licenses:
Users who already have one of the above licenses will be pre-provisioned with the Viva Connections premium service plan. However, admins should cross-verify to ensure the correct set of users are entitled for this feature, and as needed, should unassign the licenses from specific users using this guidance. Please review the documentation to understand how license checks are performed for this feature.
A new feature will be available soon for Viva Connections that enables you to create and manage multiple Connections experiences and home sites that are targeted to specific audiences for your organization through the Microsoft 365 admin center. This feature is ideal for subsidiaries and conglomerates that want to provide distinct, audience targeted experiences with relevant and personalized information, resources, and apps to their employees.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 99916, 117421
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out this feature by mid-June 2023. - Complete
Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late June and expect to complete by mid-August 2023 (previously late July).
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2023-08-09
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2023-08-09 | MC Last Updated | 06/06/2023 00:51:47 | 2023-08-08T22:48:22Z |
| 2023-08-09 | MC Messages | Updated June 5, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
A new feature will be available soon for Viva Connections that enables you to create and manage multiple Connections experiences and home sites that are targeted to specific audiences for your organization through the Microsoft 365 admin center. This feature is ideal for subsidiaries and conglomerates that want to provide distinct, audience targeted experiences with relevant and personalized information, resources, and apps to their employees. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 99916, 117421 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out this feature by mid-June 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late June and expect to complete by late July. | Updated August 08, 2023: As we are completing the broad rollout of this feature, we wanted to share some additional information on the service plan availability.
As announced in our blog post Introducing Multiple Viva Connections Experiences for Your Organization, a single Viva Connections experience is included in Microsoft 365 plans with SharePoint Online. To use two or more experiences, you will need either Microsoft Viva Suite or Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities license for all your Connections users. Starting September 2023, admins will be able to see Viva Connections Premium service plan under these two licenses in Microsoft 365 admin center. For customers who already have either Microsoft Viva Suite or Viva Employee Communities & Connections licenses: Users who already have one of the above licenses will be pre-provisioned with the Viva Connections premium service plan. However, admins should cross-verify to ensure the correct set of users are entitled for this feature, and as needed, should unassign the licenses from specific users using this guidance. Please review the documentation to understand how license checks are performed for this feature. A new feature will be available soon for Viva Connections that enables you to create and manage multiple Connections experiences and home sites that are targeted to specific audiences for your organization through the Microsoft 365 admin center. This feature is ideal for subsidiaries and conglomerates that want to provide distinct, audience targeted experiences with relevant and personalized information, resources, and apps to their employees. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 99916, 117421 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out this feature by mid-June 2023. - Complete Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late June and expect to complete by mid-August 2023 (previously late July). |
| 2023-08-09 | MC End Time | 08/31/2023 09:00:00 | 2023-09-25T09:00:00Z |
| 2023-08-09 | MC prepare | You do not need to do anything to prepare for this feature. However, if you are interested in setting up multiple Connections experiences for your organization, review the setup guidance to learn more about the requirements, best practices, and steps to create and manage them.
Learn more: Roadmap item: Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Create more than one Connections experience in the same tenant Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft Viva: Viva Connections Administration in Microsoft Admin Center Documentation: Set up Viva Connections in the Microsoft 365 admin center https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2235402 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=117421 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=99916 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=117421 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=99916 | You do not need to do anything to prepare for this feature. However, if you are interested in setting up multiple Connections experiences for your organization, review the setup guidance to learn more about the requirements, best practices, and steps to create and manage them.
Learn more: Roadmap item: Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Create more than one Connections experience in the same tenant Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft Viva: Viva Connections Administration in Microsoft Admin Center Documentation: Set up Viva Connections in the Microsoft 365 admin center https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2235402 https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/remove-licenses-from-users?view=o365-worldwide https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/viva-connections-blog/introducing-multiple-viva-connections-experiences-for-your/ba-p/3851403 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=117421 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=99916 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=117421 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=99916 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-viva/employee-communications-and-communities https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-viva/pricing |
| 2023-06-06 | MC Messages | A new feature will be available soon for Viva Connections that enables you to create and manage multiple Connections experiences and home sites that are targeted to specific audiences for your organization through the Microsoft 365 admin center. This feature is ideal for subsidiaries and conglomerates that want to provide distinct, audience targeted experiences with relevant and personalized information, resources, and apps to their employees.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 99916, 117421 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out this feature by mid-June 2023. Standard Release: We will complete rolling out in late June 2023. | Updated June 5, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
A new feature will be available soon for Viva Connections that enables you to create and manage multiple Connections experiences and home sites that are targeted to specific audiences for your organization through the Microsoft 365 admin center. This feature is ideal for subsidiaries and conglomerates that want to provide distinct, audience targeted experiences with relevant and personalized information, resources, and apps to their employees. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 99916, 117421 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out this feature by mid-June 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late June and expect to complete by late July. |
| 2023-06-06 | MC Title | Create a distinct experience in Viva Connections for different audiences in the Microsoft 365 admin center | (Updated) Create a distinct experience in Viva Connections for different audiences in the Microsoft 365 admin center |
| 2023-06-06 | MC Last Updated | 05/23/2023 08:21:00 | 2023-06-06T00:51:47Z |
| 2023-06-06 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact |
| 2023-06-06 | MC End Time | 07/31/2023 09:00:00 | 2023-08-31T09:00:00Z |
| 2023-05-23 | MC Last Updated | 05/20/2023 00:29:01 | 2023-05-23T08:21:00Z |
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