check before: 2024-07-04
Product:
Microsoft Viva Amplify, Microsoft Viva Connections, SharePoint, Teams
Platform:
World tenant, Online
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Change type:
User impact, Retirement
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Details:
Summary:
The SharePoint News connector in Microsoft Teams will retire on July 22, 2024. Users should transition to alternatives like Viva Connections News notifications, Viva Amplify, or Teams Workflow. New connectors cannot be created after July 22, 2024, and existing ones will retire starting August 26, 2024. No admin action is required, but preparation steps are recommended.
Details:
We will be retiring the SharePoint News connector from Microsoft Teams starting July 22, 2024 and ending August 31, 2024. To continue receiving SharePoint team site news notifications in Teams, we recommend using these alternatives, where we will continue to invest our development resources:
Viva Connections News notifications
Viva Amplify
Workflow in Teams
Starting July 22, 2024, your users will not be able to create new SharePoint News connectors in any Teams channel. The process of retiring existing SharePoint News connectors will begin on August 26, 2024. After the connectors are retired, users will not receive new post notifications.
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Created:
2024-06-21
updated:
2024-06-21
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Direct effects for Operations**
- Impact on IT Operations
- Disruption in communication channels as users transition from SharePoint News connectors to alternative solutions.
- Roles impacted: IT Operations Managers, System Administrators
- Increased support tickets and inquiries from users regarding the transition and alternative solutions.
- Roles impacted: Help Desk Support, IT Support Technicians
- Impact on IT Services
- Potential downtime or delays in the delivery of news notifications during the transition period.
- Roles impacted: Service Delivery Managers, IT Service Managers
- Need to update and maintain documentation for new services (Viva Connections, Viva Amplify, Teams Workflow).
- Roles impacted: IT Documentation Specialists, Knowledge Management Teams
- Impact on IT Users
- Users may experience confusion or frustration due to the sudden change in how they receive news notifications.
- Roles impacted: End Users, Team Leaders, Project Managers
- Users will need to adapt to new workflows and processes, which may lead to a temporary decrease in productivity.
- Roles impacted: All employees relying on SharePoint News for updates
- Impact on IT Administrators
- Administrators will need to proactively communicate changes and provide guidance to users, requiring additional time and resources.
- Roles impacted: IT Administrators, Change Managers
- Increased responsibility for monitoring the transition and ensuring that users are aware of the alternatives.
- Roles impacted: IT Governance Officers, Compliance Managers
- Dependencies and Interdependencies
- The retirement of the SharePoint News connector may affect integrations with other Microsoft services, requiring a review of dependencies.
- Roles impacted: Integration Specialists, Application Managers
- Teams and SharePoint may need to be reconfigured to ensure seamless operation with the new alternatives, impacting overall IT infrastructure.
- Roles impacted: Infrastructure Engineers, Network Administrators
References:
- Microsoft Support: [SharePoint News connector retirement](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/sharepoint-news-connector-retirement-062bc8d1-b6f9-4716-a154-a6b9073d3461)
- Microsoft Documentation: [Viva Connections Mobile Notifications](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/connections/mobile-notifications-viva-connections)
- Microsoft Documentation: [Publish a Viva Amplify Publication](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/publish-a-viva-amplify-publication-68ee5c0d-8350-4fab-bafc-4a7a8ca72ec7)
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