check before: 2024-08-22
Product:
Entra, Microsoft 365 admin center, OneDrive, SharePoint
Platform:
Online, World tenant
Status:
Change type:
User impact, Admin impact, Retirement
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Summary:
The message informs that the Legacy SharePoint Invitation Manager settings have been retired, with the specific setting for guests to sign in with the invited account no longer appearing. The SharePoint Invitation Manager's retirement doesn't change product behavior. It recommends using the 'Anyone' link sharing setting and provides a link for configuring external sharing. No admin action is required before the rollout.
Details:
As part of MC696169 (Updated) Legacy SharePoint Invitation Manager is being retired (originally published December 2023, updated January 2024), we have retired all related settings from the Microsoft SharePoint admin center. The only setting specific to the legacy Invitation Manager (that retired late February 2024) is the setting for Guests must sign in using the same account to which sharing invitations are sent. Please note that all link sharing today requires guests to accept link sharing invitations with the account that was invited. If your users want guests to access links with a different account, users should select the Anyone link sharing setting instead.
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Created:
2024-08-08
updated:
2024-08-09
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Direct effects for Operations**
- Impact on IT Operations
- Transition to Entra B2B Invitation Manager
- Dependency on Entra for managing external sharing settings.
- Potential for increased load on Entra services during the transition period.
- Role Impact: IT Operations Team, System Administrators.
- Impact on IT Services
- Change in external sharing settings
- Users must adapt to the new 'Anyone' link sharing setting, which may lead to confusion or misconfiguration.
- Possible increase in support tickets related to external sharing issues.
- Role Impact: IT Support Staff, Service Desk Teams.
- Impact on IT Users
- User experience changes
- Users may need to be educated on the new sharing settings and how to manage guest access effectively.
- Risk of unauthorized access if users do not understand the implications of the new sharing settings.
- Role Impact: End Users, Department Managers.
References:
- Microsoft Documentation on SharePoint External Sharing: [Plan and deploy a file collaboration environment - SharePoint](https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/deploy-file-collaboration)
- Microsoft Message Center MC696169: [MC696169: (Updated) Legacy SharePoint Invitation Manager is being retired](https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/deploy-file-collaboration)
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