check before: 2024-08-31
Product:
Forms, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft 365 Groups, OneDrive, Power Automate, SharePoint, Teams
Platform:
Online, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
Feature update, Retirement, Updated message, User impact
Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Forms introduces a new, more reliable data sync to Excel for the web, replacing the older version on January 13, 2025. Migration support begins late September 2024. Users must manually update to the new solution after October 20, 2024, to continue syncing data from Forms to Excel. Notifications and support for migration will be provided. The message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410988.
Details:
Updated September 13, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
As communicated in MC816207 Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Microsoft Excel with more functionality (July 2024), Microsoft Forms is introducing a new data sync solution with higher reliability to sync Forms response data to Microsoft Excel for the web. Before this rollout. Forms supported an older version of live data sync to Excel. The older version of live data sync will be replaced by the newer solution on January 13, 2025. This message describes the support that we will provide for migrating from the older solution to the newer solution.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410988.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): Support for migrating the older data sync to the new solution will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously late August), and we expect to complete by early October 2024 (previously early September).
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2024-09-14
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Direct effects for Operations**
Data Sync Disruption
If users do not manually update to the new data sync solution by October 20, 2024, existing Excel files will no longer receive automatic updates from Forms, leading to outdated data.
- roles: Data Analysts, Project Managers
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/office/create-an-automated-workflow-for-microsoft-forms-dee28c00-503a-48b3-89df-91a5084e6e43, https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-forms-blog/introducing-forms-data-sync-to-excel/ba-p/4036051
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Workflow Failures
Workflows that connect to Excel data from Forms responses will fail if not updated to the new Forms connector, disrupting automated processes.
- roles: Business Analysts, IT Administrators
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/office/create-an-automated-workflow-for-microsoft-forms-dee28c00-503a-48b3-89df-91a5084e6e43, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=410988
User Confusion and Support Overload
Users may experience confusion and increased support requests if they are not adequately informed about the migration process and the need to update their data syncs.
- roles: End Users, Support Staff
- references: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-forms-blog/introducing-forms-data-sync-to-excel/ba-p/4036051, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=410988
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-09-14 | MC Last Updated | 08/09/2024 00:57:09 | 2024-09-14T00:41:58Z |
| 2024-09-14 | MC Messages | As communicated in MC816207 Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Microsoft Excel with more functionality (July 2024), Microsoft Forms is introducing a new data sync solution with higher reliability to sync Forms response data to Microsoft Excel for the web. Before this rollout. Forms supported an older version of live data sync to Excel. The older version of live data sync will be replaced by the newer solution on October 20, 2024. This message describes the support that we will provide for migrating from the older solution to the newer solution.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410988. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Support for migrating the older data sync to the new solution will begin rolling out late August 2024, and we expect to complete by early September 2024. | Updated September 13, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
As communicated in MC816207 Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Microsoft Excel with more functionality (July 2024), Microsoft Forms is introducing a new data sync solution with higher reliability to sync Forms response data to Microsoft Excel for the web. Before this rollout. Forms supported an older version of live data sync to Excel. The older version of live data sync will be replaced by the newer solution on January 13, 2025. This message describes the support that we will provide for migrating from the older solution to the newer solution. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410988. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Support for migrating the older data sync to the new solution will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously late August), and we expect to complete by early October 2024 (previously early September). |
| 2024-09-14 | MC MessageTagNames | Feature update, User impact, Retirement | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Retirement |
| 2024-09-14 | MC Summary | Microsoft Forms introduces a new data sync to Excel for the web, replacing the older version by October 20, 2024. Migration support starts late August 2024. Users must manually update to the new solution to continue receiving data updates after the retirement of the older version. | Microsoft Forms introduces a new, more reliable data sync to Excel for the web, replacing the older version on January 13, 2025. Migration support begins late September 2024. Users must manually update to the new solution after October 20, 2024, to continue syncing data from Forms to Excel. Notifications and support for migration will be provided. The message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410988. |
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