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Microsoft Viva Insights: New prompt categories in the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard

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Updated June 9, 2026: Prompt categories are now available to all customers via Public Preview in the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Microsoft Viva Insights. We have incorporated initial customer feedback and are continuing to evaluate additional enhancements to the prompt categories, including potential updates to the category set and underlying experience. Based on this ongoing evaluation, we will share further updates regarding future release plans, including General Availability, at a later date. Thank you for your patience.  Prompt categories will be available in Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Microsoft Viva Insights on the web to help you understand key Copilot use cases for your organization. In Microsoft Copilot Chat (work), which is grounded in work data, these prompt categories will include Ask and find, Catch up, Draft and brainstorm, and Other. These metrics will be added to the metrics library in the advanced insights app. Learn more about Copilot Dashboard licensing requirements in Connect to the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard for Microsoft 365 customers | Microsoft Learn Public Preview: Now available. General Availability (Worldwide): We will communicate via a new Message center post when we are ready to proceed. How this will affect your organization: Users enabled to view Copilot dashboard will see these updates: 1. Adoption tab: Prompt categories will be available at Viva Insights > Microsoft Copilot Dashboard > Adoption > Adoption by app > Copilot Chat (work) dropdown: 2. Impact tab: Admins can go to Viva Insights > Microsoft Copilot Dashboard > Impact > Copilot chat card > Explore more button to access the prompt categories as metrics in the Copilot impact trend section and the Comparison between groups section: This change will be available by default. What you need to do to prepare: This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your admins and/or users about this change and update internal documentation. Review and assess the impact for your organization. You might consider reviewing with your works council and updating your training and documentation as appropriate. Learn more: Connect to the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard for Microsoft 365 customers | Microsoft Learn

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  1. Updated March 23,June 9, 2026: We have received customer feedback during Public Preview regarding the "Other" prompt category. To help avoid confusion for this category: 1) In Prompt categories are now available to all customers via Public Preview in the Impact tab within the Microsoft Copilot Chat deep dive, there will be an updated calculation for the number of prompts submitted in the "Other" category; 2) In Dashboard in Microsoft Viva Insights. We have incorporated initial customer feedback and are continuing to evaluate additional enhancements to the Adoption tab under the "Adoption by app" table, prompt categories, including potential updates to the row for the active user counts corresponding to the "Other" categorycategory set and underlying experience. Based on this ongoing evaluation, we will be removed. These changes will start rolling out at the end of March 2026 and the Microsoft Learn documentation will contain updated details. share further updates regarding future release plans, including General Availability, at a later date. Thank you for your patience.   Prompt categories will be available in Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Microsoft Viva … to the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard for Microsoft 365 customers | Microsoft Learn This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486698. Public Preview: We will begin rolling out in early September 2025 (previously mid-September) and will complete by late September 2025 Now available. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling June 2026 (previously late February) and expect to complete by end of June 2026 (previously end of February).communicate via a new Message center post when we are ready to proceed. How this will affect your organization: Users enabled to view Copilot dashboard …

  2. Updated FebruaryMarch 23, 2026: We have received customer feedback during Public Preview regarding the "Other" prompt category. To help avoid confusion for this category: 1) In the Impact tab within the Copilot Chat deep dive, there will be an updated calculation for the timeline. Additional details about updatesnumber of prompts submitted in the "Other" category; 2) In the Adoption tab under the "Adoption by app" table, the row for the active user counts corresponding to this featurethe "Other" category will be added soon.removed. These changes will start rolling out at the end of March 2026 and the Microsoft Learn documentation will contain updated details. Thank you for your patience. Prompt categories will be available in Microsoft …

  3. Updated January 29,February 23, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Additional details about updates to this feature will be added soon. Thank you for your patience. Prompt categories will be available in Microsoft … complete by late September 2025 General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling late February June 2026 (previously late January)February) and expect to complete by end of FebruaryJune 2026 (previously end of January).February). How this will affect your organization: Users enabled to view Copilot dashboard …

  4. Updated January 14,29, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt … by late September 2025 General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling late JanuaryFebruary 2026 (previously mid-January)late January) and expect to complete by end of JanuaryFebruary 2026 (previously end of December 2025).January). How this will affect your organization: Users enabled to view Copilot dashboard …

  5. Updated December 15, 2025:January 14, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt categories … complete by late September 2025 General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling mid-Januarylate January 2026 (previously mid-December 2025)mid-January) and expect to complete by end of January 2026 (previously end of …

  6. Updated December 1,15, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt … complete by late September 2025 General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling mid-December 2025mid-January 2026 (previously early December)mid-December 2025) and expect to complete by end of December 2025January 2026 (previously end of November).December 2025). How this will affect your organization: Users enabled to view Copilot dashboard …

  7. Updated November 19,December 1, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt … complete by late September 2025 General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling early December mid-December 2025 (previously mid-November)early December) and expect to complete by end of December 2025 (previously end of …

  8. Updated November 6,19, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt … complete by late September 2025 General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling mid-Novemberearly December 2025 (previously early October) mid-November) and expect to complete by end of NovemberDecember 2025 (previously early October).end of November). How this will affect your organization: Users enabled to view Copilot dashboard …

  9. Updated September 5,November 6, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt … complete by late September 2025 General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling early October mid-November 2025 (previously mid-August)early October) and willexpect to complete by late Octoberend of November 2025 (previously late August).early October). How this will affect your organization: Users enabled to view Copilot dashboard …

  10. Updated August 11,September 5, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt … 365 Roadmap ID 486698. Public Preview: We will begin rolling out in mid-Septemberearly September 2025 (previously mid-September) and will complete by late September 2025 General Availability (Worldwide): We will …

  11. Updated July 31,August 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt … Microsoft Learn This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486698. Public Preview: We will begin rolling out in mid-September 2025 and will complete by late September 2025 General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling mid-Augustearly October 2025 (previously mid-July)mid-August) and will complete by late AugustOctober 2025 (previously late July).August). How this will affect your organization: Users enabled to view Copilot dashboard …

  12. Updated July 16,31, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. timeline. Thank you for your patience. Prompt categories will be available in Microsoft … Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486698. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling mid-Julymid-August 2025 (previously early July) mid-July) and will complete by late July 2025.August 2025 (previously late July). How this will affect your organization: Users enabled to view Copilot dashboard …

  13. Updated July 1,16, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. … Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486698. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling early July mid-July 2025 (previously late June)early July) and will complete by late July 2025. How this will affect your …

    • Tags New feature, Admin impact → Updated message, New feature, Admin impact

    Updated July 1, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Prompt categories will be available in Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Microsoft Viva … Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486698. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling late Juneearly July 2025 (previously late June) and will complete by late July 2025. How this will affect your …

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