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(Update) Microsoft Viva: Updates to Connections on the web

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Microsoft Viva
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Updated October 3, 2024: We have updated the content. Go to Connections button is now rolling out to customers. It will show up on your company's intranet site header in a few days. If your company is not ready to roll out Viva Connections to your employees, you can turn it off using the navigation setting which is now 100% GA and available to all customers. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Viva Connections is already available in any browser, giving your employees easy access to Viva Connections outside of Teams. We are working on an additional entry point to access Viva Connections on web. This entry point will allow your employees to access Connections on web from your organization's Microsoft SharePoint home site. Navigation setting to turn the link to Connections on your SharePoint home site is starting to release now and will be available to you in next few days as we continue rolling out. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by early September 2024 (previously mid-August). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCCH, DoD): We will begin rolling out early September (previously mid-August) 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September). How this will affect your organization: After this release, the Go to Connections link will display in the upper right of your company's SharePoint home site menu. This feature will be on by default and accessible to all users in your tenant unless you turn it off. What you need to do to prepare: Go to Connections button is now rolling out to all customers. It will show up on your company's intranet site header. If your company is not ready to roll out Viva Connections to your employees, you can turn it off using the navigation setting. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to update any relevant documentation.

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    • Title Microsoft Viva: Updates to Connections on the web → (Update) Microsoft Viva: Updates to Connections on the web
    • Tags Feature update, User impact, Admin impact → Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact

    Updated October 3, 2024: We have updated the content. Go to Connections button is now rolling out to customers. It will show up on your company's intranet site header in a few days. If your company is not ready to roll out Viva Connections to your employees, you can turn it off using the navigation setting which is now 100% GA and available to all customers. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Viva Connections is already available in any browser, giving your employees … to access Connections on web from your organization's Microsoft SharePoint home site. Navigation setting to turn the link to Connections on your SharePoint home site is starting to release now and will be available to you in next few days as we continue rolling out. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out earlylate August 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024.early September 2024 (previously mid-August). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCCH, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-Augustearly September (previously mid-August) 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024.October 2024 (previously late September). How this will affect your organization: After this release, the Go to … unless you turn it off. What you need to do to prepare: Inform your company and corporate communicators about the upcoming changes.Go to Connections button is now rolling out to all customers. It will show up on your company's intranet site header. If your company is not ready to roll out Viva Connections to your employees, you can use a Navigation site setting to turn turn it off the link to Connections on your SharePoint home site. This setting will be available to customers a few weeks before using the rollout dates.navigation setting. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin …

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