(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Modern All Company communities for Native Mode networks

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Summary

Starting end of February 2024, Microsoft Viva will migrate most All Company communities to a modern experience with new features. The rollout is expected to complete by late June 2025. Communities will get a new URL and Microsoft 365 group identifier, and admins should prepare for changes in analytics.

Details

Updated December 6, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Starting end of February 2024, most All Company communities in Microsoft Viva Engage tenants and networks in Native Mode networks will be automatically migrated to the modern All Company experience. This means that All Company communities will have all the new Viva Engage community experiences and features. It’s worth noting that this change will only affect a few Viva Engage networks. Most networks already have the modern All Company experience. 

This adds new features to All Company such as community customizations, cover photos, and custom naming. Find out more benefits here: All Company now works like other Viva Engage communities | Microsoft Learn

[When will this happen:] 

We will begin rolling out in late February 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2025 (previously late November). 

[How this will affect your organization:] 

All Company communities will be migrated to the modern experience with additional features that have been available to newer tenants and networks.  

When an All Company community is migrated, a Microsoft 365 group and identifier will be assigned to it, and it will have a new URL.

It may appear that the analytics for All Company communities have been deleted. If you need access to previous insights for All Company communities, follow the directions in the What are the changes to All Company? section of All Company now works like other Viva Engage communities | Microsoft Learn.

[What you can do to prepare:]

  • There is no action for admins to initiate the migration. 
  • Admins should review the modern All Company community feature set and understand if they wish to enable new features that are available after migration.
  • Admins should communicate the impact on analytics described above and the new URL to any individual that relies on the All Company community analytics. 

Change History

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