13-June-2024 Below you will find a collection of news published yesterday. This news consists of Microsoft’s Roadmap when it is updated it will be below with items. Then there will be a section with the message center, if there is anything new there, this will be automatically included. And it contains a piece from blogs that I follow myself and would like to share with you. If I miss something in the blogs that do have an RSS feed, please let me know.
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Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2024-06-13
Additions : 10
Updates : 7
More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com
Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
| Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channelsCategory:Microsoft 365 appsNummer:MC800822Status:stayInformed | We've released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps:
[When this will happen:] We'll be gradually rolling out these updates of Microsoft 365 Apps to users on those update channels starting June 11th, 2024 (PST). [How this will affect your organization:] If your Microsoft 365 Apps clients are configured to automatically update from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN), then no action is required. If you manage updates directly you can now download these latest updates and begin deployment. [What you need to do to prepare:] To get more details about these updates view the following release notes: |
| Microsoft Viva Amplify: Support for Microsoft SharePoint audience targetingCategory:Microsoft VivaNummer:MC800831Status:stayInformed | We are bringing Microsoft SharePoint audience targeting support to Microsoft Viva Amplify. When publishing to one or more SharePoint sites from within Viva Amplify, you can now promote the news post to specific audiences by indicating security groups, Microsoft 365 groups, or Entra ID (previously Azure Active Directory) dynamic groups.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398975 [When this will happen:] General Availability: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] This new default feature will allow more targeted communications as desired by the authors and publishers to help create more engagement with your Viva Amplify publication. End users will be able to use audience targeting in the publishing pane in Viva Amplify. For more information, see Publish a Viva Amplify publication. [What you need to do to prepare:] This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. |
| Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Blanket custom retention policies which apply to all Audit recordTypesCategory:Microsoft PurviewNummer:MC800837Status:planForChange | Microsoft Purview is enhancing the Audit custom retention policy experience to make it easier for customers to change the default retention policy across all their Audit logs. With this change, customers can now create blanket custom retention policies that apply to all Audit recordTypes. This capability will become available in addition to the existing support of manually selecting specific recordTypes in a custom policy.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 395215 [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. General Availability: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] This change now allows security admins in your organization to apply a default retention policy to all of the Audit recordTypes. Previously, an admin had to manually select every single recordType in the dropdown menu of a custom retention policy. Moreover, it did not automatically include any new recordTypes added to the Audit log at a future time. With this change, an admin can simply select All under the recordTypes field to apply the custom retention policy to all existing and future recordTypes. [What you need to do to prepare:] To apply a custom retention policy to all recordType logs, an admin can simply select All under the recordTypes field to apply the custom retention policy to all existing and future recordTypes. More information is available here: Manage audit log retention policies | Microsoft Learn |
| Microsoft Copilot in Microsoft Teams Meeting Chat will use transcript data when availableCategory:Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Nummer:MC800841Status:stayInformed | Coming soon for Microsoft Teams meeting chats: Microsoft Copilot in the Teams chat window will now have access to transcript data when a transcript is available. Before this rollout, Copilot in meeting chat only shows results from meeting chat, which has caused confusion in some cases. When a meeting has a transcript, Copilot will prioritize using the transcript. When a meeting has no transcript, Copilot will use the meeting chat. A Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license is required to use this feature. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by early July 2024.
[How this will affect your organization:] After this rollout, your organization will be able to access the transcript data from the Copilot entry point in Meeting Chat.
If the meeting is a recurring meeting, Copilot will only use the transcript from the previous meeting chat until the start of the next instance of the recurring meeting. Users can find transcripts for previous instances of a recurring meeting in the calendar invitation. This feature is on by default and available to any user with a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license. [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 users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. |
| Microsoft Outlook for Mac: Updated large profile card with org chart and filesCategory:Exchange Online Microsoft 365 appsNummer:MC800847Status:stayInformed | Coming soon: An improved large profile card in Microsoft Outlook for Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 397093. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: Available now. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by early July 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Before the rollout, the large profile card had fewer features and did not include Organization and Files tabs. After the rollout, the large profile card will have new tabs for Organization (shows an organization chart) and Files (shows recent files, not included in screenshot):
This feature is enabled by default for Outlook Mac users. [What you need to do to prepare:] Learn more: Profile cards in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft Support This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. |
| Microsoft Outlook: New search UI for contacts and global address listCategory:Microsoft 365 appsNummer:MC800848Status:stayInformed | In Microsoft Outlook, this feature will provide a new experience for searching contacts and the global address list while addressing mail and calendar events in Outlook for Mac.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 397093
[When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] While adding recipients with similar names, users can view contact information and the organization chart to ensure the right person is added: [What you need to do to prepare:] There is no preparation needed. |
| Microsoft Teams: In Chat, “Files” will be renamed to “Shared” and get new featuresCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC800850Status:stayInformed | Coming soon in Microsoft Teams: Discover more content easily with the new Shared tab in Chat. After this rollout, the Files tab will be named Shared. The Shared tab will show files and links sent in a chat, in a new, richer format. Channels are not affected by this change. This message applies to Teams for Desktop and for Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396169. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Before the rollout, the Files tab displayed one list of files shared in the chat and did not include links. After the rollout, the new Shared tab will include recent files, all files, and links.
Like the Files tab, the new Shared tab is on by default and accessible to all Teams users. The new Shared > Recent view in Chat:
The new Shared > Files view in Chat:
The new Shared > Links view in Chat:
[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 users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. |
| Microsoft Copilot: Optimized File Link Support in Microsoft Teams Chat and ChannelsCategory:Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Nummer:MC800851Status:stayInformed | In Microsoft Copilot, we are introducing optimizations for quicker and more dependable retrieval of files or links in Microsoft Teams chat and channels. A Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 license is required to use this feature. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Prior to these optimizations, if a user attached a file to a message, it would not appear when someone asked for the files shared in the chat. With these new file support optimizations, attached files will now be included in Copilot’s response. Additionally, if a user pastes a link to a file in the chat, Copilot will be able to retrieve these links faster and more reliably.
[What you need to do to prepare:] No additional action is needed. |
