06-November-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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The blogs of this day are:
Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2024-11-06
Additions : 4
Updates : 5
More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com
| New Features | Current Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 app: Microsoft Places – Managed booking with Copilot | In Development | |||
| Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Loss Prevention – Actionable Email Notifications for Enhanced Incident Remediation | In Development | |||
| Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Microsoft Purview Endpoint DLP blanket protections for unscannable file types | In Development | |||
| Microsoft Teams: Math Progress | In Development | |||
| Updated Features | Current Status | Update Type | ||
| Outlook: Search Meeting Attendees | Rolling Out | Title, Description | ||
| Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Mesh app on PC supports guest access for events | Rolling Out | Status | ||
| Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC general availability | In Development | Title | ||
| Microsoft Teams: Brand Impersonation Protection for Teams Messaging | Rolling Out | Status | ||
| Microsoft Teams: DVR (Digital Video Recording) capabilities for town halls on desktop and web | In Development | Description |
Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
| Microsoft 365: New cloud update logs for Microsoft Purview Audit Standard usersCategory:Microsoft 365 apps Microsoft PurviewNummer:MC925391Status:planForChange | Coming soon: Cloud update for Microsoft 365 apps will integrate with Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420932. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early-November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Cloud update provides a modern update management solution for Microsoft 365 Apps. Use cloud update to address common servicing needs with features such as custom rollout waves, exclusion windows, pause, and rollback. Cloud update works for organizations of any size, handling compatibility concerns for larger environments and offering simpler controls for smaller businesses. Changes made to cloud update will be stored in Purview Audit, which allows you as an admin to search and review change history. These logs will be available to Purview Audit (Standard) users. This change will be on by default. [What you need to do to prepare:]< /p> For additional information about the Cloud Update service: Overview of cloud update in the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center. For more information about Purview Audit: Learn about auditing solutions in Microsoft Purview. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your admins about this change and update any relevant documentation. |
| Microsoft Outlook: Check-in to see who is working nearby in the officeCategory:Exchange Online Microsoft 365 appsNummer:MC925393Status:stayInformed | With this feature update, users will have the option to check-in for their planned in-office days to let others know they have arrived. To facilitate in-person connections, after check-in, users will be able to see their colleagues’ confirmations and planned in-office times. The check-in option does not appear if a user has not set their work location or has set it to ‘Remote’ or ‘Out of Office’.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422717. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Employees will be able to see others confirmed to be working nearby. This update is available by default. [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 Viva Insights: Admins assign delegate accessCategory:Microsoft VivaNummer:MC925394Status:planForChange | Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: Admins (global admins or Insights admins) will be able to assign or remove delegates for a manager, using Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets. Before this rollout, only managers can assign delegates. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464207. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. [How this will affect your organization:] Managers will continue to be able to assign delegates in the Viva Insights app and this experience will not change. Learn more: Delegate access to organizational insights and Copilot Dashboard | Microsoft Learn (will be updated with PowerShell cmdlet instructions before rollout) This new feature will be off by default. [What you need to do to prepare:] Learn more about the delegate and group manager roles: Roles in Viva Insights | Microsoft Learn This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your admins about this change and update any relevant documentation. |
| Copilot Studio – Use application lifecycle managementCategory:Power PlatformNummer:MC925989Status:stayInformed | We are announcing the use application lifecycle management feature for Copilot Studio. This feature will enable makers to easily move plug-ins created in Microsoft Copilot Studio from one Power Platform environment to another using a solution. This feature is now generally available. How does this affect me? Plug-ins created in Copilot Studio will be automatically saved in a solution, making it easy for makers to move plug-ins across environments. When makers want to move to another environment, they can easily export the solution from the current environment and import the solution into the target environment from Copilot Studio. What do I need to do to prepare? This message is for awareness and no action is required. If you would like more information on this feature, please visit: Use application lifecycle management in Copilot Studio. |
| Microsoft 365 app: Auto release and check-in for Microsoft PlacesCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC925999Status:stayInformed | Coming soon for Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Places: New ways for users to check in to meeting rooms and prevent rooms from automatically releasing. After this rollout, customers will be able to check in through Teams Chat and email for all enabled rooms. The pre-rollout options to check in through Teams panels or Teams Rooms will continue. This message is related to MC922620 Microsoft Places app ON by default (October 2024) [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. [How this will affect your organization:] Before this rollout, users are able to check in and auto-release rooms through these options:
After this rollout, check in and auto-release will need Teams panels on Teams app version 1449/1.0.97.2024061108 or higher. Users can choose from these three options to check in to a room:
Any rooms that currently have auto-release and check-in enabled through Teams panels will automatically receive these additional check-in options without any extra setup required. These features are on by default. Check in through Teams Panel:
Check in through Microsoft Teams Rooms:
Left: Check in through Teams Chat at the start of the meeting. Right: Check in is successful:
Check in through email for in person meetings:
For all check in options, users will see that the room has been released in Chat:
Note: Auto-release and check in does not currently support or automatically release the room for in-person meetings and non-Teams online meetings such as Zoom or Webex. These features will come soon. [What you need to do to prepare:] This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. Lean more: Enabling Auto Release for your rooms – Microsoft 365 Places | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout) |
| Copilot Studio – Use Generative ActionsCategory:Power PlatformNummer:MC926001Status:stayInformed | We are announcing the use generative actions feature in Microsoft Copilot Studio. This feature will allow you to replace the traditional natural language-based approach for topic triggering (using the trigger phrases you’ve defined in each topic). Instead, your copilot uses GPT to select one or more topics or actions to respond to a user’s query. How does this affect me? When enabled, generative actions orchestrates the conversations users have with your copilot, which can help provide users with a more natural and fluid conversation. All topics and actions have associated descriptions, which are the primary pieces of information utilized by your copilot when using GPT to select topics or actions to respond to the user’s query. What do I need to do to prepare? This message is for awareness and no action is required. |
| Dynamics 365 Field Service – Configure Copilot summaries in Field ServiceCategory:Dynamics 365 AppsNummer:MC926015Status:stayInformed | We are announcing the configure Copilot summaries in Field Service feature for Dynamics 365 Field Service. This feature will provide admins with additional control over the specific data that is included in summaries. This feature will reach general availability on December 16, 2024. How does this affect me? Copilot in Dynamics 365 Field Service enables your admins to configure the Copilot summary of work orders and bookable resource bookings to better meet the specific business needs of your organization. Admins may choose which tables and columns Copilot uses to generate summaries in natural language. Admins may also generate a preview summary from an existing record with real data before saving the configuration. What do I need to do to prepare? This message is for awareness and no action is required. If you would like more information on this feature, please visit Summary configuration (preview). |
