Microsoft Roadmap, messagecenter en blogs updates van 14-12-2024

Updated December 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

A new feature for Microsoft OneDrive enables bulk export of device status, including username, sync app version, known folders, last sync date, and sync errors. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88870.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by late March 2025 (previously January).

[How this will affect your organization:]

You will be able to export OneDrive sync report data through Microsoft Graph Data Connect. The data is transferred to a Microsoft Azure account owned by the tenant, where you can use tools like Azure Synapse and Power BI to transform this into insightful reports and dashboards.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

Make sure that OneDrive sync reports are enabled on your organization’s devices so that the data is available for export.

Updated December 13, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon: Users will be able to share prompts in the form of a link to Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat), which others in your tenant can try for themselves. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature.

This message is associated with MC920294 Microsoft 365 Copilot: Save prompts in Business Chat (BizChat) and Microsoft Copilot Lab (October 2024).

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late December 2025 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by early January 2025 (previously late December)

General Availability (GCC): We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.

[How this will affect your organization:]

Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will have the option to share prompts that they have sent to Microsoft Copilot. Users can manage their prompts by logging in to the Copilot Lab website and selecting Manage Access in the top right corner.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

The feature will be available by default to users with a Copilot license.

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 users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

To align with our Microsoft commitment to manage data, administrators will be able to export prompts that users have shared. Learn how: Export prompts users have shared | Microsoft Copilot (will be updated before the rollout)

In BizChat, users can share a prompt after they submit it.

In BizChat, users can share a Microsoft prompt or a saved prompt from Copilot Lab. Access the prompts by selecting View prompts above the Copilot chat box.

Users can un-share a prompt link at any time by logging in to the Copilot Lab website and selecting Manage Access in the top right corner.

Learn more

• Export prompts users have shared | Microsoft Copilot (will be updated before the rollout)
• Get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat – Microsoft Support
• Introducing Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision | Microsoft Copilot Blog
• Learn about Shared Prompts in BizChat’s FAQ | Microsoft Copilot (will be updated before the rollout)

The Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet gives administrators in your organization access to critical audit log event data to gain insights and further investigate user activities. Microsoft had introduced a new HighCompleteness parameter in this cmdlet in April 2024 that allowed customers to toggle between prioritizing completeness of search results and performance. When the HighCompleteness parameter is set to true, the search query returns a more complete set of search results, but the query may take a longer time to finish. When set to false, the query runs faster but only returns a subset of results. We recommended setting the parameter to true in scenarios where a complete list of search results was required. 

To improve our customers’ visibility into their security logging and reduce instances of customers missing out on important audit records in their search results, we are now changing the behavior of the HighCompleteness parameter. Previously, customers could toggle the parameter between true or false. With this change, the HighCompleteness parameter will always be set to true. 

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC-High, DoD): Starting late January 2025, for all search queries submitted via the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet, the value of the HighCompleteness parameter will be set to true. 

[How this will affect your organization:]

The HighCompleteness parameter in the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet will now be set to true for all queries. With this change, the cmdlet will now prioritize completeness of search results over performance. As a result, search queries may take longer to finish. 

[What you can do to prepare:]

You could also consider using our new Audit Search Graph API for programmatic access to audit logs. This API is now Generally Available to all our Worldwide and Gov customers.

Learn more about Purview Audit: Learn about auditing solutions in Microsoft Purview | Microsoft Learn

Learn more about the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet: Search-UnifiedAuditLog (ExchangePowerShell) | Microsoft Learn

We are introducing the Community Expert feature in Microsoft Viva Engage to enhance the trust and utility of knowledge in your communities. Experts will be able to endorse accurate and credible answers and be recognized as community experts with a special label next to their name.

A community expert is a member of a community who is assigned or approved by a community admin to serve as a subject matter expert within a specific community. A community expert has special capabilities, such as marking the best answer, marking a verified answer (coming separately and soon after with the launch of Community Experts), and pinning posts. However, a community expert does not have the ability to manage members, assign roles, and so on like a community admin. Additionally, they are given a label strictly within that community that says “Community Expert.” 

Note: Community expertise is determined by community admins within your organizations, not Microsoft. Microsoft does not have the ability to define a community expert in your organization. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 408164.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025. 

[How this will affect your organization:]

This will be available for all customers as part of the seeded Viva Engage experience. 

[What you need to do to prepare:]

Tips for identifying community experts: 

• Engaged existing users: Identify individuals who consistently participate in community discussions, whether by providing answers, verifying information, or sharing relevant resources. 
• Peer recommendations: Consider recommendations from peers who regularly consult these individuals for guidance on specific topics. It could be as simple as putting up a poll in a community and asking people to respond.  

We will provide a blog post and documentation on how to best use this feature in the future.

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.