Admin enhancements for Yammer

Admin enhancements for Yammer

Admin enhancements for the new Yammer

Yammer admins can enable the new Yammer experience for all users while being provided an opt-out option solely for admins. Admins will have the ability to toggle the classic Yammer experience if they need to validate user feedback or access features only available in classic Yammer.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88885

When this will happen:

Standard: We will begin slowly rolling this out in mid-March and expect to complete rollout early April.

How this will affect your organization:

Admins will see an additional option available in the Yammer Admin Center for how the new Yammer can be enabled.

Toggle on New Yammer Experience
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What you need to do to prepare:

You might want to notify your users about this change and update your training and documentation as appropriate.

Additional information

Yammer Administrator Role in Azure Active Directory

A new role is being added to Azure Active Directory titled, “Yammer Administrator”. Users who are assigned the Yammer Administrator role will be allowed to manage all aspects of the Yammer service.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82187

When this will happen:

We will begin slowly rolling this out in late June and expect to complete rollout early October.

How this will affect your organization:

Administrators can expect to see a new built-in role for “Yammer administrator” in Azure Active Directory. Users who are assigned the new built-in role will be treated as Verified Admins in Yammer.

Grant Verified Admin
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What you need to do to prepare:

Admins can start to plan how they would like to use role-based access control in Azure Active Directory to manage Yammer admins within their organization.

Additional information

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