Creating Yammer External Networks Now Require Verified Admin PrivilegesCreating Yammer External Networks Now Require Verified Admin Privileges

Creating external networks in Yammer and Viva Engage will now require verified admin privileges for reasons of security and system reliability.

When this will happen:

This update is now available.

How this will affect your organization:

  • Creating a new external network can only be done by a verified admin.
  • All newly provisioned Yammer or Viva Engage networks will have external network functionality disabled by default.
    • Note: after 30 days a verified admin can create an external network.

What you need to do to prepare:

User experience improvements to support this change can be expected to be deployed in the coming weeks.  If you have someone that is creating external networks today and is not a verified admin, you will need to promote them to verified or coordinate transition of responsibility.

Message ID: MC520315


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