| Announcement ID | MC846391 | Published Date | 08-01-2024 | |
| Service | General | Last Updated | 08-01-2024 | |
| Category | Plan for change | Expiration Date | 12-27-2024 | |
| Roadmap ID | Action Required by Date | |||
| Tags | Major update, Admin impact, Retirement, User impact | |||
| Summary |
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| Starting September 1, 2024, Microsoft will retire the Feed for Viva Connections web part and Video news link. By November 5, 2024, support will end, and users are advised to use alternative solutions. Site editors should prepare for these changes and inform users accordingly. |
| More Information |
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We will begin retiring the Feed for Viva Connections web part and the Video news link on September 1, 2024. On September 1, 2024, we will remove the Feed for Viva Connections web part from the toolbox. Also, we will remove the Video news link from the + New menu in the organizational site. Site editors will not be able to add a new feed for Viva Connections web part to a site or embed new video links to the Viva Connections feed. On November 5, 2024, we will end support for feed for the Viva Connections web part and the Video news link. Site editors are encouraged to use the web parts News, Viva Engage, File and Media, and Highlighted content, as well as video pages as alternative solutions. Note: Any Feed for Viva Connections web parts that have not been replaced with the recommended alternative solutions by November 5, 2024, will result in an empty web part that no longer displays content or any Video news links that have not been removed. Visitors to the site will instead see an error message. What you need to do to prepare:
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