📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement

[What and Why:]

We are updating Viva Connections multi-home site management by moving administration from the Microsoft 365 admin center (MAC) to the SharePoint admin center (SPAC). This change consolidates Viva Connections administration into SharePoint Home site management and establishes the SharePoint admin center as the primary location for managing Viva Connections experiences.

As part of this transition, legacy Viva Connections instances and their associated draft/enabled management concepts are being deprecated. Existing Viva Connections experiences will be automatically upgraded to full Home sites, providing a unified and streamlined management experience.

[Rollout Schedule:]

• General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin early September.
• Expected completion: Mid September 2026.

[Impact on Your Organization:]

Who is affected:

• SharePoint and Viva Connections administrators who manage Viva Connections experiences.

Platforms/Services:

• Viva Connections
• SharePoint Online
• Microsoft 365 admin center
• SharePoint admin center

What will happen:

• Administrators will manage Viva Connections multi-home site functionality through the SharePoint admin center.
• Administrators can create and manage multiple Home sites from SharePoint admin center.
• Audience targeting configuration for Home sites will be managed in SharePoint admin center.
• Administrators can manage Home site priority order and remove Home sites through the SharePoint admin center experience.
• Existing Microsoft 365 admin center entry points will redirect administrators to the new SharePoint admin center management experience.
• Existing legacy Viva Connections experiences will be automatically upgraded to full Home sites.
• Legacy Viva Connections management concepts, including draft and enabled states, will be retired.

[Action Required / Recommendations:]

No action is required before rollout.

• Review internal documentation that references Viva Connections management in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
• Update administrator training materials to reference the SharePoint admin center experience.
• Inform SharePoint and Viva Connections administrators about the new centralized management location.
• Validate internal operational procedures after rollout to ensure they reference the SharePoint admin center.

[Compliance Considerations:]

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro