Set up Viva Engage
To set up Microsoft Viva Engage, you must have Microsoft 365 Global administrator or Engage administrator permissions.
Set up licensing for Viva Engage
Core experience
As a foundational component of Microsoft Viva Engage, the Core Service Plan provides essential features and capabilities to enhance engagement and collaboration within your organization.
If you don't enforce Viva Engage licensing, users can access the Viva Engage Core experience.
If you do enforce Viva Engage licensing, users can still access the Viva Engage Core experience. However, each user must be assigned:
- a Microsoft 365 license, and
- a Viva Engage Core Service Plan (or Yammer Enterprise Service Plan)
Premium experience
Your organization can enjoy premium Viva Engage experiences if your tenant owns either of these plans:
- Microsoft Viva Suite
- Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities
Note
Administrators do not need a premium Viva Engage license to configure premium Viva Engage and Answers experiences. Learn more about managing licenses in Microsoft 365.
Service plan | Enables | Comes with this product |
---|---|---|
Viva Engage Core | Engage core experiences and the Answers in Viva core experiences Example: Communities, storyline |
Microsoft 365 |
Viva Employee Communities and Communications | Engage premium experiences Example: Leadership corner, AMAs (Ask Me Anything), storyline announcements, delegation, analytics, campaigns |
Microsoft Viva Suite |
Viva Engage Knowledge | Answers in Viva premium experience | Microsoft Viva Suite |
Configure and review privacy and security settings
The Engage administrator (Yammer administrator) can manage Viva Engage content and security settings. For details, see Overview of security & compliance for Viva Engage.
Set up Viva Engage
Where you set up Viva Engage is a matter of preference. Global and Engage admins (Yammer administrators in Microsoft Entra ID) can use the Microsoft 365 admin center for initial setup. The Engage admin center provides most Viva Engage settings and customization options.
From the Microsoft 365 admin center, you can:
- Assign Engage and Answers admins
- Pin Viva Engage in Teams
- Manage other settings in Viva Engage
Install Viva Engage
Install Viva Engage in Teams
The Microsoft Teams admin can use setup policies to deploy and pin the app for multiple users. To add the app to all your Teams clients, follow these steps:
Open Teams on the web or in a desktop client.
From the left side of Teams, select Apps.
Search for Viva Engage.
Select the Viva Engage app, and then select Add. The app is added to all your Teams clients, including mobile.
Install or access Viva Engage on other surfaces
You can run Viva Engage on different surfaces. To give users the greatest number of options, share the following resources:
- Install the Viva Engage desktop app
- Install Viva Engage on your iOS or Android phone
- Access Viva Engage on the web
Customize the appearance for Viva Engage in the Teams store
You can customize the appearance for the following properties of the Viva Engage app in the Teams app store:
- app name
- app description
- app icons
- accent color
Customizing the Viva Engage app is a good choice for companies that tailor their network branding to fit their corporate identity.
Note
Currently, customizations don't affect the Viva Engage app branding that appears within the Viva Engage Experience. To learn more, see Customize details of an app.
Support adoption of Viva Engage
Review the contents of the Viva Engage Adoption page to help you get started, train and engage your organization, build champions, and secure your environment.
See also
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