Viva Learning 2024 Q4 feature releases and roadmap

[Windows Server]

The team has been hard at work innovating and improving Viva Learning. As we approach the end of 2024, below is a roundup of recently released features and look ahead to 2025.

A couple highlights you might have seen:

• We recently released the much anticipated completion record bulk export functionality
• Earlier this year we made it possible for Microsoft 365 Copilot license holders to access Microsoft Copilot Academy.

However, there are a few features the team has recently completed you may have missed, as well as upcoming features right around the corner you likely haven’t heard about yet!

 

Admin self-serve improvements for SAP SuccessFactors (generally available now)

Integrating SAP SuccessFactors with Viva Learning is easier than ever with the new streamlined configuration process. This self-serve process takes place entirely in the Viva Learning admin tab, rather than splitting operations between Viva Learning and SAP surfaces. Many of the configuration steps have been automated, leading to a decrease in manual-entry errors, less reliance on help desk intervention, and quicker setup times.

 

Add external content links to Viva Learning tabs and featured sets (generally available now)

External content from providers like YouTube, Vimeo, and Stream can now be included in two new areas within Viva Learning – featured sets and learning tabs. This functionality requires a Viva Learning premium or Viva suite license to access.

Featured sets are curated sets of courses that an organization can choose to display prominently to the entire organization. Featured sets previously leveraged content solely from SharePoint, connected learning management systems (LMS), and third-party providers. Admins can now include external URLs as part of these sets.

Learning tabs allow users to find, curate, and share content in Teams channels or chats. The content available for learning tabs can include any content available to the organization, and now includes the option to insert links to external content providers.

Adding content to learning tabs now features an option to add linked content, shown in the box on the right side below “add content to your tab”

 

New sort options in Viva Learning search (generally available now)

Viva Learning search functionality continues to improve, providing learners with relevant results and sorting options to expedite content discovery. The latest improvement is the newly launched dropdown menu. Now, users can sort search results in Viva Learning by relevance, number of views, or ratings. These sorting options require a Viva Learning premium or Viva Suite license to access.

A dropdown menu displayed at the top right of a search result in Viva Learning now shows the following sorting options for Premium Viva Learning or Viva Suite customers: relevance, highest rating, most viewed.

 

App bar integration (generally available now)

The Viva Learning webapp saw navigation improvements through the implementation of the Viva app bar that takes users directly to various Viva modules based on their license. This simplifies access to other Viva modules and provides a consistent navigation experience.

The Viva app bar is shown in the webapp along the lefthand side of the image. This helps users quickly navigate to other Viva modules they use.

 

More features coming soon

The following features are scheduled to release in early 2025.

• Error framework messages: These descriptive, actionable messages help admins work through failures in the sync or setup process without needing to raise a support ticket from the Viva Learning support team.
  Descriptive error messages shown for a sample Workday integration.
  
• LMS sync logs: Logs featuring granular details of LMS data ingested in Viva Learning will help admin troubleshoot data-related issues like missing assignments or completion data.
  Admin experience for accessing logs in the “Manage providers” tab.

 

• User mapping: Admins will be able to add and edit the user mapping for LMS integrations directly from the admin experience in Viva Learning. This feature will be backward compatible for existing customers.

User mapping can be done from the admin tab in Viva Learning. Image shown for Workday user mapping.

 

• On-demand sync: This feature will allow admins to manually trigger sync for a specific period. This gives admins more control to troubleshoot and resolve synchronization errors quickly.
  On demand sync feature in the admin tab of Viva Learning

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