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How quickly can first release be rolled back to standard release on a user basis
Hi there,
In preparation for upcoming releases in Office 365 as per Office 365 Roadmap we like to include some (SharePoint Developers/Architects) from our IT Department to mitigate any impact on business users/ day to day business.
As part of this process we like to know the below:-
How quickly can first release be rolled back to standard release on a user basis?
As POC below is my approach:-
- Add myself to "First Release Group"
- Look at few recent releases in SharePoint Online or Office 365 in general
- Rollback i.e., move myself back to "Standard Release Group"
- Check how long it takes to get any features that are part of "First Release" restored back to "Standard Release" (if it is the case)
Any valuable suggestions/insight with references (MSDN or any KB articles/blogs) appreciated.
Thanks,
Raju
https://weblogs.asp.net/sukumarraju
2 Replies
I'd suggest something different, keep your main account as First Release in this instance, most or all of the time. Some of those changes that you might be looking for won't all light up at the same time but over weeks and sometimes months. If your switching back and forth you may miss some of the nuances. To compare and contrast, I'd have a standard test account that I can use to monitor, particularly those features I am most interested in being widely available.
For those SharePoint Developers/Architects, I'd perhaps split them, some on to First Release and keep a portion on standard release. This way they can as a group look out or track changes and promote new features for the standard users to look out for. Just a thought anyway.
Just to add there is nothing with what you have suggested, I'd just possibly think it might be more hassle than it's worth.
- Thanks for your valuable input Cian, agree with you.
would you be able to provide any timescales and impact of switching back from "First Release" to "Standard"? please.
Regards
Raju
