Introducing new OneDrive, Quick Links and Playlist cards for Viva Connections

Viva Connections is the one stop place for all employee service where employees can easily access the relevant company information and their personal tools. We keep on evolving and improving the Viva Connections experiences constantly with new out-of-the-box features and on new extensibility opportunities .

We are excited to announce the availability of three new out-of-the-box cards, which are available to be used within the Viva Connections dashboard. These cards are a OneDrive card (files), Quick Links card and the Playlist card.

These new cards are demonstrated in the following video with Pooja Gulati (Microsoft) & Vesa Juvonen (Microsoft).

OneDrive card

The OneDrive card is one such card which appears out-of-the-box without any configuration by the operator (Viva Connections "administrator"). It is a user-based card, and the end user can access the recently accessed, shared, and favorite files from this card. This OneDrive card gives a quick and straightforward way to access commonly used files by the user directly from the dashboard. Files are automatically opened in the most suitable solution in desktop, tablet and mobile devices. 

This card is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 388496.

Quick Links card

Quick Links card is used to expose relevant links for the end user. The operator will set up a list of commonly used links by the user based on their role or company objectives. Especially in the case of frontline workers, this comes handy as they are on the go and need relevant information easily accessible through their mobile devices. Quick Links card can be configured for a particular department, using audiences, which then enables relevant links specific to department employees or teams.

This card is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402189.

Playlist card

The Playlist card displays a list of video files listed in a specific playlist. This card can be, for example, targeted for new employee onboarding which covers a list of videos which the employee should view to complete the onboarding process of the organization. This could also refer to a group of videos to handle a security audit or certain announcements for an event or trouble shoot parts of an appliance. This card needs explicit configuration by an operator and videos can be made available with audience targeting in place if needed.

This card is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402190.

Frequently asked questions

When are these cards available?

Cards are gradually rolling out in the summer/autumn 2024 timeframe. Each card will be enabled one-by-one for customers, so you can expect them to be fully available within autumn 2024. 

What do you need to prepare?

There is no need to prepare for these features as they will be simply available in your tenant automatically. If you have already enabled Viva Connections in your tenant, cards will be available for the operators in the dashboard editing experience, as they are enabled.

What is next?

Lot of new features in the roadmap of the Viva Connections. We are working on numerous new features to improve the Viva Connection experience based on customer and partner feedback. Your feedback and input are invaluable on building these experiences. Got an idea or feedback? - Please add comment below or use the Microsoft Feedback portal.

Thanks for reading. Please enjoy the new configuration options and let us know any feedback or questions in the comments.