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We’ve added the Approval Workflow Management feature to EasyLife 365 Collaboration, making it easier for administrators to stay on top of all approval requests in their tenant.

What's new?​

Administrators can now:

• View and manage all approval requests for their tenant.
• Review the status of approval requests, including whether they are in progress, rejected, or approved.
• Take direct actions like approving or rejecting requests from the management view.
• Gain insights with clear groupings: Open Approvals, Closed Approvals, and detailed Approval Request Information.

EasyLife 365 Collaboration - Approval Workflow Management

How it will affect you?​

• Increased Efficiency: Get a centralized overview of all pending and completed approval requests, making it easy to identify status and take action.
• Reduced Bottlenecks: Overdue approvals are clearly highlighted, helping you address delays faster.
• Streamlined Actions: Review and act on requests directly from the management view—no need to switch screens or lose time navigating.

Optional Display Name for Shared Mailboxes, Room Mailboxes, and Equipment Mailboxes​

We added a new provisioning feature to EasyLife 365 Mail. Now, you can configure whether the email display name field is mandatory or optional when setting up shared mailboxes, room mailboxes, and equipment mailboxes.

What's changed?​

Administrators can now toggle the display name field as either required or optional in template configurations. If the field is left empty or hidden during resource provisioning, the system will automatically use the email address as the display name.

EasyLife 365 Mail - Optional Display Name for Mailboxes

• Template Configuration: A new toggle option lets you mark the display name field as required or not within templates.
• Simplified Provisioning: When the display name field is not required, it will be hidden during provisioning, simplifying the process for users.
• Fallback Behaviour: If the display name field is hidden or left empty during provisioning, the email address will be automatically used as the display name.
• Customizable Experience: Template creators can decide when to include the display name field, offering more flexibility while maintaining a user-friendly setup.

How it will affect you?​

This update reduces unnecessary input during provisioning and brings the following benefits:

• Enhanced Flexibility: Tailor templates to fit various organizational needs, giving administrators more control over the provisioning process.
• Time Savings: Speed up the provisioning process by reducing the number of required inputs, making the setup more efficient.
• Consistency by Default: Rely on the email address to act as the default display name when the field is left blank, minimizing errors.

We’ve added a new feature to EasyLife 365 Collaboration to make managing Teams and Groups easier by allowing you to define in the settings the automatic deletion of all Teams and Groups without owners or members—helping you keep your environment clutter-free.

What's new?​

Automatic Cleanup of Teams and Groups Without Owners or Members

You can now configure the "No Owners Policy" for Teams and Groups under the new settings, enabling you to delete any Teams or Groups that are inactive, meaning they have no owners or members.

*EasyLife 365 Collaboration – Setting Up Automatic Cleanup *

How it will affect you?​

While the process for managing Teams and Groups remains the same, this update offers several key benefits:

• Clutter-free environment: Easily remove inactive Teams and Groups that no longer serve a purpose.
• Time savings: Automatically clear out unnecessary resources to improve management efficiency.
• More space: Free up space in your environment for more important resources.

We’re here to clear the clutter! That’s why we’ve introduced a new feature to EasyMeet 365, enhancing how you receive updates about participants added to a poll—reducing email clutter and improving clarity.

What's new?​

Consolidated Email Notification for New Participants

Previously, meeting organizers received individual email notifications for each additional participant invited by attendees, which led to inefficiency and email overload.

With this new feature, you’ll now receive one consolidated email listing all newly added participants, categorized as:

• Required participants
• Optional participants

To add even more clarity, the email will include justification comments, explaining why participants were added, so you have all the context in one place.

EasyMeet 365 – Consolidated Updates and Justification Comments

How it will affect you?​

While the process of adding participants remains the same, the notification experience has been significantly improved:

• Reduced email clutter: A single email replaces multiple notifications.
• Enhanced clarity: Organized participant lists and justification comments help you understand why they were added.

This update makes it easier to manage participant changes and stay informed without unnecessary disruptions.

We’ve made an important update to expiration policies in EasyLife 365 Collaboration based on your valuable feedback!

What’s new?​

We’ve refined the expiration policy logic to provide a more proactive approach. Many of you asked for better precision, so we’ve adjusted our standard expiration policy logic to focus specifically on file activity and modification signals directly from the associated SharePoint sites. This ensures expiration management is more targeted and accurate.

EasyLife 365 Collaboration – Expiration Policies Update

The updated logic will help you to:

• Prioritize File Activity: Expiration policies now consider file activity and modifications from SharePoint sites, giving you a more precise view of file status.
• Improve Precision in Expiration Management: The refined policy logic helps reduce unnecessary expirations and ensures your files stay active as long as they are being worked on, preventing disruptions in your workflow.

How it will affect you?​

This update streamlines expiration management, providing more accurate and timely control over your files. It helps improve your overall governance strategy by aligning expiration policies with actual file usage, giving you peace of mind and reducing unnecessary admin work.

We’re exploring even more features, like monitoring SharePoint page activities, to offer further customized solutions based on demand and policy performance.

Thanks for helping us make EasyLife 365 Collaboration even better!

We’ve just released a brand new feature for EasyLife 365 Mail: the AutoMapping feature!

What’s new?​

This new functionality makes managing shared, room, and equipment mailboxes even easier. Administrators now have full control over whether these mailboxes automatically appear in users' Outlook without any additional setup.

EasyLife 365 Mail – AutoMapping for Shared, Room and Equipment Mailboxes

• Template Configuration: With just a simple checkbox in each mailbox template, you can decide if AutoMapping is enabled for specific user groups or mailbox roles. No need to manually configure each user's settings—everything is handled automatically based on the template.

• Permission-Based AutoMapping: Only users with full access permissions will see the mailbox appear in their Outlook list. Other permissions like "Send As" remain unaffected, ensuring security and flexibility.

• Automated Syncing: Any changes to mailbox members (such as adding or removing users) will automatically update the AutoMapping settings, making sure the right users have access without any manual intervention.

How it will affect you?​

This update simplifies mailbox management and reduces administrative overhead. By automating the process of adding mailboxes to users’ Outlook, you’ll save valuable time and effort, ensuring a smoother and more efficient workflow for your team.

Two new updates have been added to EasyMeet 365 to amplify meeting poll management options, providing poll voters with more flexibility to adjust meetings and to select how meeting information is presented to them.

What's new?​

1. Reopening Polls

You can now reopen a cancelled poll or a closed poll. This feature gives you more flexibility to adjust meetings even after they have been cancelled or closed.

EasyMeet 365 – Poll reopening options

2. Display Options

Unlike before, that once a poll was closed you could only view the final vote, you now can opt to display all meeting information. This feature allows you to either see only the final vote or see all participant votes.

EasyMeet 365 – Poll voting display options

How it will affect you?​

• Increased poll flexibility: When viewing a closed or cancelled poll, you will now see a Reopen Poll button that you can click on to restore the meeting to an editable state where you can make further changes. Note that this will clear the previously agreed time for that meeting.
• More viewing options: When viewing a closed poll, you will now see a button that toggles between Show all time-slots and Show final vote only.
  • When you click the Show all time-slots button, it will display all the previous meeting choices and votes.
  • When you click the Show final vote only button, it will display only the final vote.

Two significant updates are now available for EasyLife 365 Mail, enhancing your resource management capabilities. These features provide increased control and flexibility, transforming the way you manage mailboxes, distribution lists, and other resources.

What's new?​

1. Approval Workflows for Mail Resources:

You can now create Approval workflows to control how mailboxes and distribution lists are provisioned. This feature adds an extra layer of oversight, ensuring that new resources are created systematically and with the right approvals in place. Built on the powerful workflow engine from EasyLife 365 Collaboration, these approval workflows offer flexibility and structure, tailored to your organization's needs.

EasyLife 365 Mail - Approvals

2. Data-Driven Mailbox Description Fields: Administrators now have the ability to define a data-driven naming convention for mailbox descriptions when provisioning shared, equipment, and room mailboxes. This can be set up in the Data Collection > Properties section of the template by enabling the Description Naming Convention Control. If preferred, you can still allow users to manually input descriptions by leaving the convention field blank.

EasyLife 365 Mail - Approvals

How it will affect you?​

• Enhanced Governance: By implementing approval workflows, you can ensure that any new mailbox or distribution list goes through a guided approval process before being provisioned, enhancing governance and control over resource creation.
• Consistency and Time Saving: Automatically generate mailbox descriptions based on predefined data fields and patterns, improving consistency and reducing manual input, making mailbox management smoother and more efficient.

What’s next?​

The Approvals feature is currently available on the Insiders instance of EasyLife 365 Mail and will be rolled out to production later this month. Admin-managed approval workflows will soon follow, extending this functionality to all EasyLife 365 services.

Each month, we're unlocking essential updates for EasyLife 365 Mail, making our app more powerful than ever. Stay tuned for the upcoming enhancements!

For more details on setting up approval workflows, refer to our updated documentation.

This month, we introduced two significant enhancements to EasyLife 365 Collaboration, aimed at providing you with increased control and protection over your shared content.

What's new?​

1. Removal of Shares from Files and Folders in Document Libraries

We’ve added a powerful new escalation action to strengthen the security of your sites and Teams. This feature ensures that all shares of files and folders in document libraries are automatically removed if users do not act on shared content according to defined policies.

EasyLife 365 Collaboration - Removal of Shares from Files and Folders in Document Libraries

2. OneDrive Access Review

Administrators can now configure an Access Review for OneDrive sites, providing an additional layer of oversight and security.

• OneDrive Access Review Policy: The new OneDrive Policy can be configured to run on all OneDrive sites and request an access review, ensuring that only authorized users have access to shared content.

EasyLife 365 Collaboration - OneDrive Policy Configuration

• Escalation Action for Non-Compliance: If a OneDrive site is found to be non-compliant, the escalation action will remove any shared files and folders, maintaining the integrity of your data.

EasyLife 365 Collaboration - OneDrive Access Review

How it will affect you?​

These enhancements are designed to simplify your security management and provide peace of mind by ensuring that shared content is closely monitored and controlled. Here’s how you can benefit:

• Improve the Security Posture for Sites, Teams, and OneDrive: With the introduction of automatic link removal and access reviews, both your sites and Teams, as well as shared OneDrive sites, will experience enhanced security. This helps protect your organization’s data against unauthorized access.
• Greater Visibility and Control: Users can now view all their sharing links and shared folders, allowing them to take appropriate actions when necessary. This ensures that only the right people have access to your organization’s sensitive information.
• Streamlined Management: These updates reduce the need for manual oversight, freeing up your time to focus on more critical tasks while still maintaining robust security measures.

For more details on how to leverage these new capabilities, please refer to our updated documentation.

We’re pleased to announce two new features designed to enhance your resource management and security are now available for EasyLife 365 Mail users.

What's new?​

1. New "Remove Non-Owner Permission Escalation" Option

We’ve added a new escalation action, Remove Non-Owner Permissions, to EasyLife 365 Mail. This feature is applicable to Confirmation, Access Review, and Template policies, providing more precise control over permissions. It ensures that access to non-compliant resources is limited while still allowing resource owners the opportunity to resolve any issues.

EasyLife 365 Mail - Remove Non-Owner Permission Escalation

2. Description Field Added to Data Collection for Mailboxes

Administrators can now require users to provide a description when provisioning shared, equipment, and room mailboxes. This option is available under the Data Collection > Properties section of the template.

Users will now be able to supply a description for a mailbox where required. This helps in identifying the appropriate mailbox to use in various situations, making it easier to manage and select mailboxes based on their descriptions. The description field will be saved in the Exchange "notes" field.

EasyLife 365 Mail - Description Field

How it will affect you?​

These updates are designed to simplify your management tasks and strengthen control over your mail assets. Here’s how you can benefit:

• Restricted Access to Authorized Users: The "Remove Non-Owner Permissions" option ensures that access is restricted to authorized users only, helping to maintain stringent security and compliance standards.
• Better Resource Identification: With the new Description Field, users can easily add and view descriptions for mailboxes, making it simpler to identify and select the right mailbox for various purposes.

These improvements reduce the need for manual oversight by automating compliance actions and enhancing resource management, allowing you to focus on more strategic priorities.

For more information on how to leverage these new features, please refer to our updated documentation.

What's New?​

This update introduces the capability to control how default policies are applied, allowing greater control by system administrators.

• Day-Specific Limits: Administrators can now choose specific days of the week for applying default policies, providing more strategic and less disruptive policy enforcement.
• Resource-Specific Limits: There is now an option to limit the maximum number of resources of a specific type that a default policy can apply to during a policy scan.

EasyLife 365 Collaboration - Default Policy Limits

How it will affect you?​

This update brings enhanced flexibility and customization to administrators:

• Enhanced Flexibility: Administrators can tailor the application of default policies to better fit their organization's unique needs and schedules. This means policies can be applied in a more controlled and predictable manner.
• Improved System Efficiency: By controlling the frequency and scope of policy application, overall system performance and resource management can be optimized. This leads to a smoother and more efficient working environment for users.

In summary, the introduction of Default Policy Limits in EasyLife 365 Collaboration brings greater control and flexibility to policy management. At EasyLife 365, we are committed to enhancing your experience and are excited to see how these new features will benefit your organization.

For more details on how to leverage these new capabilities, please refer to our updated documentation.

We are thrilled to announce three exciting new features in EasyLife 365 Mail, designed to provide system administrators with enhanced control and flexibility in managing policies, properties, and security settings. These updates focus on enhancing default policy management, customizing mailbox properties, and improving guest account access.

What's new?​

1. Default Policy Limits​

This new capability offers enhanced control over how default policies are applied, allowing greater control by system administrators.

• Day-Specific Limits: Administrators can now choose specific days of the week for applying default policies, providing more strategic and less disruptive policy enforcement.
• Resource-Specific Limits: There is now an option to limit the maximum number of resources of a specific type that a default policy can apply to during a policy scan.

EasyLife 365 Mail - Default Policy Limits

2. Custom Field Properties Management​

This upgrade improves the customization and management of Room Mailboxes and Equipment Mailboxes. Administrators can now manage which specific properties of Room and Equipment Mailboxes can be updated by users.

• Delegation of Property Fields: You can delegate specific fields such as "Country," "Capacity," and "Address" to resource owners. This delegation allows for more localized management and ensures that those closest to the resources have the authority to update relevant information.

EasyLife 365 Mail - Custom Field Properties Management

3. Enhanced Guest Policy Management​

This update introduces the ability to automatically enforce policies regarding guest accounts, providing greater control over your organization's communication channels.

• Automatic Guest Removal: Administrators can now configure policies to automatically remove guest members from distribution lists when the assigned template does not permit guest accounts.
• Template-Based Enforcement: The policy applies specifically to distribution lists that are governed by templates prohibiting guest accounts, ensuring that your organization's rules regarding external participants are consistently enforced.

EasyLife 365 Mail - Guest Policy Management

How it will affect you?​

These updates will streamline your daily job by giving you more flexibility and control over policies, properties, and guest access. By simplifying administrative tasks and enhancing management capabilities, you can benefit from:

• Increased Flexibility and Control: Administrators gain greater control over when and how policies are applied, customizing them to better align with organizational needs and schedules.
• Enhanced Security and Data Integrity: By controlling who can update specific mailbox properties and automatically managing guest access, you can protect sensitive information and maintain internal communication integrity of your organization.
• Streamlined Management: The automation of policy enforcement reduces manual oversight and potential errors, freeing up administrative resources for other critical tasks.

A few months ago, EasyLife 365 Mail earned Microsoft 365 Certification, affirming its commitment to security and reliability. At EasyLife 365, we are dedicated to continuously enhancing your experience while adhering to the highest standards of data protection and information security. We look forward to seeing how these new features will bring added value to your organization.

For more details on how to leverage these new capabilities, please refer to our updated documentation.

What's new?​

We are excited to announce significant enhancements to our approval workflows within EasyLife 365 Collaboration. The latest update introduces the capability to integrate approver webhooks, allowing seamless collaboration with third-party applications. This means that external systems can now dynamically determine the approvers for specific provisioning requests within our platform.

EasyLife 365 Collaboration - Webhook approvers workflow

How it will affect you?​

This update brings enhanced flexibility and customization to administrators and users alike:

• Greater Flexibility for Administrators: Administrators now have the power to designate approvers for provisioning. The system supports various types of approvers, including:
  • Individual approvers
  • Security groups
  • Requester's manager

EasyLife 365 Collaboration - Webhook approver types

• Customization Options for Third-Party Applications: Third-party applications can now utilize webhooks to specify approvers based on their unique business processes and workflows. This opens up new possibilities for integrating our approval workflows seamlessly into diverse enterprise environments.

These enhancements empower our users to streamline approval processes, improve operational efficiency, and adapt our platform to fit their specific organizational needs. We believe these updates will significantly enhance and improve your experience with EasyLife 365 Collaboration.

For more details on how to leverage these new capabilities, please refer to our updated documentation or contact our support team.

Give your poll descriptions a nice touch​

Enhance your meeting agendas with EasyMeet: Elevate the clarity and appeal of your meeting details using our new WYSIWYG(what you see is what you get) editor. Provide comprehensive agendas to participants, or add a touch of personality with emoticons for an engaging poll experience.

Vote notifications for organizer​

Organizer sometimes need to know if someone has taken a vote, and will get therefore notified. You, as the organizer decides if you get the notification in the settings of each poll.

We are thrilled to announce that onboarding EasyLife 365 has just become even simpler! Our new streamlined onboarding process ensures that integrating EasyLife 365 into your tenant is easier than ever before.

Key Benefits of the Streamlined Onboarding:

• Simplified Steps: The onboarding process has been condensed into clear, manageable steps.
• User-Friendly Interface: Our intuitive interface guides you through the setup with ease.
• Quick Setup: Get up and running with EasyLife 365 in no time.
• Enhanced Support: Comprehensive support and resources are available at every step.

Additionally, we have added a consolidated admin experience across all our products. You can now access admin interfaces for EasyLife 365 and our other products through https://admin.easylife365.cloud/.

We invite all our users to take advantage of these improvements and experience the seamless integration of EasyLife 365. Start collaborating effortlessly and enhance your productivity today!

We are excited to announce three major updates for EasyLife 365!

1. Streamlined Onboarding Process: Integrating EasyLife 365 into your tenant is now simpler with condensed steps, a user-friendly interface, quick setup, and enhanced support.

2. Guest Account Configuration: You can now specify whether distribution list templates can have guest accounts assigned, providing greater control and enhanced security for your collaborations.

3. Consolidated Admin Experience: We have unified our admin interfaces for a more seamless experience. All admin functionalities are now accessible through https://admin.easylife365.cloud/mail.

Experience these updates to enhance your productivity and collaboration with EasyLife 365!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new app, EasyTipster! Now you can enjoy a fun and competitive way to engage with your colleagues during the EURO 2024 soccer championship.

What is EasyTipster? EasyTipster is a free-to-use app available at app.easytipster.cloud. It allows you to place bets against your company and colleagues, making the excitement of EURO 2024 even more thrilling. With EasyTipster, you can:

• Sign in with Microsoft 365: Seamlessly log in using your Microsoft 365 account.
• Compete within your company: Challenge your colleagues and see who comes out on top.
• Join the cross-company league: Go head-to-head with participants from other companies for ultimate bragging rights.

Why Use EasyTipster? EasyTipster is perfect for team-building activities. It encourages friendly competition, enhances team spirit, and creates a lively atmosphere within your organization.

Call to Action​

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to bring your team together and enjoy EURO 2024 like never before. Visit app.easytipster.cloud today, sign in with your Microsoft 365 account, and start competing!

Use EasyTipster for your next team-building event and make this EURO 2024 championship unforgettable!

Let's kick off the fun with EasyTipster!

We are thrilled to announce a significant enhancement to our platform that will revolutionize how you manage access permissions and sharing links. At EasyLife Collaboration, we are constantly striving to improve user experience and streamline workflows, and with our latest release, we've taken another giant leap forward.

What's New?

We've revisited the access review and review of sharing links functionalities to provide you with even greater clarity and control. Now, when you access the access review feature, you will see all unique permissions associated with a library displayed prominently. This enhancement makes it easier than ever to identify and manage permissions effectively.

How Does it Help You?

With this update, you can quickly pinpoint any unnecessary or outdated permissions and take action to clear them out, ensuring that your data remains secure and access is appropriately managed. Our revamped access review empowers you to streamline your collaboration processes and maintain optimal security standards effortlessly.

Why You Should Try It?

Simply put, the new access review feature is more powerful than ever before. By utilizing it, you'll notice a marked difference in how efficiently you can manage permissions and ensure data integrity within your organization. Say goodbye to manual sorting and hello to streamlined access management with EasyLife Collaboration.

🎉 We're excited to introduce a powerful new feature in the latest version of EasyLife 365 Mail!

Previously, once a distribution list was deleted in EasyLife 365 Mail, there was no straightforward way to recover it without relying on backup systems.

Now, we've addressed this challenge by adding a robust capability to track deleted distribution lists within EasyLife 365 Mail. This feature ensures that all deleted lists are retained and can be recovered for up to 30 days, regardless of whether they were deleted by a user or by EasyLife. Administrators gain visibility into deleted lists, including the name of the list, the responsible user, and the timestamp of deletion. This enhancement provides a dedicated screen for administrators to monitor deleted distribution lists, offering improved visibility and accountability.

📣 Exciting News: Enhanced Logging Support Coming Soon to EasyLife! 🚀

We are thrilled to announce that we are taking another giant leap towards enhancing your experience with EasyLife! In our continuous efforts to provide you with the most intuitive and efficient tools, we are rolling out an exciting new feature: improved logging capabilities with support for Group Management.

What's Changing?

Our team has been hard at work to enrich EasyLife with robust logging functionalities, ensuring that your interactions with the Group Management area are seamlessly tracked and recorded. With this enhancement, you can expect:

1. Comprehensive Activity Logging: Every action taken within the Group Management section will now be meticulously logged, offering you a detailed overview of changes made, permissions granted, and user interactions.

2. Enhanced Visibility: Gain deeper insights into how groups are managed within EasyLife, empowering you to make informed decisions and maintain better control over your organization's workflows.

3. Streamlined Troubleshooting: Should any issues arise, our improved logging system will facilitate quicker diagnostics and resolution, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.

You can learn more about the logging feature here

We are incredibly excited about this upcoming enhancement and the positive impact it will have on your EasyLife experience. Stay tuned for further updates, and thank you for choosing EasyLife as your trusted companion in simplifying your daily tasks.

🎉 We're thrilled to announce the release of the latest version of EasyLife 365 Mail!

Exciting New Features:

1. Enhanced Admin Controls for Distribution Lists:
   • Administrators now have the ability to specify guidelines for configuring outside senders on Distribution Lists. This feature empowers admins to determine whether list owners can configure outside senders and define default settings for new distribution lists during provisioning.

Great news! We've just rolled out a cool update that gives admins like you more say in how your resources show up in the Global Address List (GAL). We're all about making things easy for you, so here's what's new:

Exciting Features:

1. Customize GAL Display:

   • Now, admins can decide how resources appear in the Global Address List. Tailor it to match your organization's style and needs effortlessly.

2. Let Owners Decide Visibility:

   • Admins can hand over the decision of whether a resource should be visible in the GAL directly to the resource owners. It's all about teamwork and letting everyone have a say.

3. Easy-peasy Management:

   • Our user-friendly interface makes it a breeze for admins to tweak GAL settings. No complicated steps – just straightforward customization.

So, what are you waiting for? Dive into your EasyLife Mail admin portal today to check out these new features under privacy settings of your templates.

We are delighted to unveil the Bee-Balm Release, the latest evolution of our flagship software, EasyLife 365 Collaboration! This release is packed with a host of thrilling features and enhancements that promise to elevate your collaborative experience to unprecedented heights.

Key Highlights:​

1. Enhanced Logging and Analytics Integration:

   • Seamlessly link your application insights and log analytics workspace to store EasyLife-related logs in your own tenant.
   • Ideal for compliance reasons, ensuring dedicated analytics workspace for EasyLife events.

2. Comprehensive Group Details in Guest details page:

   • Explore more group details on guest details pages.
   • Gain insights into the membership of security and distribution groups for a holistic view.

3. Effortless Owner Management:

   • Introducing a wizard for replacing owners of guest accounts effortlessly.
   • Streamline the ownership transfer process with a simple and user-friendly interface.

4. Bulk Guest Import with CSV:

   • Import guest accounts in bulk using a CSV directly in the Cockpit.
   • Simplify onboarding and manage guest accounts more efficiently.

5. Multi-Geo Tenant Support:

   • EasyLife now supports multi-geo tenants for Microsoft groups, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint sites.

Thank you for choosing EasyLife 365 Collaboration.

We are thrilled to announce the latest upgrade to our flagship software, EasyLife 365 Collaboration, codenamed Ivy! This release is packed with exciting features and enhancements that will elevate your collaborative experience to new heights.

Key Highlights:​

1. Upgraded to .NET 8: We have embraced the cutting-edge technology by upgrading to .NET 8, ensuring that EasyLife 365 Collaboration stays ahead in leveraging the latest software innovations from Microsoft. This upgrade guarantees enhanced performance, security, and compatibility.

2. Support for EDU Templates in Microsoft Teams: In response to the evolving needs of educational institutions, EasyLife 365 Collaboration now supports the provisioning of EDU Templates in Microsoft Teams. This feature streamlines collaboration for educational purposes, making it easier for users in the academic sector to create and manage Teams tailored for educational workflows.

3. Advanced Event Tracking for Guest Accounts: We are introducing a robust event tracking system for guest accounts in the backend. Initially supporting SharePoint, and with plans to extend to Microsoft Groups and Teams in future releases, this feature allows you to monitor and export governance activities performed by your users. Say goodbye to the hassle of navigating audit logs; EasyLife 365 Collaboration has you covered for compliance reasons.

4. SharePoint Module Exiting Preview Phase: The eagerly anticipated SharePoint module is now officially out of the preview phase. This signifies a stable and refined integration with SharePoint, providing a seamless collaboration experience within your organization.

At EasyLife, we are committed to continually enhancing your collaboration journey. The Ivy release is a testament to our dedication to providing you with a robust, feature-rich, and future-ready collaboration platform.

We are excited to present EasyMeet 365 for Outlook, an innovative add-in designed to seamlessly integrate meeting polls directly into the Outlook platform. Say goodbye to the complexities of scheduling meetings as EasyMeet 365 streamlines the entire process, allowing you to focus on what truly matters – productive collaboration.

Key Features:

1. Effortless Meeting Polls: Easily create meeting polls directly within your Outlook messages, eliminating the need for time-consuming coordination.

2. Streamlined Scheduling: Identify optimal meeting times intuitively, with EasyMeet 365 handling availability checks for you.

3. Automatic Calendar Blocking: Once the ideal time is found, EasyMeet 365 automatically blocks your calendar, ensuring undivided attention during the scheduled meeting.

4. User-Friendly Interface: Tailored for busy professionals, the EasyMeet 365 Outlook Add-In offers a seamless and efficient scheduling experience.

Why EasyMeet 365 Outlook Add-In?

• Save Time: Cut down on back-and-forth communications and streamline your scheduling process.

• Enhanced Focus: Allow EasyMeet 365 to manage the logistics, enabling you to concentrate on the substance of your meetings without distractions.

• Efficiency at Its Best: Designed with professionals in mind, this add-in redefines efficiency in meeting scheduling.

Take Control of Your Outlook Calendar – Try EasyMeet 365 Today!

Experience the ease of scheduling meetings within Outlook. Connect effortlessly with your colleagues and take charge of your calendar. Improve your productivity – try EasyMeet 365 Outlook Add-In now!

🌐 Visit EasyMeet 365 for Outlook to learn more about EasyMeet 365 the Outlook Add-In! 🌐

We have some exciting news for you!

EasyLife Mail has just launched a new feature that will make your life easier.

You can now automatically assign templates and metadata to your users when you roll out easylife. This means you don't have to manually configure each user's settings, saving you time and hassle. Just choose the templates and metadata you want to use, and easylife will do the rest. You can also customize the templates and metadata for different groups of users, giving you more flexibility and control.

To learn more about this feature, check out our help page. We hope you enjoy this new update and thank you for choosing

We are thrilled to announce the release of EasyLife Codename "Flora," an update that brings a breath of fresh air to your user experience! This release is packed with features aimed at making your administrative tasks more efficient and streamlined.

Here are the exciting highlights:

• 🌐 Guest Management Page Upgrade: Administrators, rejoice! With the new guest management page, you can now easily filter guests by activity date. Identifying guests who haven't logged in for more than 90 days in your tenant is a breeze. Stay in control of your user accounts and ensure your workspace is always up-to-date.

• 🚀 Enhanced Access Review for Private Channels: Managing access just got a major upgrade! The enhanced access review now empowers users to review access for private channels. What's more, if the current reviewer lacks direct permissions on a particular channel within a larger team, they can still review access. EasyLife enables collaboration by allowing users to interact with other private channel owners to complete the access review seamlessly.

• ⏰ Flexible Access Reviews Over Multiple Days: We understand that managing access reviews can sometimes take time. That's why EasyLife "Flora" allows access reviews to run over multiple days if needed. Take the time you require to ensure thorough and accurate reviews without any rush.

We believe these enhancements will not only save you time but also elevate your overall user management experience. Thank you for choosing EasyLife, where efficiency meets simplicity.

We are thrilled to introduce a range of exciting new features that are set to elevate your experience with Morning Glory, making your workflow smoother, safer, and more efficient. These enhancements are carefully designed to simplify your tasks and create a secure working environment for your team. Here's a glimpse of what's new:

• Enhanced Escalation Actions for Templates and Minimum Owner Policies: Take control of resource management like never before. Now, you have the power to automatically delete resources in the event of an escalation. In Teams, you can schedule archiving actions, and for guest accounts, initiate a seamless disablement process.

• Archival Policy: Introducing a new policy to our team! For archived teams, it's essential to have a clear strategy. With our new policy, you can create guidelines for managing archived Teams, deciding when it's time to remove them or if you want to notify someone about it. Keep your workspace organized and clutter-free.

• Deep Linking for Templates: Sharing and creating resources just got a whole lot easier. Simply append the template ID to the create section URL, and you're ready to kickstart the creation process. Say goodbye to searching for the right template – now, you can instantly share links with your colleagues.

• Archiving Read-Only Flag for SharePoint: Admins, you now have more control over SharePoint site access when a Team is archived. By default, users can continue accessing the SharePoint site as usual. However, if you wish to restrict access, you can set the SharePoint site to read-only mode for all team members. It's all about enhancing security and privacy.

• Event Logging: Stay in the loop with our first beta of event logging. Track end-user actions related to governance policies, starting with the guest management module using EasyLife. Admins can export this valuable data for compliance purposes and even specify the retention period, up to 2 years. Stay compliant effortlessly.

EasyLife is committed to continuously improving your experience, and these new features are just the beginning. We're here to make your work life easier, safer, and more efficient. Get started today and embrace the power of Morning Glory!

Explore these exciting updates and enhance your team's productivity. If you have any questions or need assistance with the new features, please reach out to our support team. Your feedback is invaluable as we strive to create the best experience for you.

Thank you for choosing EasyLife. We're excited to take this journey with you!

We are thrilled to announce the release of next version of EasyLife Mail! In this update, we've made significant improvements to elevate your user experience and stay at the forefront of technology.

Key Features:​

🔷 Upgraded to .NET 8 Framework: We've migrated our application to the latest .NET 8 framework, harnessing the power of cutting-edge technology from Microsoft. This upgrade ensures enhanced performance, improved security, and better compatibility with the latest industry standards.

🔷 Fixes and Enhancements: In response to your valuable feedback, we've addressed several issues and implemented fixes to enhance the overall stability and reliability of the application. Your satisfaction is our top priority, and these improvements aim to deliver a seamless and trouble-free experience.

We appreciate your continued support and look forward to providing you with an even more optimized and feature-rich application. Feel free to reach out to us with any feedback or suggestions.

Exciting news! We're delighted to introduce the next version of EasyMeet 365, packed with enhancements that elevate your user experience and keep pace with the latest technology trends.

Key Features:​

🔷 Upgraded to .NET 8 Framework: We've embraced the latest innovations from Microsoft by upgrading to the robust .NET 8 framework. This upgrade brings a slew of performance improvements, security enhancements, and compatibility updates, ensuring that you benefit from the best that technology has to offer.

🔷 Fixes and Enhancements: In response to your valuable feedback, we've addressed several issues and implemented fixes to enhance the overall stability and reliability of the application. Your satisfaction is our top priority, and these improvements aim to deliver a seamless and trouble-free experience.

We appreciate your continued support and are committed to delivering a top-notch user experience. Should you have any questions or feedback, don't hesitate to reach out to us.

We are thrilled to announce that we've broadened the accessibility of our product, and this expansion brings a plethora of extraordinary new capabilities that are sure to enhance your overall experience.

Key Features:​

🔷 Autoheal: EasyLife introduces an innovative auto-heal feature, meticulously designed to simplify your life. This functionality proactively identifies mailboxes that lack designated owners and seamlessly reassigns them to the most suitable candidates based on their previous permissions. For a comprehensive understanding of how this feature operates, please consult our documentation.

🔷 Translations: We're delighted to inform you that EasyLife is now available in multiple languages, including German, Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, and Turkish. This enhancement ensures that our platform caters to a global audience, facilitating effortless communication for everyone.

🔷 On-Premise Support: We've implemented the necessary controls that empower you to interact with synchronized entities seamlessly.

Experience these remarkable enhancements today, and be on the lookout for more exciting features on the horizon. EasyLife365 is steadfast in its commitment to simplifying your daily tasks and boosting your productivity. We eagerly anticipate your continued partnership and success with us. Thank you for choosing EasyLife365! 🌟

Introducing EasyLife Mail: Your All-in-One Solution for Streamlined Email Management! 💌​

We are thrilled to unveil EasyLife Mail, a powerful email management platform designed to simplify your email administration tasks and enhance your productivity. With EasyLife Mail, managing distribution lists, shared mailboxes, room mailboxes, and equipment mailboxes has never been easier.

Key Features:​

• 📧 Distribution Lists Management: Seamlessly create, modify, and organize distribution lists to ensure efficient communication within your organization.

• 📬 Shared Mailboxes: Effortlessly manage shared mailboxes, granting access and permissions to your team members without the hassle.

• 🏨 Room Mailboxes: Simplify the booking and management of meeting rooms, ensuring a smooth scheduling experience for your organization.

• 🎚️ Equipment Mailboxes: Efficiently oversee equipment mailboxes for a wide range of resources, improving resource allocation and utilization.

• 🔗 Delegate Admin Activities: Empower your end-users by delegating admin activities, allowing them to assign permissions and manage mailbox access with ease.

• 🔄 Life Cycle Management: EasyLife Mail helps you standardize mailbox creation, implement access reviews, enforce confirmation policies, and establish minimum owner policies to ensure data security and compliance.

• 🌐 Multi-Platform Compatibility: EasyLife Mail seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 interface, offering a unified email management experience across your organization.

Say goodbye to the complexities of email management and embrace the simplicity and efficiency of EasyLife Mail. Our user-friendly interface and robust features will save you time, reduce errors, and improve collaboration within your team.

Ready to experience the EasyLife Mail advantage? Get started today and transform your email management experience.

Make email management a breeze with EasyLife Mail - Your gateway to a more efficient, organized, and productive work environment! 📧🚀

Introducing EasyMeet 365​

EasyMeet 365 is the ultimate solution for hassle-free meeting scheduling. With EasyMeet, you can effortlessly create meeting polls and schedule appointments with your colleagues. No more back-and-forth emails or endless phone calls trying to coordinate everyone's schedules. Simply use EasyMeet to find the best time to meet, and let it do the rest.

Streamlined Scheduling Process​

EasyMeet is a powerful meeting poll tool that streamlines the entire scheduling process. Say goodbye to the tedious task of manually checking everyone's availability. With EasyMeet, you can quickly and easily see when your colleagues are free, and choose a time that works for everyone.

Once you've found the perfect time, EasyMeet will block your calendar for the chosen timeslots, ensuring that no one schedules anything else during that time. This means you can focus on what really matters – the meeting itself.

So, if you're tired of the endless scheduling headaches, give EasyMeet 365 a try. With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, it's the perfect tool for busy professionals who need to schedule meetings quickly and efficiently.

We are thrilled to announce a significant enhancement to our platform that will simplify and expedite your template configuration process. EasyLife's Fields feature can now be managed centrally, eliminating the need to configure them individually for each template. This innovation is set to revolutionize your experience and save you valuable time and effort!

Key Benefits:​

• 🚀 Centralized Fields Management: With this new update, all your fields can now be managed in one centralized location. No longer will you have to configure fields individually within each template. This streamlined approach greatly speeds up your configuration work, making your life even easier.

• 🌐 API Integration for Dropdown Fields: In addition to centralized management, we've introduced the capability to populate dropdown field values using external systems via our APIs. This means you can seamlessly integrate data from external sources into your EasyLife templates, further enhancing your data management capabilities.

What You Need to Know:​

• 🔗 Migration Complete: To make this transition as smooth as possible, we have migrated all fields for all our customers to the centralized storage. This means there is no further action required from your end. Your existing fields are already in the new centralized system and ready to use.

We're committed to continuously improving EasyLife to meet your evolving needs, and we believe this update will significantly enhance your experience and increase your efficiency.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the new Fields feature or API integration, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team. We're here to help you make the most of EasyLife.

Thank you for choosing EasyLife for your template management needs. We look forward to bringing you more exciting updates and features in the future.

We are excited to announce the latest updates and improvements to our platform. These implementations aim to enhance your experience and streamline various processes. Take a look at what's new:

Archiving Team Feedback Enhancement​

Receive more comprehensive and insightful feedback before archiving a team. Our improved feedback system will provide you with the information you need during the archiving process.

Advanced Naming Conventions for Groups and SharePoint Sites​

Assign office locations and company names to the naming conventions of groups and SharePoint sites.

Enhanced User Management in SharePoint Module​

Effortlessly manage users with increased control. Now, you can easily oversee all members, excluding external users and guest accounts, within the SharePoint module. This ensures a more secure and efficient user management process.

Auto-assign of Groups to the SharePoint site​

There are situations where you want to assign a security Group to one of the default SharePoint Groups during provisioning. With the improved provisioning actions you are able to implement this without hassle.

These implementations are designed to empower you and your team, making your interactions with our platform more seamless and productive. We value your feedback as we continue to refine and expand our services. Stay tuned for more updates!

Introducing Template Assignment Policy for Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Groups, and SharePoint Sites​

Hey there!

We're super excited to bring you a brand new feature that allows you to assign template assignment policies for Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Groups, and SharePoint sites. This awesome addition makes it easy-peasy to guide your users in assigning templates for teams, groups, and sites that haven't been handled by EasyLife before. Get ready for some serious convenience!

Why is this feature awesome?

Check out the cool benefits you'll enjoy:

• Effortless Guidance: Say goodbye to confusion! EasyLife takes care of guiding your users step by step through the template assignment process. No more missing information or incomplete metadata.
• Consistency is Key: With the power to assign template assignment policies, you'll bring a whole new level of consistency to your Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Groups, and SharePoint sites. Keep things organized and boost collaboration and productivity across the board.

Here's how it works:

Follow these simple steps to make the most of this feature:

• Create a Policy Bundle: Start by creating a policy bundle that includes your desired template assignment policy. This will be your go-to tool for guiding users during the assignment process.

• Assign the Policy Bundle: Head over to the "Manage" section in the cockpit and assign the policy bundle to the relevant resource(s). EasyLife will then kick into action, making sure everything runs smoothly.

• Notification and Template Selection: Once the policy bundle is assigned, EasyLife will send a quick notification to the owners of the teams, groups, or sites. They'll be prompted to select an appropriate template for their resource.

• Guided Wizard: Users will be taken through a user-friendly wizard that walks them through selecting the template. They'll be asked to input all the necessary metadata and fill in any missing information. It's a breeze!

With the new template assignment policy feature for Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Groups, and SharePoint sites, EasyLife is your go-to solution for managing and guiding users through the template assignment process. Boost collaboration, maintain consistency, and skyrocket productivity across your organization.

If you need more details or have any questions, check out our documentation or give our support team a shout.

We're thrilled to have you on board with EasyLife!

We are thrilled to announce the latest version of our app, EasyLife 365 App codename Jasmine. This release comes with a host of exciting new features and improvements that will take your experience to the next level. We would like to highlight some of the key features of this release:

Sensitivity Label Support: We have added Sensitivity Label support for Microsoft 365 Groups and SharePoint sites. With the option to enable Sensitivity Labels on each template, administrators can now classify and protect sensitive information with ease.

Provisioning Custom Templates: We have introduced the ability to provision custom templates using the PnP Template XML in the Provisioning Actions. Admins can generate a PnP Template XML or upload a custom PnP Template to EasyLife, providing greater flexibility in customizing workflows.

Access Review for Private Channels: We have also introduced the ability to perform access reviews for private channels. To facilitate this, we have implemented a new policy to ensure that Team owners automatically become private channel owners in their team. We believe that transparency in access to owned resources is essential for proper access review.

We are confident that these new features will significantly enhance your productivity and make your experience with EasyLife 365 more enjoyable. We encourage you to upgrade to the latest version of EasyLife 365 App, codename Jasmine, to take advantage of these new capabilities. As always, if you have any questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Thank you for choosing EasyLife 365!

Attention EasyLife 365 users!

We're excited to announce the latest update to our software, codenamed Acropolys! With this new update, you'll be able to enjoy the following features:

SharePoint provisioning: We've added new capabilities to configure library permissions, logos, navigation, and site quota directly from within EasyLife 365. This will help you save time and streamline your workflows, making it easier than ever to manage your SharePoint environment.

Approvals for SharePoint Templates: You can now easily manage approvals for SharePoint Templates directly within EasyLife 365. This feature will help you ensure that the right people have access to the right templates at the right time, improving your overall document management process.

Improved User Feedback: We've made it easier for you to understand why certain resources can't be provisioned by providing more detailed feedback. You'll now receive clear and concise messages when there's an issue, helping you to quickly identify and resolve any problems.

We believe that these new features will help make your experience with EasyLife 365 even better, and we can't wait for you to try them out. Thank you for choosing EasyLife 365 as your governance solution, and we look forward to your continued feedback and support.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new SharePoint Module! With the help of policies and templates, you can now easily manage the lifecycle of your Communication and Team sites using EasyLife 365.

With EasyLife 365, you can now manage your SharePoint sites with the same governance capabilities as our Groups and Teams. Take advantage of the following policies to manage your SharePoint sites: Owners policy, Confirmation policy, Expiration policy, and Access review policy.

In addition, you can create templates for your Team and Communication sites, just like you can for other resources. Visit our Doc page and follow our learning guide.

Finally, you can also specify provisioning actions for new SharePoint sites during creation. Visit our SharePoint section to learn more about provisioning actions and how to implement them to learn more about it.

We hope that you find the new SharePoint Module helpful for managing your Communication/Team sites. At EasyLife 365, we're committed to continuously improving our product and services. If you have any feedback or suggestions on how we can make the SharePoint Module or any other aspect of EasyLife 365 better, please don't hesitate to let us know. We value your feedback and appreciate your support.

Onboarding process​

With primula, the onboarding process has become way simpler. Since most permissions have become the same, we merged the API app into the EasyLife365 app. On your first visit to the cockpit site, you will be asked to grant all permissions for the Cockpit app. Once you have done that, you can enable EasyLife365 for your users. Go to Settings -> Permissions and give your consent also for the app. Wait for the permission verification to turn green, and you are set to go.

Important!​

For customers who already consented to all necessary permission, we plan to disable the EasyLife365 API on mid of march. You can safely delete the EasyLife365 API from your enterprise applications as soon as we have done that.

Progressive notifications​

Have you ever experienced users not reacting on Teams notifications, but as soon as they get an email, they will take care of the issue? With Progressive notifications enabled, your users will get the first notification still in Teams, as they used to. Every subsequent notification will be sent by mail. To enable this setting go to Settings -> Notifications.

SharePoint sharing settings​

Every SharePoint site we create follows the rules for external sharing you set in the SharePoint administration center (tenant settings). Now you can set this configuration on a template level. To do s, choose a Group/Team template and go to Privacy -> SharePoint sharing settings, where you can restrict access to external users. Remember that you can't set higher permissions as defined in your Tenant settings; if you do so, they won't apply.

EasyLife App​

You might already know our access review policy. Still, with this update, your users can trigger an access review by going to the Team tab in a Group or a Team. In the first step of the access review, you can still set the owners. In the second(and last) step of the access review, you will see everybody who has access through sharing links, e.g., a file shared through a sharing link. Try it out; remember, your feedback is always valuable.

Preview​

We are close to finishing up our SharePoint site governance. We still need to fix some issues and improve some aspects but expect it to be ready in not too long.

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

In this release we consolidated our provisioning actions, improved their usability and fixed bugs which with your help we were able to identify.

We also added a new escalation action. You are now able to remove all members of a Team in case of an escalation. Use it but with caution.

Preview​

We started to lay the basic ground to be able to integrate SharePoint and Teams sites. Stay up to date to see the evolution of this feature. It shouldn't take too long and we'll be taking another big load from your back.

EasyLife App​

To make it easier for your user to choose between guest and collaboration templates we switched to a different layout.

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Using provisioning actions you can now customize your Teams templates further! Decide what resources are created in which manner and how the end user sees them. Configure these assets during the Teams creation:

• Default OneNote notebook with Sections
• Planner Plan with buckets and priorities
• SharePoint libraries and site security settings
• Associate the SharePoint site to a Hub or apply site designs
• Copy a folder structure to your SharePoint library or copy the contents from a Template Team
• Provision standard channels with configurable tabs, private channels, and shared channels

In the manage section of the cockpit you can now export all groups and guests of the current view. Really helpfull if you need to use Excel to extract some additional information 😉 Further you can also filter between enabled and disabled accounts in the guest account manage section.

EasyLife App​

Inviting a guest through EasyLife 365 is easy, but adding him to a group might be difficult if there are too many groups to choose from. We added a search utility in the inviting wizard and excluded groups who are not allowed to have guests from the selection. From now on, guest accounts are no longer added to private channels during the provisioning of a Team. We also fixed a bug that occurs during group creation if you use special characters in the mail nickname.

Preview​

We are currently working on the provisioning action module that will integrate the current version of the EasyLife 365 Addon into the core product. You can expect a first preview version in a couple of weeks.

EasyLife App​

In this version we focused on fixing issues and improving the usability of the current application. These are the points we focused on:

• Guest accounts are shown asap in the member section of a team
• Domain names blocked by Microsoft365 are now considered when inviting guest accounts
• Members of a Group/Team can't see group details if they are not an owner

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

To give you a better overview of what happens in the manage section you can see what action is beeing triggered in case of an escalation.

You can now also hide your custom fields when creating templates.

This version of EasyLife365 allows you to bind your approval workflows with a webhook. It will enable you to track all steps taken during the workflow.

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Added​

• Choose the language in which guest invitations are sent (defaults to tenant language). Configure it under Settings -> Guests -> Invitation mail language
• Decide if members are subscribed to calendar events for Groups / Teams Configure it when creating a template under Settings -> Disable subscriptions to calendar events

Fixed​

• All dropdowns in forms are now correctly sorted alphabetically
• Owners of guest accounts can now properly be removed

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Added​

• You can find the template id in the template detail
• You can find the policy id in the policy detail

Fixed​

• Approval timeline is shown correctly
• Validation for text length

EasyLife App​

Added​

• Translations for approvals in German and Spanish
• Improved user experience for approval workflows

Fixed​

• Policies are handled correctly for archived teams
• Fields "costcenter" and "division" are saved correctly

EasyLife App​

Changed​

• User experience improvement when creating a resource with an approval workflow

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Added​

• approval workflows are cleaned up by EasyLife365 if older than 90 days
• approval workflows can be enabled/disabled by you
• backup procedure for approval workflows

Approvals have landed! That's right, you can configure approval templates that define up to three stages of approval. Each stage must be completed before EasyLife provisions a resource.

EasyLife will ask users for a reason when requesting a resource that requires approval.

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Added​

• You can configure approval templates in the templates section of the cockpit.
• You can link approval templates to any existing template

EasyLife App​

Added​

• Users can request resources that require approval
• Users approve or deny requests for resources that require their approval
• New notifications inform users about pending reuqests for approval

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Changed​

This version of EasyLife introduces the priority field for templates. You can use the priority for sorting. Every template has a priority of 100 in the default configuration. The higher the number, the higher it will appear in the user's "Create" view. Not setting any priorities will order your templates alphabetically, as they used to.

EasyLife App​

To improve the the user experience we improved the performance of different recurring operations

• token caching for long-running operations
• enhance calls with reduced select parameter

Fixed​

• hotfix for old settings retrieval

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Changed​

• Restrict guest account management to specific users: EasyLife admins can control which users can use the guest account management features in the EasyLife 365 App.
• Custom datasource for metadata dropdown fields: EasyLife can now fetch data for your dropdown fields from an external web service. A new checkbox in the data collection section of the template allows you to specify the url of the web service that exposes your data.

Fixed​

• We adapted the size of headers in some forms for better alignment

We introduced buttons for policy actions with the guest account management module. This update brings the same feature to group-based resources. Owners can now take action directly in the EasyLife 365 App. The available action buttons depend on the escalation actions set in the assigned policies.

EasyLife App​

Changed​

• Users can now add new guest accounts to a group or team right in the create wizard.
• The owner of a guest account can remove other owners during invitation or in the detail view of a guest account.
• The owner of a team can archive/unarchive the team from the details view in the EasyLife 365 App.
• Escalation actions are now available as buttons for group items.
  • Teams can be archived if the associated policy uses Archive as escalation action
  • Groups/Teams can be deleted if the associated policy uses Delete as escalation action
  • Guest accounts can be removed with one click if the access review policy uses Remove Guest Accounts as escalation action

EasyLife App​

Changed​

• The EasyLife 365 teams app is now available through the Microsoft Teams store.
• A personal message can be added to the invitation of new guest accounts.

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Changed​

• We have improved scrolling and paging in the Manage section for both, guest accounts and groups.
• You can now filter items by Id in the Manage section.

Mówisz po polsku? Spreek je Nederlands? Sen Türkçe konuşmayı biliyor musun? The EasyLife 365 App and notifications have been translated into Polish, Dutch, and Turkish!

EasyLife App​

Changed​

• Switch between pages will scroll to the beginning of the page to improve the user experience
• When filtering archived Teams in the overview, information is retrieved on-the-fly
• Improved loading of archived teams in the overview

Fixed​

• The infinite scroll of all Guest accounts is no longer returning duplicate data

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Changed​

• The manage section displays tooltips for the different options and policies
• Some minor changes to improve consistency

Fixed​

• The option "None" couldn't be selected as guest policy
• Secondary owners wouldn't be updated using the managed Guests masks

EasyLife 365 Collaboration Engines​

Changed​

• Once an account has been disabled, all other policies won't be triggered
• If sending out an invitation, the invitation policy will trigger other policies once an invitation is compliant. This rule does not apply to the default policy that still allows the cleanup of Guest accounts.

Fixed​

• The ampersands character was incorrectly displayed in some notification emails
• Some notification emails were missing information

Thanks to our early adopters we have been able to refine the new guest account management feature. Today's release includes all the latest updates and some bug fixes.

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Changed​

• Admins can now specify whether users are allowed to extend disabled and inactive accounts
• A new setting can be used to control whether users can delete or disable guest accounts without template. You can find this in the Cockpit under Settings, Guests
• Escalation actions defined in guest account policies will now show up as buttons in the EasyLife 365 App

EasyLife App​

Changed​

• On Ownership transfers and template assignments, we are showing the already assigned owners as the default option
• We aligned the way owners can be assigned on all modules
• New buttons on the incompliant policy tile allow users to act directly from within the app. For example, inactive guest accounts can be deleted by the user if the escalation action was set to delete in the assigned policy. This feature was implemented for Guest Account Management first but we will integrate it for Groups Management in the next release.
• Users can now re-send invitations to guests if they didn't accept the invite within the configured amount of days and the invitation policy became incompliant

Over the summer months we changed our internal release process, one flower name can now lead to multiple code releases, hence Rose v2.

EasyLife 365 Collaboration Engines​

Added​

That's right, we have two engines now. This release introduces guest account management and this feature comes with its own engine.

• Added guest account management features
• Added guest account engine

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Added​

• Added guest account templates
• Added guest account policies
• Added guest accounts to the manage feature
• Added settings controls related to guest account management and the guest account engine

EasyLife App​

Added​

• Added Guests tab in the app
• Added guest account templates to the Create wizard

Fixed​

• Fixed some bugs

We spent most of summer working on the next big thing for EasyLife 365. Guest account management. Today we are thrilled to announce that we have finalized the code and published it to both, Insider and Production deployments. The guest account management feature is currently in private preview, be sure to hit that contact button if you want to give it a spin!

EasyLife 365 Cockpit​

Added​

• Added new B2B module to the EasyLife 365 Cockpit
• Show configuration options for B2B templates and policies
• Implemented first policy templates with first policy rules
• Added a dedicated manage section for B2B accounts to allow admins to manage their B2B accounts using the EasyLife 365 Cockpit

EasyLife App​

• Implemented first version of the new My Accounts overview with search capabilities
• Users can now invite Guest Accounts through EasyLife
• Implemented first version of Take ownership workflow
• Implemented first version of Transfer ownership workflow
• Added modification, removal, disable/enable account capabilities for Entra ID guest accounts to the EasyLife 365 App
• User can see guest account details through the app

Fixed​

• We have fixed a bug that caused the default language for templates to be shown only in Microsoft Edge.

EasyLife App & Cockpit​

Changed​

• We updated the authentication flow for the EasyLife App on mobile devices, we can now leverage the SSO capabilities of the Teams app.

Fixed​

• We fixed a bug where the provisioning add-on would not pick all settings correctly for SharePoint templates.

EasyLife App​

Changed​

• Added single-sign-on to mobile app
• updated EasyLife Icons

Fixed​

• Default policy is now applied when a new Group gets created
• typos in german translation

EasyLife App & Cockpit​

Changed​

• This version enhances our caching capabilities for the EasyLife App and Cockpit. This allows us to cache more data locally which makes the applications much faster.

• We have implemented enhanced compression techniques to reduce the size of information sent over the wire when accessing EasyLife resources.

• The Onboarding section moved from the top menu in the cockpit to a new tab under Settings. And we renamed it to Permissions to make it easier to find.

• We have added an additional field called Helpbox to the edit section of custom metadata fields. Users will see the helpbox when clicking the ℹ button next to a custom data field.

EasyLife 365 Collaboration Engine​

Changed​

• We have improved the retry logic and overall resilience when calling webhooks

Fixed​

• We fixed a bug that prevented Viva Engage groups with descriptions longer than 150 characters from being created
• And we fixed another bug where disabled templates would be displayed incorrectly in the manage section of the cockpit

EasyLife App & Cockpit​

Added​

• Notifications can now be sent to users via Teams. This feature is enabled by default for all new customers, existing customers can enable it in the notifications settings of the EasyLife 365 Cockpit.

• If the feature is enabled owners will receive notifications in teams.

Changed​

• Permissions for the App and the Cockpit changed. Please grant permissions through the onboarding section in the cockpit.

EasyLife 365 Collaboration Engine​

Added​

• The engine can now send notifications to Teams users via the EasyLife App

Announcements​

• With this version we removed mail webhooks due to the lack of usage from our customers.

Cockpit and App​

Changed​

• We've implemented content security policy headers for the EasyLife 365 Apps to increase the client-side security of our applications.

Fixed​

• People search had issues with special characters.
• Teams that have been archived by EasyLife would not only show up in the user interface 24 hours after the archival. Archived Teams show up immediately now.

EasyLife App​

Changed​

• We changed the sorting of items in the My Stuff section of the EasyLife 365 App. Until now, items were sorted based on last-modified date which was not always intuitive. From now on, items are sorted alphabetically by DisplayName.

Engine​

Added​

• We are introducing a unique RequestId that admins and developers can use to track the resource creation process.

Changed​

• This release massively improves the performance of engine scans for tenants with many groups.

Cockpit​

Added​

• You can now configure custom branding for notification emails sent to your users
• You can customize the banner image on top and the logo in the footer as well as insert a link and contact information in the footer
• The policies are now sorted alphabetically instead of by creation date

Fixed​

• Fixed an issue where the manage app in the cockpit would show inconsistent check marks for archived teams
• Fixed an issue where changing some tenant settings would overwrite yammer settings in the cockpit
• Cockpit no longer fails on an re-authentication attempt after an explicit sign-out operation
• Cockpit did not always show the delete option for templates
• The EasyLife App was incorrectly blocking authentication attempts when a user tried to open a Team from an EasyLife mail notification

Engine​

Added​

• The engine supports sending email notifications with customer branding

Engine​

Added​

Send notification emails using shared mailboxes

• Customers can configure EasyLife to send notification emails using a shared mailbox in Exchange Online instead of using our SendGrid account
• Users receive email notification from an internal address

The engine can now be configured to take the mailbox regional configuration of the user into account when sending notification emails

:::

Make sure to go through the onboarding process for the EasyLife 365 API again to update the permissions.

:::

Updated required permissions

• Added Mail.Send and MailboxSettings.Read
• Changed Sites.ReadWrite.All to Sites.Read.All

Cockpit and App​

Added​

To make the app and cockpit even snazzier, we moved both applications to Azure static Web Apps

Fixed​

• It was possible to select guest accounts settings for Viva Engage templates even if these are not supported

Cockpit and App​

Changed​

• Improved People search behavior and timeouts
• Improved Group Search behavior and timeouts
• We've added 404 pages
• UniqueKeys are no longer case sensitive

Fixed​

• Fixed a bug in the manage feature where the search box would lose focus when typing
• Fixed a bug in the manage feature where the ampersand character (&) was incorrectly handled
• Fixed Console.log outputs
• Some unique keys could not be deleted from the cockpit
• Webhook URL in the templates section was saved but not shown to user in the cockpit after reload of the page
• Access review allowed to modify membership in dynamic groups
• Images for success and failure where too big

Engine​

Changed​

• Improved channel provisioning functionality and performance of the EasyLife engine
• Improved handling of unique keys with a better naming collision if your unique keys got out of sync
• Improved Metadata application resiliency during creation
• Increased Tenant scan threshold
• Better exception handling when interacting with the Graph API
• Teams templates support emoji in names

Fixed​

• Fixed a bug where the wiki tab was not removed when a channel provisioning failed
• Fixed a bug where private channel provisioning would fail when guest account was added to a Team
• Notifications should not be sent to invalid email addresses
• Fixed a conflict with Azure key vault if a key was deleted

Add-ons 🚀​

• You can provision tabs in Teams! The add-on supports tabs for SharePoint Libraries, Word, PowerPoint, PDF, Excel, and the new Channel Calendar
• Provisioning template selection can now be filtered by EasyLife Template ID and Metadata

Cockpit and App​

Added​

• Optimized traffic image rendering
• People Search is now improved allowing you to perform a full-text search on names

Engine​

Added​

• Improved handling of unique keys with a better naming collision if your unique keys got out of sync
• Team templates support emoji
• Teams channels support the autofavoritechannel option so you can choose to automatically show a channel in everyone’s channel list
• EasyLife natively supports Microsoft Teams Templates

Fixed​

• Group creation failed for groups with special characters

Addons​

• You can now synchronize the folder structure of a SharePoint library from a template group when provisioning new resources

Announcements​

• The support for custom SendGrid accounts is deprecated and will be replaced with alternatives in an upcoming version.

Cockpit​

Added​

• We have implemented a new feature for group management in the EasyLife 365 Cockpit. Admins can now easily apply templates and policies to existing groups
• Admins can now manage metadata in our enhanced module
• Admins can now disable the editing of metadata fields in the details mask of EasyLife while requesting input during the resource creation

App and Cockpit​

• Users are redirected to the EasyLife 365 Apps when clicking on the Office 365 toolbar
• We improved the templates for the notification e-mails, images are now served from our CDN

Added​

• Faster loading times in the Teams app due to improved caching
• Admins can now specify the default fallback e-mail language for a tenant

Fixed​

• Group creation failed when a Group in some situations when the member count reached 20 users

This release is all about performance improvements! We spent the last two weeks making EasyLife 365 faster.

Cockpit & App​

• Application performance improvements
• Authentication handles multiple accounts

Engine​

• Provisioning performance improvements
• Stabilization of Viva Engage Group provisioning requests

Cockpit​

Added​

• Default policy is tagged in the policy overview
• Version control available for settings, templates, unique keys, policies
• Access review: possibility to clear guest accounts if no action happens
• Viva Engage provisioning: admins can create Viva Engage templates in EasyLife with basic details, privacy options, policy options, provisioning options

Changed​

• Module overview reorganized to reflect Microsoft 365 Groups with SharePoint, Viva Engage, and Teams

Clients​

Changed​

• Implemented MSAL 2.0 authentication and authorization code grant with PKCE (https://oauth.net/2/pkce/) for a cookie-less authentication
• Added authentication information of logged in user with ability to logout in web apps
• Improved lookup performance of the mail nickname check in the Wizard

Engine​

Changed​

• Policies are cleared when Groups are being archived or deleted

Fixed​

• All dynamic generated groups were public. Now dynamic groups are private by default.
• Notification: Group creation mail in German was not picked correctly
• Notification: Navigation links were not mapped properly

Added​

• Added SharePoint Folder Provisioning to the XI.EasyLife.Addons.Provisioning
• Added Multi-Teamstabs assignment to the XI.EasyLife.Addons.Provisioning
• Added Onenote Provisioning to the XI.EasyLife.Addons.Provisioning
• Implemented Webhook trigger for the no owner policies
• Improved Language handling in the EasyLife App

Changed​

• Removed the default button on the policy overview mask. Default policies must be marked from the edit mask

Added​

• Added Dynamic Group Support
• Choose the default privacy policy in the Wizard
• Improved Loading time for MyStuff
• Introducing new Planner Addon
• Improved mobile navigation experience in EasyLife 365
• Introduced better resiliency

Added​

• Provisioned EasyLife Insider Build for all interested customers
• Added Storage Account Backup Procedure for all tenant settings and templates
• Implemented Custom SendGrid instance configuration
• Implement your custom Key Vault for EasyLife 365 settings
• Added French Version of EasyLife

Changed​

• Moved 1.0 endpoints to 1