You can work with external users in Yammer if your network isn’t aligned to native mode by creating an external group. You can also limit and turn off collaboration in external groups. This experience differs from working with the Yammer guest experience, which is powered by Azure Active Directory B2B and requires native mode.
If you have permission, you can create an external Yammer network to collaborate with people outside your company, such as customers, suppliers, and partners. People with external email addresses must be invited into or request access to an external network.
What’s new in Yammer for external users?
We also added functionality to our data export to help verified administrators see which files and conversations are accessible to external users. An external group in Yammer. Group membership in a Yammer external group.
Is it possible to use Yammer with O365?
Though there was some access confusion as Yammer became integrated into O365, everything seems to be working pretty well now. Would be happy to talk off line, if that would be helpful. Alternatively, you could set up an external group in your home network, but in that use case everyone would need to have an O365 account .
In a lot of Yammer reviews, the app is mostly praised for its useful and natural integration with the rest of the Office 365 suite. Sharing files and speeding up communication by integrating with Outlook is made easy for all users.
Can I restrict external groups in Yammer?
However, we highly discourage restricting external groups in this manner because it will cause users to seem difficult to reach and collaborate with—as it is the Yammer equivalent of having an email bounce—and limits engagement within Yammer. Q. Our company has opted out of external messaging. Can we still use external groups?
Another thing we wanted the answer to was is it possible to create internal or external groups in Yammer?
This feature is not available for Yammer Enterprise networks in Native Mode or the EU Geo. When you create a group, you can decide if it is an internal or external group. You can’t change this setting after you create the group. In Yammer, under the list of groups, select Create Group.
Why do I need to block users in my Yammer network?
Blocking users in this fashion ensures that content within your Yammer network will not be made visible to external users via external groups. This means that people in your network will not be able to create external groups.
What data can I export from Yammer?
Data export: Yammer verified admins can keep track of all conversations and files that include external participants and monitor conversations their users are having outside of your network. See Find external participants in a Yammer network.