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Viva Topics

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Knowledge service in Microsoft Viva that used AI to organize content into topic pages; retired by Microsoft in February 2025.

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Integrate Viva Topics with Search and SharePoint

2025-08-14

Viva Topics can surface gold—or noise. Turn AI guesses into trusted answers by triaging topics in week one, curating only what matters, merging duplicates without losing links, and designing rich, action-first topic cards. With the right governance, SMEs, and…

Automate Viva Connections, Topics, Learning, and News

2025-08-05

Your Viva rollout isn’t failing—your automation is. Stop hand-typing Topics, chasing Learning content across LMS silos, and waiting for Connections posts to “eventually” appear. Learn the exact auth scopes, payload shapes, and batching tactics to: publish…

2025-08-05 – Automate Viva Connections, Topics, Learning, and News2025-08-14 – Integrate Viva Topics with Search and SharePoint2025-082025-08
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What is Viva Topics?

It is an AI-driven knowledge assistant that finds and organizes topics from your communication and content in Microsoft 365, presented as topic cards. · From the episode: Integrate Viva Topics with Search and SharePoint

How should I start with Viva Topics?

Triage the AI-suggested topics in week one and curate only the ones that matter. Merge duplicates without losing links so people can still find what they used to use. · From the episode: Integrate Viva Topics with Search and SharePoint

How does Viva Topics work with SharePoint and Search?

Viva Topics integrates with SharePoint to give access to documents and expert resources, and with Microsoft Search so topic cards appear where people look for information. · From the episode: Integrate Viva Topics with Search and SharePoint

How do I measure whether Viva Topics works?

Use Viva analytics to track engagement with topics. That shows which topics people use and where updates or curation are needed, allowing continuous improvement of the knowledge base. · From the episode: Integrate Viva Topics with Search and SharePoint

What can you automate in Viva?

Publishing Viva Topics at scale, bulk-loading third-party courses into Viva Learning and posting targeted Viva Connections news. This replaces hand-typing Topics and chasing content across LMS silos. · From the episode: Automate Viva Connections, Topics, Learning…

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