O365 Manager Plus - Fixes and Enhancements [2018]

O365 Manager Plus - Fixes and Enhancements [2018]

O365 Manager Plus Release Notes

Release notes for build 4222 (Dec 21, 2018)

Highlights:

O365 Manager Plus has added fifteen new management tasks, an option to update the product manually, and enhanced some of the existing management tasks to handle Exchange Online mailboxes, users, and groups effortlessly.

New Management Tasks:

The following 15 new management tasks have been added:

  • Add/Remove Distribution Group Owners - Add or remove owners of distribution groups in bulk.
  • Add/Remove Mail Enabled Security Group Owners - Add or remove multiple owners from multiple Mail-enabled security groups.
  • Set Manager to Mail Contacts - Assign a user as manager to multiple contacts.
  • Modify SMTP Address of Groups - Modify the SMTP address of distribution lists, mail-enabled security groups, Office 365 groups, and dynamic distribution groups in bulk.
  • Modify SMTP Address of Contacts - Modify the SMTP addresses of contacts in bulk.
  • Modify SMTP Address of Mailboxes/Mail Users - Modify the SMTP addresses of mailbox users and mail-enabled users in bulk
  • Set Send As Permission of Groups - Assign or remove Send As permissions of distribution, mail-enabled security and Office 365 groups.
  • Set Send As Permission of Dynamic Distribution Groups - Assign or remove Send As permissions of dynamic distribution groups in bulk.
  • Set Send On Behalf Permission for Groups - Assign or remove Send On Behalf permission of distribution, Office 365, mail-enabled security, and dynamic distribution groups in bulk.
  • Modify Security Group Members - Add or remove multiple members from multiple security groups.
  • Add/Remove Security Group Owners - Add or remove multiple owners from multiple security groups.
  • Create Security Group - Create security groups in bulk.
  • Clear Mobile Device Data - Wipe data from mobile device in bulk.
  • Remove Mobile Device - Remove mobile device in bulk.
  • Add/Remove Dynamic Distribution Group Owners - Add or remove multiple owners of multiple dynamic distribution groups.

New Report:

  • Stale Office 365 Licenses: Get details on the unused Office 365 licenses in your organization.

Enhancements:

  • Administrators and delegated users can now manually check for product updates from right within the product, and configure email notifications to get informed about the available and completed product updates.
  • 'Remove all members' option has been included in all group membership management tasks.

 

Release notes for build 4221 (Dec 11, 2018)

Enhancement:

  • Updated Japanese keys that were not available earlier.

Bug fixes:

  • Issue faced while fetching data for a custom time range has been fixed.

Release notes for build 4220 (Dec 4, 2018)

Bug fix:

  • Some minor issues have been fixed.
Release notes for build 4219 (Nov 23, 2018)

Highlights:

Schedule audit & monitoring reports:  O365 Manager Plus has enhanced the report scheduler with the capability to schedule audit, and monitoring reports. Users can also,

  • Schedule multiple reports:  Create schedules to automatically generate multiple reports in a single schedule at specified intervals.
  • Refine reports:  Select the desired attributes, and set up filters to view the exact data that you need in the reports.
  • Share schedule:  Administrators can share the schedules with other technicians to allow them to view and run those schedules.
  • Download scheduled reports:  Download the PDF, CSV, XLS, or HTML formats of scheduled reports anytime after they are generated from the schedule history.
  • View scheduler history:  View the list of schedules created with the details of the scheduler owner, last run time, scheduler run status, and more.

Release notes for build 4218 (Oct 26, 2018)

Highlights:

The dashboard has been enhanced with:

  • Usage view dashboard , to get insights on every day Office 365 service usage statistics through embeddable graphical widgets.
  • Inbuilt management options , to execute management tasks right from the dashboard tiles.
  • Dashboard tiles , to customize your dashboard with predefined data tiles, to get a quick snapshot on password expired users, service health status, mailbox audit status, and a lot more.
Release notes for build 4215 (Oct 1, 2018)

Highlights:

O365 Manager Plus has added auditing and alerting capabilities for Microsoft Streams. Users can now audit and create alerts for thirty-five activities under the following categories:

  • General user activities:  Keep track of user activities pertaining to tenant settings,user settings, and data export.
  • Stream video activities:  Audit video creation, deletion, upload, download, and other user activities on Streams videos.
  • Stream group channel activities:  Audit group creation, deletion, membership changes, and other channel related activities.
Release notes for build 4214 (Sep 27, 2018)

Highlights:

22 new reports on Exchange Online, and Azure AD have been released. The reports are:

  • Mailboxes with External Mail Forwarding:   Gives the list of mailboxes with email forwarding configured to external domains.
  • Mailboxes with Internal Mail Forwarding:  Lists the mailboxes for which email forwarding is configured to internal domains.
  • Mailboxes without Mail Forwarding:  Provides information on the mailboxes for which email forwarding has been disabled.
  • Guest Users:  Lists down the external users in your Office 365 setup.
  • Guest Group Members:  Gives information on the guest users who are members of various groups.
  • Users with Send As Permission:  Lists the users with Send As permission.
  • Users with Send On Behalf Permission:  Lists the users with Send On Behalf permission.
  • Groups with Send As Permission:  Provides information on the groups that have been given Send As permission.
  • Groups with Send On Behalf Permission:  Provides information on the groups that have been given Send On Behalf permission.
  • Mailboxes without Delegates:  Provides the list of mailboxes without any delegated users.
  • Mailboxes without Inbox Rule:  Lists the mailboxes without inbox rules configured.
  • Sweep Rules:  Lists the mailboxes with sweep rules configured along with their details.
  • Mailboxes without Sweep Rules:  Lists the mailboxes without any sweep rules configured.
  • Transport Rule List:  Gives information on the transport rules, and the details on changes made to them.
  • Quarantined Messages:  Provides the details of quarantined messages in your Exchange Online environment.
  • Azure Unlocked Users:  Gives the list of recently unlocked users.
  • MFA Enabled Users:  Provides the list of MFA-enabled user accounts.
  • MFA Disabled Users:  Provides the list of MFA-disabled user accounts.
  • Groups without License:  Lists the groups without any license assigned to them.
  • Mailbox Message Configuration by User:  Provides details on message settings for each mailbox in your organization.
  • Auto-empty Deleted Items Folder:  Lists the mailboxes that have the auto-empty deleted items folder on signing out option enabled.
  • Trusted/Blocked Senders and Recipients:  Provides details on the senders/recipients trusted and blocked by each mailbox.

Bug fix:

  • The missing data issue faced while using monitoring feature with MFA-enabled accounts has been fixed.

Release notes for build 4213 (Sep 14, 2018)
Highlights:

23 new reports on device usage and every day user activities happening in various Office 365 services. These reports are:

  • Active Users by Service : Gives number of active Office 365 users based on service.
  • Daily Office 365 Group Activities : Gives details of Office 365 groups and activities happening on it categorized based on service.
  • Daily OneDrive Site Activities : Gives details of every day OneDrive for Business site activities.
  • OneDrive User Activities : Gives details of every day user activities on OneDrive for Business.
  • Office Activated User Count : Gives the count of Office 365 account activations by product type.
  • User Account Activation Count by Device : Gives the number of users who have activated Office 365 subscription on their devices by product type.
  • Office 365 Activated User Details : Gives you details of users who have activated Office 365.
  • Last User Activity by Service : Gives details of Office 365 services for which users have license, and their last activity.
  • Office Activation by Device : Gives the number of users who have activated Office 365 subscriptions on their devices categorized based on the product type..
  • Last Outlook User Activity by App : Gives details of last Outlook user activities by app type.
  • Daily Outlook User Activities : Gives details of every day Outlook user activities.
  • Outlook Unique User Count by Version : Gives the unique user count by the Outlook version.
  • Skype User Count by Device Type : Gives the count of Skype for Business users based on the device type.
  • Daily Skype User Activities : Gives details of every day Skype for Business user activities.
  • Skype User Device Usage : Gives details of devices used by Skype for Business users.
  • Skype User Last Activity by Session Type : Gives details of last Skype for Business user activity by session type.
  • Teams User Daily Activity : Gives details of every day Microsoft Teams user activities.
  • Teams User Count by Device Type : Gives the Teams user count by the device they use.
  • Teams User Device Usage : Gives details of devices used by Microsoft Teams users.
  • Yammer User Count by Device Type : Gives the Yammer user count by the device they use.
  • Daily Yammer Group Activities : Gives details of every day Yammer group activities.
  • Daily Yammer User Activities : Gives details of every day Yammer user activities.
  • Yammer User Device Usage : Gives details of devices used by Yammer users.
Release notes for build 4212 (Sep 11, 2018)
Highlights:

O365 Manager Plus now allows you to perform 10 new management tasks:

  • Disable Outlook Auto-mapping : Disable Exchange Online mailboxes from being auto-mapped to the Outlook client of users with full access permission.
  • Set Mail Forwarding : Enable or disable email forwarding, and configure  forwarding addresses for shared mailboxes.
  • Trust/Block Senders and Recipients : Create a trusted or blocked senders list of users/domains to control spamming. Trusted/blocked senders will also be considered as the trusted/blocked recipients respectively.
  • Shared Mailbox Creation : Create multiple shared mailboxes at a time using CSV.
  • Hard Delete Users : Remove users from the recycle bin.
  • Change UPN : Change the User Principal Name of multiple users at a time using CSV.
  • Dynamic Distribution Group Creation : Create multiple dynamic distribution groups at a time using CSV.
  • Add/Remove Office 365 Group Owners : Add or remove Office 365 group owners from multiple groups using CSV.
  • Add/Remove Group Members using CSV : Add or remove multiple users from multiple groups using CSV.
  • Group-based License Modification : Add or remove licenses of Office 365 users based on their group membership.

Enhancements:

The following management tasks have been enhanced:

  • Modify Distribution List Members : Users can now add groups as members of distribution lists.
  • Modify Mail-enabled Security Group Members : Users can now can add groups as members of mail-enabled security groups.
  • Mailbox Permission Changes : Users can now disable auto-mapping while giving full access permission to mailboxes.

Release notes for build 4211 (Aug 29, 2018)
Highlights:
  • Daily usage reports:  Thirty six new reports that provide statistical details on every day user activities, and usage of the following Office 365 services:
    • Exchange Online: Reports on every day mailbox storage consumption, quota status, email app usage, and more.
    • Skype for Business: Reports on every day count of user activities, organizer activities, Skype minutes consumed, P2P sessions organized, and more.
    • OneDrive for Business: Reports on every day usage of files, site, storage, and more.
    • Microsoft Teams: Reports on every day count of Microsoft Teams user activities, group activities, and devices used.
    • Yammer: Reports on every day count of Yammer user activities, group activities, and devices used.
Release notes for build 4210 (Aug 14, 2018)
Highlights:
  • Global Search : Users can now easily locate reports, management capabilities, audit/alert profiles, articles on topics that you need assistance for, and anything across O365 Manager Plus from a single search box.
  • Users Without Photo Report : With this report view the list of mailbox users who do not have a profile picture.
Release notes for build 4209 (Aug 3, 2018)
Highlights:
  • Support for MFA-enabled accounts: In Tenant Settings, users can now configure MFA-enabled Office 365 and federated accounts using app password.
  • Create custom monitoring profiles:
    • In addition to the default monitoring profiles, create custom profiles to monitor selected components of Office 365 services.
    • Configure real-time email alerts while creating custom profiles, to know about incidents or advisories in selected components.
Enhancement:
  • Tenant Settings: Identifying and troubleshooting the issues in tenant settings has been made easier with the enhanced UI.
Bug fix:
  • Issues faced while generating OneDrive for Business and Azure AD reports have been fixed.
Release notes for build 4208 (July 13, 2018)
Highlights:
  • Disk space usage alerts : Audit logs, reports, and other product related data consume space in the installation drive. With the new feature, users can:
    • View the product's disk space usage statistics.
    • Configure the minimum threshold for the free disk space in the installation drive.
    • Choose to receive alerts when the free disk space goes below the set threshold limit in the installation drive.
  • Product and event notifications : Administrators will now receive email notifications on new build releases and upcoming webinars and workshops.
Enhancements:
  • User attributes like Location, Contact Number, Country, and more have been added to the mailbox reports.
  • Captcha image (word verification image) has been added for a more secure login.
Release notes for build 4207 (June 29, 2018)
Highlight:
  • Monitor background job status:  Users can now view the status of background jobs like report generation, mailbox/user management, report scheduling and more.
Bug fix:
  • Issue face while generating Messaged by Subject has been fixed.
Release notes for build 4206 (June 21, 2018)
Highlight:
  • Archive and restore audit logs:   Data retrieval issue in Mail Trace audit has been fixed. Historical audit data of all Office 365 services can be now archived, and restored at your convenience in a single click.
Release notes for build 4205 (June 1, 2018)
Bug fix:
  • Data retrieval issue in Mail Trace audit has been fixed.
Release notes for build 4204 (May 22, 2018)
Highlight:
  • Language support: O365 Manager Plus is now available in Japanese.
Release notes for build 4203 (May 9, 2018)
Highlights
  • Inbox rule report:  This new report will list all the inbox rules created by users, along with the complete details of the rules.
  • Set mailbox storage threshold and retention period:
    1. Specify the maximum storage limit at which the users must be prohibited from sending emails, and the storage limit at which warning must be issued to them.
    2. Specify retention period for the deleted mailbox items.
  • File audit actions : 3 new actions in OneDrive for Business can now be audited:
    1. Extended File Accesses
    2. Extended File Views
    3. Extended File Modifications
Enhancements
The following management task has been enhanced.
  • Enable/Disable Mailbox Archive : Enable or disable mailbox archiving for multiple mailboxes in a single window, and configure custom names for mailbox archives.
Release notes for build 4202 (Apr 19, 2018)
Highlights
  • Manage better with reports : Generate detailed reports on mailboxes, users, and groups, and manage the desired objects right from the reports, using the built-in management options.
  • Export management task status : You can now  export or email the status of the management tasks you perform in PDF, CSV, HTML, or XLS format.
  • Bulk select options : Select any number of users or mailboxes you want to manage in a single click without any restriction.
  • Bulk Group Members Management : The following features have been introduced to add new members and remove existing members from groups in bulk.
    1. Add/remove distribution list members.
    2. Add/remove mail-enabled security group members.
    3. Add/remove Office 365 group members.
  • Archiving Disabled Mailboxes Report:   Provides the list of archiving disabled mailboxes.
  • Exchange Online Users Report:  Get the list of all users with details of their mailbox attributes.
  • UI revamp:  Executing management tasks becomes simpler with the enhanced UI.
Enhancements
  • Enhanced bulk mailbox management tasks:
    1. Modify Mailbox Permission   - Modify multiple mailbox permissions of different groups of users at the same time.
    2. Mailbox Message Size Restriction d   - Set maximum size for the mails that can be sent and received by users, and choose to block mails from particular senders.
    3. Configure Mailbox Auto Reply  : Create auto reply messages using rich-text editor.
    4. Modify Mailbox Custom Attributes   - Modify multiple custom attributes of multiple users at a time without CSV.
    5. Set Litigation Hold : Configure Litigation Hold URL and notes.
    6. Set Exchange Roles   - Add/remove multiple roles of multiple users at a time.
    7. Delegate Mailboxes   - Add/remove multiple delegate permissions (Send As, Send on Behalf, and full access) of multiple users at a time.
  • Enhanced bulk user management tasks:
    1. Reset Password : You can now choose the Password Never Expires option while resetting users' passwords.
    2. MFA Settings   - Enforce users to configure multi-factor authentication.
    3. Group Accept Mail From   - Restrict groups from accepting mails from particular users.
  • Enhanced bulk contacts management tasks:
    1. Modify Contact Custom Attributes   - Set multiple custom attributes for multiple contacts without CSV.  
Issues Fixed
The following issues have been fixed:
  • Issue in configuring the ActiveSync feature while setting mailbox features.
  • Issue in the reports scheduler that prevented users from configuring the time period for the report data.
Release notes for build 4201 (30 Mar 2018)

Bug Fixes:
  • Issues faced while managing O365 Manager Plus licenses.
  • Data mismatch in Mailbox Size and Inactive Exchange Users reports.
Release notes for build 4200 (Mar 20, 2018)
O365 Manager Plus adds the capability to monitor the health and performance of Exchange Online, Azure Active Directory, OneDrive for Business, Skype for Business, and ten other Office 365 services, all from a single console.
New Features
  • Office 365 Service Health Monitoring   for major Office 365 services, 24x7. Sends out real-time email alerts when a service degradation is detected.
  • Endpoint Health Monitoring  to track the health and performance of service endpoints to keep track of their availability.
Release notes for build 4119 (20 Mar 2018)
      O365 Manager Plus adds the capability to monitor the health and performance of Exchange Online, Azure Active Directory, OneDrive for Business, Skype for Business, and ten other Office 365 services, all from a single console.
New Features:
  • Office 365 Service Health Monitoring for major Office 365 services, 24x7. Sends out real-time email alerts when a service degradation is detected.
  • Endpoint Health Monitoring to track the health and performance of service endpoints to keep track of their availability.
Release notes for build 4119 (13 Mar 2018)

Highlight:
  • O365 Manager Plus now provides the option to export reports as password protected documents.
Release notes for build 4118 (26 Feb 2018)
Highlight:
  • O365 Manager Plus now supports management of Office 365 tenants configured in independent Azure cloud deployments, including Azure Germany, Azure China, and Azure US government.
Enhancement:
  • You can now forward Office 365 audit logs to any Syslog server in Common Event Format (CEF) for better analysis and visualization.
Release notes for build 4117 (19 Feb 2018)
Highlight:
  • O365 Manager Plus can now be integrated with ManageEngine Log360.
New Report:
  • ActiveSync Enabled Mailboxes - Get the list of mailboxes that are allowed to sync with mobile devices using the ActiveSync protocol.
Release notes for build 4116 (15 Jan 2018)
Highlights:
  • 2 new reports on Distribution Lists
    • Inactive Distribution Lists by Last Sent Mail: Get details of the inactive distribution lists based on their last sent mail activity.
    • Inactive Distribution Lists by Last Mail Activity: Get details of the inactive distribution lists based on their last mail activity (mail sent or received).
  • 12 new audit actions to track Microsoft Teams
    • Events such as the addition, removal, and update of bots, tabs, members, and connectors.
Enhancements :
  • Maximize Graphs:   Option to maximize and get a better view of the graphs in reporting and auditing sections.
Issue Fixed:
  • SSL issue in Chrome browser.

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