Haiilo's new Microsoft Teams app delivers a more complete Haiilo experience directly within Microsoft Teams, bringing your key content and comms to where users are. With fewer barriers and more proactive touchpoints, your teams stay informed without disrupting their flow. It's easier to set up, easier to manage, and better for engagement.
Let's take a look at what you need to know as you get ready to transition from the old to the new app.
Benefits of the New App
- Full Platform Experience – Experience the full Haiilo platform in your Microsoft Teams app's Home tab and stay informed and engaged, all without leaving Teams.
- Easy to Use – Users no longer need to manually sign in to the bot to receive notifications; login is automatically handled!
- All-In-One News Stream – Blog article, Studio post, and additional notifications are now delivered through a single, unified news stream.
- Simplified Setup – No need to install and manage two separate apps for Intranet and Studio.
Recommended Steps for Transition
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Prepare for the New App Before you begin your transition to the new app, we recommend you identify key stakeholders and their roles in the transition process (e.g., IT administrators and Haiilo platform owners) to ensure you have everyone on board the project. |
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Set Up the New App Configure the new app according to the setup instructions: Setting up a Microsoft Teams app (Public Cloud). You can set up the app completely in advance since it will be available to your users only after it is published in MS Teams. |
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Test the New App Conduct a thorough test of the new app using a test user in MS Teams. Ensure that both the platform experience and notifications function properly. We suggest setting up a private testing page on your Haiilo platform to which the test user is subscribed. Then, create several blog articles and confirm that the notifications are being received in Teams. |
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Inform Your Users About the Change When the new app is ready to deploy in your MS Teams environment, notify your users about the upcoming change and set a specific date and time for the transition. |
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Publish the New App On the date and time you selected for the change, publish the new app in your MS Teams environment for the users who need access to it. |
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Deactivate the Old App(s) When the new app is active, be sure to unpublish and deactivate the old app in your MS Teams environment. This will ensure that your users do not have duplicate apps in their Teams or receive duplicate notifications. The MS Teams app for Haiilo's Studio was previously a separate application. Since Studio notifications are now integrated into the new app, keeping the old one would result in duplicate notifications. Please deactivate the old Studio MS Teams app in your MS Teams environment and also disable the 'Details for deprecated MS Teams setup' section in Administration > Multichannel > Microsoft Teams. |