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Manage, install, and pin Viva Pulse in the Teams admin center

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The following settings are optional and are not required to be completed before users in the organization can start using Viva Pulse. You must be a Microsoft 365 Global Admin or a Teams Admin for the following tasks.

Control access to Viva Pulse

To allow access to Viva Pulse or to block specific users from using Viva Pulse, you can create a custom app permission policy. You can only control access to Viva Pulse for the Teams experience. You cannot control access for the web experience.

For more information, see Manage app permission policies in Teams.

Install the Viva Pulse app using an app setup policy

You can choose to deploy and pin the Viva Pulse app for all users or for specific departments through a Teams app setup policy.

To install apps using an app setup policy, follow these steps:

  1. Sign into the Teams admin center, access Teams apps, and select Setup policies.
  2. Select Add.
  3. Enter a name and description for the policy.
  4. Under Installed apps, select Add apps.
  5. In the Add installed apps pane, search for the apps that you’d like to install for users. You can also filter apps by app permission policy.
  6. Select Add.

For more information, see Learn more about installing apps in Teams.

Pin Viva Pulse in Microsoft Teams

Use the Teams app to set up policies to pin this app by default in the left rail of the Teams app and apply this policy to a batch of users.

To create an app setup policy to pin apps, follow these steps:

  1. In the left navigation of the Microsoft Teams admin center, go to Teams apps and select Setup policies.
  2. Select Add.
  3. Enter a name and description for the policy.
  4. Optionally, turn on User pinning to allow users to pin apps and change the order of the pinned apps to personalize their app bar.
  5. Under Pinned apps, select Add apps.
  6. In the Add pinned apps pane, search for the apps you want to add, and then select Add. You can also filter apps by app permission policy.
  7. Select Add.
  8. Arrange the apps in the order that you want them to appear in Teams.
  9. Select Save.