Integrate a new Yammer network into SharePoint Server
APPLIES TO:
2013
2016
2019
Subscription Edition
SharePoint in Microsoft 365
This scenario describes the prerequisites and recommended steps to integrate a new Yammer Enterprise network together with your existing SharePoint Server environment.
Scenario prerequisites
For this scenario, we assume that:
You have SharePoint Server 2019, SharePoint Server 2016, or SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 or later installed.
You don't use the SharePoint Server Newsfeed social feature.
You use Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) as your identity provider and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 for identity federation.
You are ready to use a Yammer Enterprise network.
Step 1: Purchase Yammer Enterprise
Yammer Enterprise is included in many Microsoft 365 subscriptions, which means that you might already have licenses for the service.
Step 2: Create your Yammer network
To set up a Yammer network, see Yammer admin help.
When you set up your network, enforce Microsoft 365 identity for Yammer users.
For information about how users are managed in Yammer Enterprise, see Manage Yammer users across their life cycle from Microsoft 365.
Step 3: Set up directory synchronization
Microsoft 365 uses Azure Active Directory for identity management, and Yammer Enterprise can be set up to enforce Microsoft 365 identity. If you're using an on-premises directory, in order to manage users in one place, you need to sync your on-premises directory with Azure Active Directory by using Azure Active Directory Connect.
For more information, see Plan for directory synchronization for Microsoft 365 and Integrate your on-premises directories with Azure Active Directory.
Step 4: Disable default SharePoint Server social features
After you set up directory synchronization, disable the default SharePoint Server social features.
Step 5: Use Yammer Embed
After you disable the default SharePoint Server social features, you should use the Yammer embed widget to include Yammer feeds on SharePoint pages.
See also
Concepts
Integrate Yammer with on-premises SharePoint Server environments
Social scenarios with Yammer and SharePoint Server
Other Resources
Manage Yammer users across their life cycle from Microsoft 365