Product updates

What’s new

Rencore Governance ships continuously, about 10 times a day. Follow new governance for Digital Workplace, AI & Agents, and Apps, Automation and BI as it lands, newest first.

Rencore Governance release highlights in motion: the inventory lists Microsoft 365 object types, Planner newly added, and Claude and ChatGPT in preview, while release cards arrive for a new feature, an improvement and a fix; the view then switches to the Rencore app in Microsoft Teams, where two Teams App updates arrive beside a guest review.

18th December 2025

Improvements

1
  • Automation

    Faster automation builder

    The automation builder loads faster and responds quicker, also when you work on complex automation templates.

Fixes

4
  • AutomationHTTP request actions run with their authentication set to None.
  • InventoryGo to inventory on a service tile opens the inventory landing page filtered to that service.
  • DashboardsImported dashboard tiles load their data right away.
  • ReportsReport filters by title, creator, or modifier cover titles with underscores.

9th December 2025

Highlight

See scan results sooner with progressive scanning, now in preview

Progressive scanning, now in preview, brings results into Rencore Governance while a scan is still running. It finishes one object at a time, such as a site with its lists, and adds each finished batch to the inventory. Policies and reports that look only at these objects update with every batch, and automations on policy violations start as soon as new results arrive. Enroll from the What’s new tile on your workspace start page.

  • Inventory data arrives batch by batch during a scan
  • Policy violation automations act on new results sooner
  • Shorter overall scan times

Improvements

3
  • Teams AppProvisioning

    Sensitivity labels as pills

    Request forms in the Rencore app in Microsoft Teams show selected sensitivity labels as pills with tooltips.

  • ProvisioningTeams App

    Clear format for guidelines

    The company guidelines editor gains a Clear format button that removes unwanted formatting from selected text.

  • Settings

    Matching permission name

    The permission for the Teams App settings is now called Manage Teams App settings, so admins find it next to the page it controls.

Fixes

2
  • ReportsCSV exports of reports cover every report size.
  • Teams AppAutomationApproval dialogs in the Rencore app in Microsoft Teams show text with the formatting set in the approval step.

19th November 2025

Improvements

1
  • ProvisioningAutomation

    Provisioning workflows in one place

    Provisioning actions and the form values trigger are now hidden in the automation builder. Workspace requests run through provisioning templates and appear in the Rencore app in Microsoft Teams.

Fixes

2
  • Teams AppProvisioningRequesters added through the “Add current requester as owner” option appear in the owners list of the request history and request details.
  • Teams AppRequesters see expired approval requests as expired.

7th November 2025

Highlight

A new Rencore app experience in Microsoft Teams, now in private preview

The reimagined Rencore app in Microsoft Teams opens its private preview, built on the Microsoft Teams design patterns people use every day. A new homepage gathers each person’s pending tasks in one view, next to their recent requests and most used templates. Admins fill an Explore and learn section with training, guidelines, and links from the Teams App settings.

  • Every pending task in one view
  • Recent requests with their current status
  • Your own training and guidelines on the homepage

Features

2
  • Teams AppProvisioning

    Guided workspace requests

    People request teams, SharePoint sites, Viva Engage communities, and Microsoft 365 groups in guided steps that feel like Microsoft Teams. A History tab lists past requests and links to each finished workspace.

  • Teams App

    Approvals with full context

    Approvers see each request as a card with the requester, other approvers, due date, and description, then decide in a guided flow. When the template allows it, requesters leave a comment for the approver, and a History tab keeps past approvals.

22nd October 2025

Highlight

Govern Microsoft Planner with Rencore Governance, now in preview

Rencore Governance adds Microsoft Planner as a new service, in preview. It collects the plans across your organization and their key relations, so you know which plans exist and how they connect. You monitor and govern Planner next to the rest of Microsoft 365.

  • See which plans exist across your organization
  • Monitor Planner data next to the rest of Microsoft 365

Fixes

2
  • AutomationThe Remove SharePoint file versions action covers files in subsites across the whole site collection.
  • ProvisioningThe company guidelines editor in the provisioning builder preserves line breaks, formatting, and lists.

10th October 2025

Improvements

2
  • Scanning

    Split SharePoint and OneDrive scans

    SharePoint and OneDrive each scan in two jobs, one for sites or OneDrive accounts and one for files, folders, and file shares. Large environments scan faster and are easier to manage.

  • Consent

    Updated OneDrive permissions

    The new file scans use an added full control permission for OneDrive, which is part of the updated consent.

Fixes

1
  • SettingsCustom roles with the export data permission can export data.

30th September 2025

Features

1
  • ProvisioningAutomation

    Private or public SharePoint sites

    Provisioning templates for classic team sites, and site actions in the automation builder, offer a new privacy setting. Choose private for members only or public for everyone in your organization.

Improvements

1
  • Inventory

    Tabs sit with their parent

    Teams tabs and other shared objects now belong to their parent object in the inventory, with consistent names. Relations between objects are easier to read and manage.

Fixes

3
  • AutomationTeams AppAutomation approvals reach approvers whose user principal name differs from their email address.
  • InventoryMicrosoft 365 Copilot sessions show their names in the inventory when transcript storage is turned off.
  • PoliciesAutomationPolicy violation counts update after automations resolve violations.

11th September 2025

Features

2
  • Automation

    All relations in automations

    Automations on a policy summarized by a related object can use every property and relation of that object, up to three levels deep. Each relation is identified uniquely, so you can tell site owners, members, and visitors apart.

  • ProvisioningTeams App

    Company guidelines on templates

    Provisioning templates can carry a rich text guideline that explains when to use them and links to internal documentation or training. Requesters see it in the template details sidebar of the Rencore app in Microsoft Teams.

Improvements

2
  • Dashboards

    Clickable policies on dashboards

    Policies listed in dashboard tiles now link straight to their policy details page.

  • Automation

    Run actions that fit the status

    The automation details page offers Stop automation for active runs and Rerun automation for completed ones.

Fixes

1
  • GeneralClicking anywhere in a template description on library pages selects that template.

4th September 2025

Improvements

1
  • Scanning

    Parallel scan jobs for everyone

    Every workspace now runs its scan jobs in parallel by default. Scans finish sooner, and you see results faster.

Fixes

2
  • AutomationAutomations on policies with many violations show their batches while the run is in progress.
  • ReportsReport Builder previews site collection reports that filter by storage quota.

28th August 2025

Features

1
  • ReviewsTeams App

    Company guidelines in access reviews

    Add your own guidelines to an access review in the Review Builder, with instructions and links to your best practices. Reviewers see them in the Rencore app while they complete the review.

Improvements

1
  • Automation

    More precise automation triggers

    Policy-based automations start only when a scan updates the objects behind the policy, primary or related, so each run follows a real change.

Fixes

1
  • AutomationAutomation threshold emails go out once the threshold is reached.

19th August 2025

Features

1
  • AutomationSettings

    Threshold notifications for automations

    A new Thresholds in Automation option in notification settings controls the alerts admins and owners get when an automation reaches its threshold. Switch it off, and those emails stop.

Fixes

1
  • ReviewsAccess reviews for site collections load all owners and members through Load more.

13th August 2025

Improvements

1
  • Dashboards

    Faster dashboards

    Dashboard tiles load faster, both when you view a dashboard and when you edit it.

Fixes

2
  • AutomationAutomation details combine a status filter with other filters.
  • AutomationThe Community ID placeholder in automation actions matches the Viva Engage community ID in Inventory.

2nd August 2025

Highlight

Prioritize automations and follow every run in the new batch view

Automations now carry a priority of High, Normal, or Low, so critical work gets precedence when many automations are waiting. The new Automation batch page groups the automations started by the same scan, schedule, or manual trigger. It sits between the Automations overview and each automation’s runs, so you can see what ran together. The overview also shows priority as a column you can sort and filter.

  • Give critical automations precedence with High, Normal, or Low priority
  • See which automations one scan, schedule, or manual trigger started
  • Sort and filter the Automations overview by priority

Features

1
  • PoliciesAutomation

    Summarize policy violations

    Policies can summarize violations by a related object, and automations can act on the summarized values. For example, send each team owner one email that lists all their teams violating a policy.

Improvements

3
  • Automation

    Immediate manual runs

    Manually triggered automations start processing right away.

  • Automation

    Triggers for repeat violations

    Automations with the On policy violation trigger run again when a resolved object violates the policy a second time.

  • Automation

    Independent scheduled automations

    Scheduled automations run on their set days, independent of scans and of whether objects changed. Each new run starts once the previous one is done.

Fixes

1
  • AutomationScheduled automations start on their Starting from date.

19th July 2025

Improvements

1
  • Provisioning

    Simpler provisioning template builder

    The provisioning template builder drops the consent section, leaving only the settings template authors need.

Fixes

3
  • ReportsReport sidebars show the data table for each report with data.
  • GeneralPDF and Excel exports show clean values, ready to process outside Rencore Governance.
  • SettingsDashboardsNew virtual environments offer the policies and reports of the parent environment, so default dashboard tiles fill with data.

4th July 2025

Highlight

A new Rencore Governance experience, with a redesigned navigation and a governance homepage

Rencore Governance has a new look, starting with a redesigned navigation that gives direct access to every feature. A workspace and environment picker lets you switch context without losing your place, and dashboards get their own second-level menu. The new homepage shows your governance status on one page, with tiles for inventory, policies, reports, provisioning, access reviews, and automations. Inventory, policy, and report tiles open a sidebar with trends and details.

  • Reach every feature from one navigation bar
  • Switch workspaces and environments without losing your place
  • See inventory, compliance, and automation status as soon as you sign in

Improvements

4
  • Inventory

    New Inventory pages

    Inventory opens on a landing page with every inventory by service, with filters to find specific assets. Details pages map each object’s relationships as a graph and a table, and sidebars show properties without leaving the page.

  • Policies

    Policies by service or category

    Policies open on a landing page that groups them by service or category and shows their compliance status. Trend charts on the policy overview cover ranges from 30 days to two years.

  • PoliciesReports

    Rule summaries and recommendations

    Policies and reports show a plain summary of their rules, so you can read the configuration without opening the builder. Out-of-the-box policies add expert recommendations on why they matter and how to resolve violations.

  • Settings

    Workspace setup by module

    The workspace setup wizard offers modules, and picking a module selects the services that belong to it.

Fixes

5
  • AutomationThe Send email automation action sends one message to all To and CC recipients.
  • InventoryViva Engage communities list their members and owners in Inventory.
  • AutomationAutomation items move on to completed or incomplete as soon as their conditions are met.
  • AutomationAutomation actions that remove a user from a group or a SharePoint group accept the user principal name.
  • SettingsCustom roles include access to the new homepage.

2nd July 2025

Highlight

Govern Microsoft 365 Copilot with a new preview service

Monitor how Microsoft 365 Copilot is used across your organization with a new preview service, so you can support responsible use. It comes with out-of-the-box reports and policies, such as Copilot usage by application and weekly Copilot Chat activity.

  • See how your organization uses Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Start with out-of-the-box Copilot reports and policies
  • Follow Copilot usage by application and weekly Copilot Chat activity

Features

1
  • Inventory

    SharePoint agents inventory

    Find the AI agents deployed across your SharePoint sites in a new preview inventory.

30th June 2025

Highlight

Follow what Copilot and Copilot Studio cost with the new Azure service, in preview

AI and AI agents add costs that are charged through Azure subscriptions. The new Azure service, in preview, brings your subscriptions and resource groups into Rencore Governance, so you can follow the cost of Copilot, Copilot Studio, and more.

  • Bring Azure subscriptions and resource groups into Rencore Governance
  • Follow the cost of Copilot and Copilot Studio in one place

Features

1
  • InventoryReports

    Copilot Studio costs by billing plan

    New Copilot Studio inventories come with reports on pay-as-you-go Copilot costs by billing plan.

28th May 2025

Improvements

2
  • Teams App

    Sorted approvals by default

    The Approvals page in the Rencore app now sorts requests by their Requested date as soon as it opens.

  • Inventory

    Shared channels segment everywhere

    The Shared channels segment in the Teams inventory is available in every environment, including environments created before it launched.

Fixes

1
  • InventoryCopilot Studio objects show their display name and description.

23rd May 2025

Highlight

Provision Microsoft 365 Groups from templates

Provisioning now covers Microsoft 365 Groups. Build a group template with the settings you know from Teams, including visibility, sensitivity label, and owners. Employees then request new groups through the Rencore app, and each group is created from your template.

  • Offer Microsoft 365 Groups next to Teams in your request catalog
  • Apply visibility, sensitivity labels, and owners from the template
  • Every new group starts with the settings your template defines

17th May 2025

Highlight

Govern Power BI workspaces, reports, and dashboards in Rencore Governance

Power BI joins Rencore Governance as a preview service. Scans bring Power BI workspaces, dashboards, reports, and more into your inventory, with ready-made dashboards, reports, and policies switched on when you enable the service. Build your own policies and reports on the same data, and run access reviews for Power BI workspaces.

  • See Power BI next to the rest of Microsoft 365 in one inventory
  • Start with built-in Power BI dashboards, reports, and policies
  • Review who has access to Power BI workspaces

Fixes

2
  • ReviewsAccess reviews for site collections handle tenants with many thousands of sites.
  • ScanningInventoryAfter incremental scans, SharePoint files in libraries with shortcut links show their extension, size, and version label.

8th May 2025

Features

2
  • InventoryPolicies

    Shared channel access in Inventory

    Rencore Governance now shows which internal and external users can access Microsoft Teams shared channels, and which channels are shared with them. Use this data in Inventory and when you build policies or reports.

  • Settings

    Notifications tab in Environment Settings

    Choose the events that send email alerts, and route each one to a user, a role, or a shared mailbox. Notifications start switched off, so recipients opt in when they are ready.

Improvements

1
  • Policies

    Clearer policy freshness

    The Last data update column on the Policies overview shows the latest policy refresh, including refreshes that found no data changes.

Fixes

1
  • ProvisioningViva Engage community provisioning handles requests where the requester is also listed as an owner.

26th April 2025

Improvements

2
  • Settings

    Notice for switched-off services

    Content linked to a recently switched-off service shows a notice during its retention period. You can spot a service that was turned off by mistake.

  • InventoryScanning

    Cleaner file inventory

    When a SharePoint site, subsite, or library is deleted, its files and folders leave the inventory with the next full or incremental scan.

Fixes

1
  • ConsentThe Manage consent page shows the new status right after you grant consent.

11th April 2025

Improvements

2
  • Reviews

    Faster access review execution

    Changes from approved access reviews take effect within 60 minutes of submission. Owners and members you remove lose access sooner.

  • Automation

    Clearer Remove user messages

    The Remove user automation action names what blocks a removal, such as security group memberships or assigned roles.

Fixes

1
  • AutomationAutomations that disable user accounts handle larger groups of users.

6th April 2025

Improvements

1
  • InventoryReports

    File sharing linked to files

    SharePoint and OneDrive sharing links are related to the file or folder they share. Reports and policies can follow that relation from a link to its content.

Fixes

2
  • AutomationScanningFinished scans, including OneDrive scans, trigger the automations that depend on them.
  • InventoryThe Teams inventory filters for archived teams.

29th March 2025

Highlight

Track Copilot Studio agents across your organization with a new preview service

Copilot Studio is now a service in Rencore Governance, available as a preview. The inventory tracks Copilot Studio objects across your organization and shows how they connect to other Microsoft 365 services. Administrators keep control while teams build new agents, and they can spot agents created without proper oversight.

  • Track all Copilot Studio objects across your organization
  • See how agents connect to other Microsoft 365 services
  • Find agents created without proper oversight

Improvements

2
  • ScanningConsent

    Admin permissions for Power Platform scans

    Power Platform scans hold their elevated admin permissions for the full run, for consistent inventory data.

  • Reports

    Relevant report templates

    The report template library shows the templates for the services you have enabled.

Fixes

1
  • SettingsThe Monitored services page lists your services when you add a new environment.

24th March 2025

Highlight

Review access to Viva Engage communities, now in preview

Access reviews now cover Viva Engage communities, as a preview. Extend your lifecycle management to Viva Engage with the access reviews you already run.

  • Run access reviews on Viva Engage communities
  • Extend your lifecycle management to Viva Engage
  • Keep working with the access reviews you already run

22nd March 2025

Features

2
  • InventoryReports

    Viva Engage related objects

    Viva Engage communities have four new related objects (owners, members, groups, and site collection). Build reports and policies on them to govern Viva Engage more closely.

  • ProvisioningTeams App

    Notes to approver

    Requesters can add a note for the approver to explain their provisioning request. Switch the field on per provisioning template; it is off by default.

Improvements

2
  • Automation

    Readable action picker

    Action names in the automation builder sidebar wrap onto several lines, so they stay readable on smaller screens.

  • Dashboards

    Background dashboard imports

    Dashboard imports run more of their work in the background, which supports complex dashboards in large workspaces.

13th March 2025

Improvements

2
  • Automation

    Faster automation runs

    Automations spend less time filling in placeholders, so runs finish sooner. The Remove document sharing action also skips an unneeded check.

  • Scanning

    Throttling-aware SharePoint scans

    SharePoint scans handle request throttling inside batch requests.

Fixes

3
  • AutomationApproval steps in automations wait for a decision before the automation continues.
  • ProvisioningImported provisioning templates keep their approval setting.
  • ProvisioningCustom site URLs with consecutive numbering continue counting for every request in a month.

23rd February 2025

Improvements

5
  • ScanningPolicies

    Deleted groups leave policies

    Groups you delete drop out of policy results with the next incremental scan, and the inventory reflects the change.

  • InventoryReports

    Site access as related objects

    Direct user access and group access to SharePoint site collections are available as related objects. Use them in policies and reports to see who has access to a site.

  • Automation

    Wider placeholder picker

    The placeholder picker in the automation builder is wider, so you can read full placeholder names and rely less on tooltips.

  • Automation

    Placeholder names in the docs

    The references table in the technical documentation lists the automation placeholder name for each object. Finding the right placeholder for a custom automation takes less guesswork.

  • Teams App

    More room when requesting workspaces

    The template details sidebar on the Request workspace page gives more space to company guidelines and workspace properties.

Fixes

4
  • InventorySharing links for files removed from SharePoint leave the inventory.
  • ReportsReport Builder filters for dynamic Microsoft 365 group membership return the matching groups.
  • InventoryPower Automate flows link to their environment.
  • AutomationAutomation overview metrics update as runs progress.

27th January 2025

Features

1
  • Policies

    Preview policies on a smaller range

    The policy builder preview gets the data range picker you already know from reports. In large workspaces, you can check your policy logic on a smaller data set before you finish the setup.

Improvements

1
  • Automation

    Feedback for manual automations

    When you trigger an automation by hand, toast messages confirm the start and the result. Each message links to the run details.

Fixes

3
  • ProvisioningProvisioning requests accept team names that contain a slash.
  • AutomationPlaceholders fill in the form fields of the Send HTTP request action.
  • ReportsThe Modified by column on the Reports overview shows the person who made the last change.

17th January 2025

Features

1
  • Consent

    Email alerts for lost consent

    Workspace owners and admins get an email whenever consent to a service is lost. Scans depend on that consent, so you can restore it before your data goes stale.

Improvements

1
  • Provisioning

    Smarter Viva Engage community names

    When a requested community name is already taken, provisioning adds “(1)” to the name and creates the community.

Fixes

2
  • ProvisioningProvisioning approvers get their notification email when a template has email reminders switched off.
  • ProvisioningAutomationLine breaks in approval and provisioning request text carry over into the email body.

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