How to Request Temporary Administrator Access to Export Yammer Data
Question details
Users need to acquire temporary administrator access to export network data from a retiring Yammer Basic Network.
- Product
- Microsoft Yammer
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Exporting data from a legacy Yammer Basic Network before it is officially deprecated or retired.
- Observed behavior
- Users cannot export the Yammer data because they lack the necessary administrator permissions and need an existing authorized administrator to appoint them.
Identify who currently holds the Global Administrator, Yammer administrator, or verified administrator role in your Microsoft 365 organization, as only they can grant you the required access.
Request Appointment from an Existing Yammer Administrator
Ask an existing Global Administrator or Yammer administrator to manually appoint you as an admin from the Yammer admin center.
To export data from a retiring Yammer Basic Network, you must possess administrator privileges. If you do not have these permissions, an existing administrator must elevate your account status temporarily.
Reach out to your organization's Microsoft 365 Global Administrator, verified administrator, or Yammer network administrator.
Ask the existing administrator to log into the Yammer admin center and open the 'Admins' section.
Have the administrator enter your name into the 'Appoint Additional Admins' search field.
Instruct them to select the 'Make this user an admin' option and submit the request to finalize your temporary administrator access.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can grant me Yammer administrator access?
Administrator access must be assigned by an existing authorized administrator, such as a Microsoft 365 Global Administrator, Yammer administrator, verified administrator, or network administrator.
Why do I need admin access to export Yammer data?
Exporting an entire network's data involves accessing potentially sensitive organizational communications, which requires elevated administrator privileges to ensure data security and compliance.
What happens if our organization cannot find the current Yammer administrator?
If your network was created on a free legacy account and the admin is unknown, you must follow Microsoft's official account recovery or admin identification guidance to locate or reclaim the Microsoft 365 global administrator role.
Can I export Yammer Basic Network data after it is retired?
No, you need to acquire administrator access and export the data before the deprecation of the Yammer Basic Network is finalized to successfully preserve your data for a new enterprise environment.
