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The following list of capabilities is available to Viva Pulse authors and administrators.
| Capability | Premium experience |
|---|---|
| Pulse content | Full access to all research backed templates. Content administration experience to create your own organizational content. |
| Survey authoring | All customization capabilities, including create your own questions, requests, and series. |
| Cross-Viva experiences | Integration with Microsoft Copilot Dashboard & Viva Glint Dashboard. |
To send a Pulse request with full premium experience, you must have a license to one of the following:
- Viva Suite: Users with a Viva Suite subscription license have access to all applications that are part of the Viva Suite, including Viva Pulse. To learn more about the Viva apps within the Viva Suite, visit Employee experience and engagement in Microsoft Viva.
- Viva Workplace Analytics and Employee Feedback: Users with a Viva Workplace Analytics and Employee Feedback subscription license have access to Viva Pulse, Viva Insights, and Viva Glint. To learn more about Workplace Analytics and Employee Feedback, visit Workplace Analytics and Employee Feedback.
- Viva Pulse Admin-led Trial: The Viva Pulse Admin-led Trial allows Billing Admins to assign 25 users within their tenant to try Viva Pulse for 30 days. During the 30 days, users can use the full functionality of Viva Pulse. Please contact your field seller or account executive to set up your own trial.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription license have access to the full functionality of Viva Pulse. If you visit the Viva Pulse homepage and have any trouble or see the No Access error, retry in a few minutes. If you continue to face problems with loading the Viva Pulse homepage, reach out to your account team or Microsoft support team.
Important
A user must have an active license to Microsoft Forms to create and send a Pulse request. A user does not need a license to respond to a Pulse request.
Assign licenses
To enable users to start using Viva Pulse, Global admins must assign licenses to the members of the relevant organizations or departments. Only users with a valid license can create and send Pulse requests.
To assign licenses to users:
- In the Microsoft 365 admin center, select Users and then Active users.
- Select the users or user group that you want to assign licenses to and select Licenses and apps.
- Under Licenses, select Viva Pulse.
For more information on assigning licenses, see assigning Microsoft 365 licenses to users.