ARL Content Change: Classification Update for Microsoft 365Companions

Content Library : ARL

Severity: Level 3. Tier1 Product Classification update

Impacted Publisher/Product: Microsoft 365Companions

Expected Implementation: ARL release scheduled 02nd Nov 2026

SUMMARY OF CHANGE

Classification update for Microsoft 365Companions from Commercial to Component.

Microsoft documents Microsoft 365Companions as a suite of taskbar-integrated apps—People, Files, and Calendar—that works with Microsoft 365 services. The apps are intended for organizational use and rely on Exchange Online and SharePoint (OneDrive) Online. Users must have an eligible commercial Microsoft 365 license that includes both services. Microsoft 365Companions is not marketed as a separately purchasable standalone offering. Its use depends on the underlying licensed Microsoft 365 services.

DETAILS OF CHANGE

Flexera is updating the ARL classification from Commercial to Component to more accurately represent Microsoft’s documented product structure, licensing prerequisites, and service dependencies.

This change applies only to the classification of the product. All existing metadata, evidence linking, and product relationships will be retained. 

CUSTOMER IMPACT

After the update, customers will see the affected Microsoft 365Companions products classified as Component instead of Commercial in the ARL.

Customers may observe the new classification in:

• Custom reports and dashboards
• ARL exports
• Integrations that consume ARL classification data
• Automated workflows that use Product Classification as a filter

This ARL update aligns the product classification with Microsoft’s documented product structure, licensing prerequisites, and service dependencies.

RECOMMENDED CUSTOMER ACTION

Customers should review any custom reports, dashboards, ARL exports, integrations, or automated workflows that use the Classification or Product Classification attribute. No deployment or inventory changes are required solely because of this ARL update.

References:

Microsoft 365 companion apps overview

Get started with Microsoft 365 companions

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