Create a new Office 365 contact
You can use the Active Roles Web Interface to create and enable a new Office 365 contact. .
To create a new Office 365 contact
- On the Active Roles Web interface Navigation bar, click Directory Management.
- On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.
The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.
- Click the domain in which you need to create a new contact.
- In the list of objects displayed, click the required Container or the Organizational Unit.
- In the Command pane, click New Contact.
- In the New Conatct in <OU name> ->General wizard, enter the contact details such as First Name, Last Name, Initials, and Display name.
- Click Next.
- In the Create Azure Account properties wizard, select Create Azure Contact option.
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Select the Tenant name from the Tenant list drop down.
- In the External e-mail address field, enter the email address for the contact, and click Finish.
The Office 365 account details for the new contact are generated automatically and populated in the respective fields.
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NOTE: : In Federated or Synchronized environments, Office 365 contact creation is not supported. The contact is created in Active Roles and is synchronized eventually to Office 365 using Microsoft Native tools, such as AAD Connect. To manage the Office 365 contact through Active Roles, you must perform periodic back-synchronization to on-premise AD. |
View or update the Office 365 contact
Modify the Office 365 Contact Properties
For an existing Office 365 contact, you can use the Active Roles Web Interface to modify the Office 365 contact properties.
To view or modify the Office 365 contact properties
- On the Active Roles Web interface Navigation bar, click Directory Management.
- On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.
The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.
- Click the specific domain, Container or the Organizational Unit, and then select the check box corresponding to the specific contact for which you want to view or update the Manager information.
- In the Command pane, click Azure properties.
The Azure Properties dialog box for the contact is displayed.
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Use the tabs in the Azure Properties dialog box to view or modify properties of the Office 365 contact.
- After setting all the required properties, click Save.
View the Change History for Office 365 Contacts
View the Change History for an Office 365 contact
You can use the Active Roles Web Interface to view the Change History for an Office 365 contact.
To view the Change History of an Office 365 contact
- On the Active Roles Web interface Navigation bar, click Directory Management.
- On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.
The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.
- Click the specific domain, Container or the Organizational Unit, and then the specific contact.
- In the Command pane, click Change History.
Selecting Change History displays the information on changes that were made to the contact through Active Roles.
Delete an Office 365 contact
You can use the Active Roles Web Interface to delete a contact for logon to Azure.
To delete an Office 365 contact
- On the Active Roles Web interface Navigation bar, click Directory Management.
- On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.
The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.
- Click the specific domain, Container or the Organizational Unit, and then the specific contact to be deleted.
- In the Command pane, click Delete.
The contact is deleted.