Assigning Azure Active Directory administrator roles to departments, cost centers, and locations
By assigning administrator roles to departments, cost centers, or locations, you enable the group to be assigned to user accounts through these organizations.
To assign an administrator role to departments, cost centers, or locations (non role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Azure Active Directory > Administrator roles category.
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Select the administrator role in the result list.
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Select the Assign organizations task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign the organizations:
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On the Departments tab, assign departments.
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On the Locations tab, assign locations.
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On the Cost centers tab, assign cost centers.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned organizations.
To remove an assignment
- Save the changes.
To assign administrator roles to departments, cost centers or locations (role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Organizations > Departments category.
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In the Manager, select the Organizations > Cost centers category.
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In the Manager, select the Organizations > Locations category.
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Select the department, cost center or location in the result list.
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Select the Assign Azure Active Directory administrator roles task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign administrator roles.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned administrator roles.
To remove an assignment
- Select the administrator role and double-click .
- Save the changes.
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Assigning Azure Active Directory administrator roles to business roles
NOTE: This function is only available if the Business Roles Module is installed.
By assigning administrator roles to business roles, the administrator role can be assigned to user accounts through these business roles.
To assign an administrator role to business roles (non role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Azure Active Directory > Administrator roles category.
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Select the administrator role in the result list.
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Select the Assign business roles task.
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In the Add assignments pane, select the role class and assign business roles.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned business roles.
To remove an assignment
- Save the changes.
To assign administrator roles to a business role (non role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Business roles > <role class> category.
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Select the business role in the result list.
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Select the Assign Azure Active Directory administrator roles task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign administrator roles.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned administrator roles.
To remove an assignment
- Select the administrator role and double-click .
- Save the changes.
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Adding Azure Active Directory administrator roles to system roles
NOTE: This function is only available if the System Roles Module is installed.
Use this task to add an administrator role to system roles. When you assign a system role to an employee, the administrator roles are inherited by all user accounts that these employees have.
NOTE: Applications in which the Only use in IT Shop option is set can only be assigned to system roles that also have this option set. For more information, see the One Identity Manager System Roles Administration Guide.
To assign an administrator role to system roles
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In the Manager, select the Azure Active Directory > Administrator roles category.
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Select the administrator role in the result list.
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Select the Assign system roles task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign system roles.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned system roles.
To remove an assignment
- Save the changes.
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Adding Azure Active Directory administrator roles in the IT Shop
Once an administrator role has been assigned to an IT Shop shelf, it can be requested by the shop customers. To ensure it can be requested, further prerequisites need to be guaranteed:
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The administrator role must be labeled with the IT Shop option.
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The administrator role must be assigned to a service item.
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If the administrator role can only be assigned to employees using IT Shop requests, the administrator role must be also labeled with the Only use in IT Shop option. Direct assignment to hierarchical roles may not be possible.
NOTE: IT Shop administrators can assign administrator roles to IT Shop shelves in the case of role-based login. Target system administrators are not authorized to add administrator roles in the IT Shop.
To add an administrator role in the IT Shop
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In the Manager, select the Azure Active Directory > administrator roles (non role-based login) category.
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In the Manager, select the Entitlements > Azure Active Directory administrator roles (role-based login) category.
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Select the administrator role in the result list.
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Select the Add to IT Shop task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign the administrator role to the IT Shop shelves.
- Save the changes.
To remove an administrator role from individual IT Shop shelves
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In the Manager, select the Azure Active Directory > administrator roles (non role-based login) category.
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In the Manager, select the Entitlements > Azure Active Directory administrator roles (role-based login) category.
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Select the administrator role in the result list.
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Select the Add to IT Shop task.
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In the Remove assignments pane, remove the administrator role from the IT Shop shelves.
- Save the changes.
To remove an administrator role from all IT Shop shelves
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In the Manager, select the Azure Active Directory > administrator roles (non role-based login) category.
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In the Manager, select the Entitlements > Azure Active Directory administrator roles (role-based login) category.
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Select the administrator role in the result list.
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Select the Remove from all shelves (IT Shop) task.
- Confirm the security prompt with Yes.
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Click OK.
The administrator role is removed from all shelves by the One Identity Manager Service. All requests and assignment requests with this administrator role are canceled at the same time.
For detailed information about requesting company resources through the IT Shop, see the One Identity Manager IT Shop Administration Guide.
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