The Azure Active Directory user accounts overview
Use this task to obtain an overview of the most important information about a user account.
To obtain an overview of a user account
- Select the Azure Active Directory | User accounts category.
- Select the user account in the result list.
- Select the Azure Active Directory user account overview task.
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Changing the manage level of Azure Active Directory user accounts
The default manage level is applied if you create user accounts using automatic employee assignment. You can change a user account manage level later.
To change the manage level for a user account
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In the Manager, select the Azure Active Directory | User accounts category.
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Select the user account in the result list.
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Select the Change master data task.
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On the General tab, select the manage level in the Manage level menu.
- Save the changes.
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Assigning Azure Active Directory groups directly to Azure Active Directory user accounts
Groups can be assigned directly or indirectly to a user account. Indirect assignment is carried out by allocating the employee and groups in hierarchical roles, such as departments, cost centers, locations, or business roles. If the employee has a user account in Azure Active Directory, the groups in the role are inherited by this user account.
To react quickly to special requests, you can assign groups directly to the user account.
NOTE: User accounts cannot be manually added to dynamic groups.
To assign groups directly to user accounts
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In the Manager, select the Azure Active Directory | User accounts category.
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Select the user account in the result list.
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Select the Assign groups task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign groups.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove the assignment of groups.
To remove an assignment
- Select the group and double-click .
- Save the changes.
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Assigning Azure Active Directory administrator roles directly to Azure Active Directory user accounts
Administrator roles can be assigned directly or indirectly to a user account. Indirect assignment is carried out by assigning the employee and administrator roles to hierarchical roles, like departments, cost centers, locations, or business roles. If the employee has a user account in Azure Active Directory, the administrator roles of the departments, cost centers, locations, and business roles are inherited by this user account.
To react quickly to special requests, you can assign administrator roles directly to the user account.
To assign administrator roles directly to user accounts
- Select the Azure Active Directory | User accounts category.
- Select the user account in the result list.
- Select the Assign administrator roles task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign administrator roles.
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In the Remove assignments pane, remove administrator roles.
- Save the changes.
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