Active Roles 7.4.1 - Synchronization Service Administration Guide

Creating a Microsoft Azure Active Directory connection

To create a connection, complete the following steps:

• Step 1: Configure an application in Microsoft Azure Active Directory
• Step 2: Create a connection to Microsoft Azure Active Directory

Step 1: Configure an application in Microsoft Azure Active Directory

Synchronization Service reads and writes data in Microsoft Azure Active Directory by using an application existing in your Microsoft Azure Active Directory environment. This step describes how to configure such an application.

To configure an application

1. Create an application in any domain of your Microsoft Azure Active Directory environment. The application must have sufficient permissions to read and write data in Microsoft Azure Active Directory.

   You can assign the required permissions to the application by running a Windows PowerShell script. Below is an example of such a script. To run the script, you need to install Microsoft Azure PowerShell on your computer.

   # Replace <ClientId> with the Client ID of the Active Roles Azure AD Connector Application (example format: 455ad643-332g-32h7-q004-8ba89ce65ae26)

   $Id = “<ClientId>”

   # Prompt for Microsoft Azure AD Global Admin credentials.

   # Save the supplied credentials to the $creds variable.

   $creds=get-credential

   # Connect to Azure AD using the credentials stored in $creds.

   Connect-AzureAD -credential $creds

   # Get the Principal ID of the Active Roles Azure AD Connector Application and save it to the $servicePrincipal variable

   $servicePrincipal = Get-AzureADServicePrincipal -All $true | Where-Object {$_.AppId -eq $Id}

   # Get the required role ID from the Active Roles Azure AD Connector Application and save it to the $roleId variable

   $roleId = (Get-AzureADDirectoryRole | Where-Object {$_.displayName -eq 'Directory Writers'}).ObjectId

   # Assign the required permissions to the Active Roles Azure AD Connector Application

   Add-AzureADDirectoryRoleMember -ObjectId $roleId -RefObjectId $servicePrincipal.ObjectId

2. Open the application properties and copy the following:
   • Client ID
   • Valid key of the application

   You need to supply the copied client ID and key when creating a new or modifying an existing connection to Microsoft Azure Active Directory in the Synchronization Service Administration Console.

Step 2: Create a connection to Microsoft Azure Active Directory

To create a new connection

1. In the Synchronization Service Administration Console, open the Connections tab.
2. Click Add connection, and then use the following options:
   • Connection name. Type a descriptive name for the connection.
   • Use the specified connector. Select Microsoft Azure AD Connector.
3. Click Next.
4. On the Specify connection settings page, use the following options:
   • Azure AD domain. Specify the name of any domain in the Microsoft Azure Active Directory environment you want to manage with Synchronization Service.
   • Client ID. Enter the client ID you copied in Step 1: Configure an application in Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
   • Key. Enter the application key you copied in Step 1: Configure an application in Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
   • Test Connection. Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.f
5. Click Finish to create a connection to Microsoft Azure Active Directory.

Modifying a Microsoft Azure Active Directory connection

This section assumes that your Microsoft Azure Active Directory environment already includes an application through which Synchronization Service can read and write data. For more information, see Step 1: Configure an application in Microsoft Azure Active Directory.

To modify connection settings

1. In the Synchronization Service Administration Console, open the Connections tab.
2. Click Connection settings below the existing Microsoft Azure Active Directory connection you want to modify.
3. On the Connection Settings tab, click the Specify connection settings item to expand it and use the following options:
   • Azure AD domain. Specify the name of any domain in the Microsoft Azure Active Directory environment you want to manage with Synchronization Service.
   • Client ID. Enter the client ID you want to use. For more information, see Step 1: Configure an application in Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
   • Key. Enter the application key you want to use. For more information, see Step 1: Configure an application in Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
   1. Test Connection. Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.
4. When you are finished, click Save.