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Active Roles 8.2.1 - Web Interface User Guide

Getting Started Web Interface Basics Performing Management Tasks
Managing your personal account Managing Active Directory objects Running an automation workflow Managing temporal group memberships Managing Azure AD, Microsoft 365, and Exchange Online objects
Managing cloud-only Azure contacts Managing Hybrid AD users
Creating a new Azure AD user with the Web Interface Viewing or updating the Azure AD user properties with the Web Interface Viewing or modifying the manager of a hybrid Azure user Disabling an Azure AD user Enabling an Azure AD user Deprovisioning of an Azure AD user Undo deprovisioning of an Azure AD user Adding an Azure AD user to a group Removing an Azure AD user from a group View the change history and user activity for an Azure AD user Deleting an Azure AD user with the Web Interface Creating a new hybrid Azure user with the Active Roles Web Interface Converting an on-premises user with an Exchange mailbox to a hybrid Azure user Licensing a hybrid Azure user for an Exchange Online mailbox Viewing or modifying the Exchange Online properties of a hybrid Azure user Creating a new Azure AD user with Management Shell Updating the Azure AD user properties with the Management Shell Viewing the Azure AD user properties with the Management Shell Delete an Azure AD user with the Management Shell Assigning Microsoft 365 licenses to new hybrid users Assigning Microsoft 365 licenses to existing hybrid users Modifying or removing Microsoft 365 licenses assigned to hybrid users Updating Microsoft 365 licenses display names Microsoft 365 roles management for hybrid environment users
Managing Hybrid AD groups Managing Microsoft 365 Groups Managing cloud-only distribution groups Managing cloud-only dynamic distribution groups Managing Azure security groups Managing cloud-only Azure users Managing cloud-only Azure guest users Managing cloud-only Azure contacts Viewing or modifying the Exchange Online properties of a remote mailbox Managing room mailboxes Managing cloud-only shared mailboxes Deleting or changing the remote mailbox of an on-premises user
Managing AD LDS data Managing computer resources Restoring deleted objects
Using Approval workflows

Create a new Microsoft 365 contact

You can use the Active Roles Web Interface to create and enable a new Microsoft 365 contact.

To create a new Microsoft 365 contact

  1. On the Active Roles Web Interface navigation bar, click Directory Management.

  2. On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.

    The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.

  3. Click the domain in which you want to create a new contact.

  4. In the list, click the required Container or the Organizational Unit.

  5. In the Command pane, click New Contact.

  6. In the New Contact <OU-name>-General wizard, enter the contact details such as First Name, Last Name, Initials, and Display name.

  7. Click Next.

  8. In the Create Azure Account Properties wizard, select Create Azure Contact.

  9. From the Tenant, select the Tenant name.

  10. In the External e-mail address field, enter the email address for the contact, and click Finish.

    The Microsoft 365 account details for the new contact are generated automatically and populated in the respective fields.

NOTE: In Federated or Synchronized environments, Microsoft 365 contact creation is not supported. The contact is created in Active Roles and is synchronized eventually to Microsoft 365 using Microsoft Native tools, such as AAD Connect. To manage the Microsoft 365 contact through Active Roles, you must perform periodic back-synchronization to on-premise AD.

View or modify the Microsoft 365 contact properties

For an existing Microsoft 365 contact, you can use the Active Roles Web Interface to modify the Microsoft 365 contact properties.

To view or modify the Microsoft 365 contact properties

  1. On the Active Roles Web Interface navigation bar, click Directory Management.

  2. On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.

    The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.

  3. 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.

  4. In the Command pane, click Azure properties.

    The Azure Properties dialog for the contact is displayed.

  5. To view or modify properties of the Microsoft 365 contact, use the tabs in the Azure Properties dialog.

  6. After setting all the required properties, click Save.

View the change history of an Microsoft 365 contact

You can use the Active Roles Web Interface to view the change history of an Microsoft 365 contact.

To view the change history of an Microsoft 365 contact

  1. On the Active Roles Web Interface navigation bar, click Directory Management.

  2. On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.

    The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.

  3. Click the specific domain, Container or the Organizational Unit, and then the specific contact.

  4. In the Command pane, click Change History.

    Change History displays the information on changes that were made to the contact through Active Roles.

Delete an Microsoft 365 contact

You can use the Active Roles Web Interface to delete a contact for logon to Azure.

To delete an Microsoft 365 contact

  1. On the Active Roles Web Interface navigation bar, click Directory Management.

  2. On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.

    The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.

  3. Click the specific domain, Container or the Organizational Unit, and then the specific contact that you want to delete.

  4. In the Command pane, click Delete.

    The contact is deleted.

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