HowTo: How to Add Users via M365 (Entra ID) on Power Platform

Step-by-Step Instructions for the Power Platform:

1- Upon login, you will find yourself on the Dashboard screen. Click on “Users” or alternatively, “Admin” then “User-Group-Manager” on the top right of the screen.

2- Click on the “Entra ID Sync” button.

3- Click on “Grant Entra ID Access”.

4- Click on  either “Public Cloud Access” if entering a regular business account or “Government Cloud Access” if your environment is hosted on the Gov cloud.

5- Enter the Entra ID credentials.

6- Click on Next.

7- This will put you on Entra ID Users & Groups, from there you can exclude unlicensed and/or external users from synchronization.  (Note: Some companies choose to train unlicensed users as well as external consultants or subcontractors.)

At this point you will also select if you are going to sync the Entra ID managers or Assign all sync’d users to a local manager.

Hit “Save Sync Settings” to continue.

8- You must choose between two options:  (1) Sync by Groups, or  (2) Sync by Users.

9- Under the “Action” Column, users show as “Skipped” or “Syncd“. Click either word to switch users between “Skipped” or “Syncd”.

9- Click “Sync Now” to synchronize users manually.  Users auto-sync every 4 hours.

10- Click on Close and click on Back

High Compliance Tip:

This article explains how to add Employee Managers to their Azure AD profile.

Defining managers for each employee in CyberHoot is very important.  Employee managers are Carbon Copied (CC’d) on reminder emails sent to employees.  This only happens when an Employee has not completed an assignment by the due date.