- Groups are created in Azure AD. For more information, refer to: Creating Groups.
- Sign in to the Azure Active Directory portal using your AD account.
Azure is completely managed by customers' and the credentials are provided by the Azure administrator in customers side.
- Click Azure Active Directory > Users > New User.
- Choose the Create user option.
- In the Identity section, proceed as follows:
- Enter the user name. By default, the domain name displays as [tenantname].onmicrosoft.com
- Enter the name of the user.
- Enter the first name (optional).
- Enter the last name (optional).
- In the Groups and roles section, proceed as follows (optional):
- Click the default selection 0 groups selected to open the Groups screen.
- Select the required group and click Select. You can select multiple groups.
- The total number of groups selected displays in the Groups field.
- Click the default selection User to open the Directory roles screen.
- Select the role and click Select. You can select multiple roles.
- The selected roles display in the Roles field.
- In the Settings section, proceed as follows (optional):
- Retain the default selection No for Block sign in field.
- Select the Usage location from the drop-down list.
- In the Job info section, proceed as follows (optional):
- Enter the job title of the user.
- Enter the department.
- Enter the company name.
- Retain the default selection No Manager Selected.
- Click Create.
- The user is created and displayed under the Users | All Users list.
- After creating the user, select the user and click Edit.
- In the Contact Information section, enter the email of the user.
- The created user in the directory or enterprise application is added to the application once the synchronization cycle completes.
The created user can be provisioned on-demand. For more information refer to: Provisioning Users On-Demand