Azure Active Directory Administration - Add user to security group

Note: Microsoft has changed the name of Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID. However, Nintex Automation Cloud and the help still refer to this product as Azure Active Directory.

Use the Azure Active Directory Administration - Add user to security group action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. to add a user to an Azure Active Directory security group.

For more information about Azure Active Directory Administration, go to Azure Active Directory Administration.

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Configure the Azure Active Directory Administration - Add user to security group action

  1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action to the workflow.

  1. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
  1. Select the name of the Security group.

    2. Only a maximum of 999 groups are displayed in the drop-down list. If the group you want is not in the list, insert the name of the group as a variable.

  2. Enter the User name of the user you want to add to the security group.

For more information on all the required and optional configuration fields, go to Azure Active Directory Administration - Add user to security group action fields, buttons, and settings.

Azure Active Directory Administration - Add user to security group action fields, buttons, and settings

Field

Description

Variable types

Connection Credentials and other settings required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

The Azure Active Directory connection to use.

(n/a)
Security group

The security group that you want to add the user to.

Only a maximum of 999 groups are displayed in the drop-down list. If the group you want is not in the list, insert the name of the group as a variable.

Note: 

  • Only groups of Source type Windows Server AD are supported.

  • You can insert the group ID of the group as a variable.

  • Duplicate group names might be shown in the drop-down because Azure Active Directory allows duplicating group names. A duplicate group name can be selected from the drop-down, however inserting a duplicate group name as a variable is not supported and will result in a workflow error.

 Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
User name

The user name of the user you want to add to the security group. This is commonly an email address.

Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
Output

Stores the result of the action in an object with the following variables:

  • Store outcome: A boolean variable that stores the outcome of the action. Returns Yes if the user is added successfully. Returns No, if unsuccessful.
Object