Azure Active Directory Administration - Assign manager to user

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.

The Azure Active Directory Administration - Assign manager to user action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. assign the manager for a user in their Azure Active Directory account.

Maintaining your organization's hierarchy in Azure Active Directory ensures important features of your organization's Microsoft account operate correctly.

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

Configure the Azure Active Directory Administration - Assign manager to user action

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

2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.
3. In the User email address field, type the email address of the user whose manager you want to change.
4. In the Manager email address to be assigned field, type the email address of the user's new manager.

Azure Active Directory Administration - Assign manager to user 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 for the action.	(n/a)
User email address	The email address or principal name of the user that you want to assign the manager to.	Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection
Manager email address to be assigned	The email address email address or principal name of the manager you want to assign to the specified user.	Text, Decimal, Integer, Boolean, DateTime, Collection