Azure Active Directory Administration

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.

Azure Active Directory is a cloud-based directory service developed by Microsoft that helps organizations manage customer and employee information. Basic features include use of directory objects, federated authentications, and password protections. Enterprise and premium editions offer more capabilities. In the context of Nintex Automation Cloud, Azure Active Directory Administration is a connector A software component that allows seamless integration with third-party services, business applications, and content stores. Examples include Salesforce, Box, and Microsoft SharePoint. Connectors are used to create connections required for workflow actions and start events. used to create, update, enable, and disable users in your organization, and assign managers to maintain your organization's hierarchy in Azure Active Directory.

While you can use any editions of Azure Active Directory, the premium editions include more features designed for password resets, third-party integrations, identity protection, and more. See Azure Active Directory pricing for more information.

For more information on Azure Active Directory, see the company website.

Nintex Automation Cloud supports connections to Azure Active Directory Administration Commercial and FedRAMP-compliant Azure Active Directory Administration GCC environments. See Azure Active Directory Administration below.

Create an Azure Active Directory Administration connection

Note: Your browser-stored credentials are accessed to create connections. Either clear credentials from browser memory or make sure the stored credentials are for the intended environment.

Create a connection from the connections page or from the action configuration panel when configuring the action. You can use the Azure Active Directory Administration connector to create connections to both Azure Active Directory Administration Commercial and FedRAMP-compliant Azure Active Directory Administration GCC environments.

For information about creating connections and assigning permissions, see Manage connections.

  • Nintex Automation Cloud uses the app Nintex Automation Cloud - Azure Active Directory Administration Connector to create Azure Active Directory Administration connections.

    • To ensure full functionality of your Azure Active Directory Administration connection, ask your Azure Active Directory administrator to grant permission. For more information on admin consent for apps in Azure Active Directory, see the Register an app with the Azure Active Directory v1.0 endpoint Microsoft Azure article.

  • The account you use to create a connection for Azure Active Directory Administration actions must have the following Azure Active Directory permissions:

    • Read and write all users profile

    • Read and write directory data

    You can assign connection permissions to other users. See Assign User and Owner permissions to connections.