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User Access and Profile Management Basics

****WHAT IS EXTRA ID it’s a backup or supplementary identifier that helps further confirm someone’s identity or connect their record in another system

STEP BY STEP GUIDE OF CREATING A NEW USER IN ON EXTRA ID

STEP 1 Open the Microsoft Entra admin center at https://entra.microsoft.com.
Log in using the credentials for your tenant.
From the menu on the left, select User and then All users.
Select + New user and then pick the Create new user option.

ALL USERS
CLICK ON CREATE A NEW USERS

STEP 2 Enter the requested information:
Field Value
User principal name BhogeswarK
Display name Bhogeswar Kalita

NEW USERS

STEP 3 GO THE PROPERTIES
Select the Properties tab.
Set the values for first and last name:
Field Value
First name Bhogeswar
Last name Kalita
Note that you can set the User type to Member. If you pick Guest, it will restrict the users capabilities.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Set the Usage location to United States or to whatever region you are in.
Select the Review + create button.
Select Create.
PROPERTIES

STEP 4 Invite an external user to your tenant
Open a browser and connect to the Microsoft Entra admin center at https://entra.microsoft.com.
If prompted, log in using the credentials for your tenant.
From the menu on the left, open the Identity menu.
Select Users then select All users.
At the top of the page select + New User.
Choose the option to Invite external user from the dropdown.
Enter the information for your new external user:

Field Value
Email ExtUser@testemailcom
Display name External User
Message Thank you for joining the company for this short work project. We look forward to building this project together.
Select the Review + Create button.
Select Create.
External
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STEP 5 Assign Role To a user
Open a browser and connect to the Microsoft Entra admin center at https://entra.microsoft.com.
If prompted, log in using the credentials for your tenant.
In the left menu find the Identity section. Open it if not already opened.
Select Users then select All users.
Choose the user Bhogeswar Kalita create in the earlier task.
From the newly opened menu select Assigned roles.
At the top of the screen select + Add assignment.
From the Select role dropdown menu chose the role Attribute Definition Reader.
Select the Next button when it becomes available.
Choose the option Eligible for Assignment type.
Select Assign.
Assign
Next step choose Assign role

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