Managing Administrative Units in Microsoft 365

Administrative units allow the delegation of active directory administration to subsets of custom-defined users, groups, and devices. When administrative units were first made available, they could only be managed via the Azure portal, PowerShell, and Microsoft Graph. While this lesson looks at administrative units in general, it pays special attention to Microsoft 365 admin center functionality. The overview looks at what administrative units are and why you use them, followed by an in-depth look at what scenarios they support and their limitations. We then create an administrative unit through the Microsoft 365 admin center and see how it looks when viewed through the Azure portal.

Learning Objectives

• Overview of administrative units
• Administrative unit use cases and limitations
• How to create an administrative unit through the Microsoft 365 admin center

Intended Audience

• This lesson is intended for students who want to learn about administrative units, their use cases, and how to implement them
• Students who intend to take the MS-100 exam: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services

Prerequisites

• Have used the Microsoft 365 admin center and Azure portal, know what Azure Active Directory is, and optionally, have an Azure Active Directory Premium P1 subscription