Dynamics 365 and AD groups

Dynamics 365 has some security features which integrate Dynamics 365 with AD Groups. AD Groups can be used to grant and restrict access to a Dynamics 365 environment and with AAD security teams you can automatically add users to teams.

I hate doing manual tasks (Dynamics 365 — The cost of manual deployments activities) and if it can be automated it should, so AAD security teams offer a great way to automate adding users and giving them security roles.

This blog post will discuss both security groups and AAD security teams.

Microsoft Documentation — Control user access to environments: security groups and licenses

AD security group

The first AD security group I recommend to setup is a group which grants people access to an environment. Microsoft cover it here

You create an AD group and then you go to Power Platform Admin and navigate to environments where you will see all environments you have access to.

If you add AD group in the security group setting, this allows users to access or see the Dynamics 365 environment if they are added to that group. This is an easy way…