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Self-Service Group Management in Entra ID

Group Management in Entra ID (API/UI)​

As PwC moves to Entra ID as its Identity provider, applications need a way to manage groups in Entra ID they own. Today, PwC Identity provides APIs in GUM to allow applications to manage groups they own.

With the end goal of the IDaaS project to decommission ForgeRock products, we cannot use the existing GUM API service as that leverages ForgeRock OpenIDM. Therefore we need a new way for applications to manage groups in Entra ID via APIs.

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Refer to this document for complete details on transition from GUM to MS Graph APIs.

Group Creation in Entra ID​

As PwC moves to Entra ID as its Identity provider, users need a way to manage groups in Entra ID they own. Today, PwC Identity provides a self service UI in GUM to allow users to manage groups they own.

With the end goal of the IDaaS project to decommission ForgeRock products, we cannot use the existing GUM service as that runs on ForgeRock OpenIDM. Therefore, we need a new tool for users to manage groups in Entra ID.

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PwC users will use existing native Entra ID UIs to manage groups they own. This article contains guidance for doing so, whether:

Requesting a Security Group via M365 Request Portal​

These resources pertain to using the M365 Request Portal to request a security group:

Resource: 📖 End User Guide

Target Audience:
M365 Request Portal End Users

This guide describes how to use each feature in the Portal.

Requesting a security group is part of the section titled "Groups".

Resource: 📖 Configuration Guide

Target Audience:
Territory Service Managers

This guide describes each feature in the Portal, how they can be enabled and configured for a territory.

The Security Group form configuration is listed in the section titled "Group Requests".

Resource: 💻 SharePoint Site

Target Audience:
Anyone at PwC interested in learning about Microsoft Groups.

The site references Security Groups, along with MESG & M365 Groups.