Governance

We were excited to be a part of the Spring 2023 edition of M365Conf, held April 30th - May 5th in Las Vegas. The M365Conf event was a major success, featuring a wide range of sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities that provided attendees with valuable insights and knowledge about the latest developments in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. And of course Microsoft Copilot was a big part of the announcements alongside the many helpful updates in the M365 services. ...

Delegate365 uses two Azure AD applications. They are created through the setup process. Application one is only used for the login process. The second application is used to perform the operations. To change application properties such as branding, terms or settings for multi-tenant apps, you can do this in your own Azure AD. Admins with application management roles such as global admins can change their tenant’s application settings in their Azure portal at Azure AD Active Directory/Registered Apps menu. Search for “Delegate 365”, as shown in the following screenshot. ...

Sharing functionalities in Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online improve collaboration and file exchange. SharePoint Online has become an invaluable tool for businesses of all sizes. One of the most recent additions to the platform is the new File Request feature, which allows users to easily request files from other users. In this blog post, we will discuss how to configure the new File Request feature in SharePoint Online and OneDrive and provide some helpful links to references for further reading. This feature is a fantastic way to streamline the process of collecting files from outside sources, and it’s easy to configure in SharePoint Online. ...

Delegate365 v9.5 brings some improvements for importing users from a list into groups, adding owners to groups, showing user authentication methods and some other benefits. See it here. User authentication methods: In the *Users *module, the panel has been extended and now shows all stored Authentication methods of the user. Select a user, and open the Authentication methods menu on the right. The Authentication methods panel opens and shows a list of all methods. Admins can remove outdated authentication methods here with the x-Icon. The question dialog “Do you really want to delete Password Authentication?” must be confirmed to delete a method. In this sample, we see some outdated authentication methods (without name, from 2017) that could be removed by the admin. *Cancel *closes the panel. Note: Users can modify or add their authentication methods anytime at https://aka.ms/mfasetup. ...

Delegate365 v9.4 brings support for managing dynamic security groups and some small fixes. See the details here. Dynamic Security Groups: In the Groups / Security Groups module, the list shows all security groups that are assigned to the administrator´s OU´s. In the list, there´s a new column Membership Type that shows if the security group is of type Assigned or Dynamic. Assigned means static users, Dynamic means a rule that includes all users whose properties match the condition (as in the M365 admin portal). The Membership Type cannot be changed for existing security groups. It must be defined when a new security group is created. If a security group is of type Dynamic, the menu on the right shows the option Dynamic membership rules. ...

We’ve developed a new update for Delegate365 with a number of useful improvements. All existing customers will be updated to Delegate365 version 9.3.1 in the next few days. See the details here. Licenses sorted by name: All licenses and plans are now sorted by name. This makes it easier for administrators to find the licenses and plans by name and adjust the corresponding license. Sorting is applied to both license names (SKU´s) and plans, in all modules. ...

The Center of Excellence (CoE), also known as the Microsoft Power Platform CoE Starter Kit, is a toolkit to gain insights into the use of the Microsoft Power Platform in an Microsoft 365 organization. While the installation has recently become a bit technically easier, a corresponding Power Platform license is also required for operation. Well, not every company owns or acquires the required license. We show how these license requirements can be solved with Azure temporary - for special use cases - and what are the benefits and the disadvantages of the PAYG billing. ...

Delegate365 v9.3 and later comes with a new setup. The new setup is required to use MFA enabled admins and to generate the Delegate365 app and certificate for authentication in the Microsoft 365 tenant. Follow the steps here to setup your Delegate365 tenant. Test Delegate365 These are the steps to open a new trial of Delegate365. Navigate to the Delegate365 website and click on the Trial link. Fill out the form and enter your Microsoft 365 tenant domain that you want to manage in Delegate365. ...

Delegate365 v9.3 comes with a new setup and a bunch of other new features, such as more details, SharePoint site templates, user mailbox Automapping, and more. See a list here. Modern Authentication: Delegate365 runs as with a Microsoft Azure Active Directory app. Delegate365 uses modern authentication from the start for all operations except Exchange Online. With Delegate365 version 9.3 and up, it always is using Modern Authentication for all Microsoft 365 services, regardless of the setup method. ...

Did you know that you can backup and restore a flow (or multiple flows) with another flow in Power Automate? This is very helpful for backing up and restoring important flows in the company. Well, I knew the mechanism. Now I’ve tested it myself and found that this process is undocumented and I’ve only found examples that didn’t work. Reason enough to develop the process to work and describe it with all workarounds. Here is the guide for real world application. ...