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Microsoft 365 All Users

The Active Users in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center are the central area for managing all user accounts in your Microsoft 365 organization.

The users are managed in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center or in the PowerShell.

In the Microsoft 365 Admin Center you will find the e-mail contacts under Users > Active users:

Requirements

The XPhone Connect Directory (or Contacts by XPhone) requires Internet access for this data source.

Configuration

• Open the configuration interface of the XPhone Connect Directory.

• Click on Add data source.

• Select the data source type Microsoft 365 All Users.

• Click on the Next button.

• Carry out the steps in the dialog.

1. First configure the Basic settings.

2. Microsoft 365

   The XPhone Connect Directory uses the Graph API to access the contact data. To do this, an Azure app with the necessary rights must be created. This app is created automatically by the setup wizard:

   

   • Click on GENERATE APP.

   • A browser window opens with the Microsoft Azure login screen.

     • Enter a Windows user account with administrator rights.

     • The app is generated automatically and registered in the Microsoft Azure Portal.

     • If you do not have sufficient permissions, the app cannot be generated and you will be informed of this.

   The generation and permissions of the app can be controlled via the Microsoft Azure Portal. You can also access the Entra Admin Center by clicking on the link in the app generation box. The permissions granted are displayed under API permissions.

   If the app has already been generated, the dialog box changes and you can perform the following actions:

   • The link provided will take you to the Microsoft Azure portal where the app was generated.

   • The CHECK ACCESS button shows whether the app has the necessary rights to access Microsoft 365 Active users.

   • You can use the REMOVE APP button to remove the app from this data source and also from the Microsoft Azure Portal.

3. Configure the Phone number conversion.

4. Configure the Authorisations.

5. Configure the Priority.

6. Configure the Proximity search.

7. Complete the configuration of the data source with Overview.

Operating principle

Once the data source has been set up, the contact data is read into the internal index of the directory. Depending on the number of data records, this can take several hours, as the number of accesses to the Microsoft 365 applications via the API is limited. Images additionally extend the duration of the initial synchronisation. The tooltip in the symbol of the data source shows the status. After the complete import, only changes to the contact data are queried.