Possible to assign Azure Active Directory group users as VSTS stakeholders automatically?

Question

Can an AAD user group be assigned with "Stakeholder" permissions in Visual Studio Team Services "automatically"?

I can add an AAD group to VSTS, but when these users first log in to VSTS they are automatically granted "Basic" access by default. Is there a workaround to set "Stakeholder" as the default access level? This would allow me to more closely control the limited number of "Basic" seats available.

Ultimately, I want to use AAD groups to manage VSTS users and not have to adjust every single user account's VSTS permission levels individually.

from: https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/setup-admin/team-services/add-account-users-assign-access-levels-team-services

"Team Services automatically assigns them Basic features, if your account has seats available, or Stakeholder features, if not."

Answer 1

No, there isn’t the way to set Stakeholder as the default access level and AAD user group can’t be assigned with Stakeholder level in VSTS.

Related article: Team Services: Access with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) groups (Q&A)

Q: How do I assign account access to Azure AD group members?

A: When these group members sign in to your Team Services account for the first time, Team Services assigns an access level to them automatically. If they have Visual Studio subscriptions, Team Services assigns the respective access level to them. Otherwise, Team Services assigns them the next "best available" access level in this order: Basic, Stakeholder.

On the other hand, access level is related to feature not permission, you need to specify the permission (add to corresponding group).

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