Dynamics 365 Human Resource integration with Azure Active Directory

Question

I am working on Dynamics 365 Human Resource implementation. Organization is using Office 365/Azure AD for internal user accounts. The requirement is to connect Azure AD with D365 HR in a way that whenever a new user is created in Active Directory the same user should also be created in D365 HR Users list. This should be done automatically. The objective here is to avoid manual user creation in D365 Apps.

Initially, I thought about achieving this with MS Flow with below approach:

1. Using Azure AD connector get list of Users in certain Group.
2. Using CDS connector get list of all Users in Dynamics.
3. Create new User(s) in CDS/Dynamics HR.

I have the basic understanding that D365 HR uses CDS to store all data but I can't seem to find D365 HR specific Users entity. Hence this approach fails.

So, my question is how to achieve such automatic integration?

I am open to custom development options but can't manage to think of a viable solution. Please share ideas! Thanks.

Answer 1

Azure AD is Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service. It is intended for app developers and Microsoft 365, Azure, or Dynamics 365 subscribers. So, each Dynamics 365 tenant is automatically an Azure AD tenant.

Kindly go through the documentation and check whether if it helps .

Answer 2

HR users and security aren't stored in the CDS today. There are ISV products that support the creation of a D365 HR user account (and automatic assignment of D365 security roles by policy) if you're interested in going this route:

• http://www.elevate-hr.com/solutions/#_active-directory-integration
• https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/dynamics-365-for-finance-and-operations/elevate-hr.active-directory-integration?tab=Overview