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Configure Dynamic Signal for automatic user provisioning with Microsoft Entra ID

The objective of this article is to demonstrate the steps to be performed in Dynamic Signal and Microsoft Entra ID to configure Microsoft Entra ID to automatically provision and de-provision users and/or groups to Dynamic Signal.

Note

This article describes a connector built on top of the Microsoft Entra user provisioning service. For important details on what this service does, how it works, and frequently asked questions, see Automate user provisioning and deprovisioning to SaaS applications with Microsoft Entra ID.

Prerequisites

The scenario outlined in this article assumes that you already have the following prerequisites:

Before configuring Dynamic Signal for automatic user provisioning with Microsoft Entra ID, you need to add Dynamic Signal from the Microsoft Entra application gallery to your list of managed SaaS applications.

To add Dynamic Signal from the Microsoft Entra application gallery, perform the following steps:

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.

  2. Browse to Entra ID > Enterprise apps > New application.

  3. In the Add from the gallery section, type Dynamic Signal, select Dynamic Signal in the search box.

  4. Select Dynamic Signal from results panel and then add the app. Wait a few seconds while the app is added to your tenant.

    Screenshot of Dynamic Signal in the results list.

Step 2: Assign users to Dynamic Signal

Microsoft Entra ID uses a concept called assignments to determine which users should receive access to selected apps. In the context of automatic user provisioning, only the users and/or groups that have been assigned to an application in Microsoft Entra ID are synchronized.

Before configuring and enabling automatic user provisioning, you should decide which users and/or groups in Microsoft Entra ID need access to Dynamic Signal. Once decided, you can assign these users and/or groups to Dynamic Signal by following the instructions in Assign a user or group to an enterprise app.

Important tips for assigning users to Dynamic Signal

  • It's recommended that a single Microsoft Entra user is assigned to Dynamic Signal to test the automatic user provisioning configuration. More users and/or groups may be assigned later.

  • When assigning a user to Dynamic Signal, you must select any valid application-specific role (if available) in the assignment dialog. Users with the Default Access role are excluded from provisioning.

Step 3: Configure automatic user provisioning to Dynamic Signal

This section guides you through the steps to configure the Microsoft Entra provisioning service to create, update, and disable users and/or groups in Dynamic Signal based on user and/or group assignments in Microsoft Entra ID.

Tip

You may also choose to enable SAML-based single sign-on for Dynamic Signal, following the instructions provided in the Dynamic Signal single sign-on article. Single sign-on can be configured independently of automatic user provisioning, though these two features complement each other.

Configure automatic user provisioning for Dynamic Signal in Microsoft Entra ID

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Cloud Application Administrator.

  2. Browse to Entra ID > Enterprise apps

    Screenshot of Enterprise applications blade.

  3. In the applications list, select Dynamic Signal.

    Screenshot of Dynamic Signal link in the Applications list.

  4. Select the Provisioning tab.

    Screenshot of the Manage options with the Provisioning option called out.

  5. Select + New configuration.

    Screenshot of the New configuration option on the Provisioning page.

  6. Under the Admin Credentials section, input the Tenant URL and Secret Token of your Dynamic Signal's account. To find these values, follow the next two steps.

  7. In the Dynamic Signal admin console, navigate to Admin > Advanced > API.

    Screenshot of the Dynamic Signal admin console. Advanced is highlighted in the Admin menu. The Advanced menu is also visible, with A P I highlighted.

    Copy the SCIM API URL to Tenant URL. Select Generate New Token to generate a Bearer Token and copy the value to Secret Token.

    Screenshot of the Tokens page, with S C I M A P I U R L, Generate new token, and Bearer token highlighted, and a placeholder in the Bearer token box.

  8. After you enter the tenant URL and secret token, select Test Connection to ensure Microsoft Entra ID can connect to Dynamic Signal. If the connection fails, ensure your Dynamic Signal account has Admin permissions and try again.

    Screenshot of Provisioning test connection.

  9. Select Create to create your configuration.

  10. Select Properties on the Overview page.

  11. Select the Edit icon to edit the properties. Enable notification emails and provide an email to receive quarantine notifications. Enable Accidental deletions prevention. Select Apply to save the changes.

    Screenshot of the Provisioning properties page.

  12. Select Attribute Mapping in the left panel and select users.

  13. Review the user attributes that are synchronized from Microsoft Entra ID to Dynamic Signal in the Attribute Mapping section. The attributes selected as Matching properties are used to match the user accounts in Dynamic Signal for update operations. Select the Save button to commit any changes.

    Screenshot of the Dynamic Signal User Attributes.

  14. To configure scoping filters, refer to the instructions provided in the Scoping filter article.

  15. Use on-demand provisioning to validate sync with a small number of users before deploying more broadly in your organization.

  16. When you're ready to provision, select Start Provisioning from the Overview page.

Step 4: Monitor your deployment

Once you configure provisioning, use the following resources to monitor your deployment:

  1. Use the provisioning logs to determine which users are provisioned successfully or unsuccessfully
  2. Check the progress bar to see the status of the provisioning cycle and how close it's to completion
  3. If the provisioning configuration seems to be in an unhealthy state, the application goes into quarantine. Learn more about quarantine states the application provisioning quarantine status article.

Connector Limitations

  • Dynamic Signal doesn't support permanent user deletes from Microsoft Entra ID. To delete a user permanently in Dynamic Signal, the operation has to be made through the Dynamic Signal admin console UI.
  • Dynamic Signal doesn't currently support groups.

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