Azure Active Directory Settings

This section explains the Azure Active Directory details needed and how to configure Azure Active Directory with Bold BI to import users and groups from Azure Active Directory.

NOTE: This feature is available in On-Premises Deployment but not in Syncfusion Managed Cloud Server.

Steps to register Bold BI application in Azure Active Directory to import users and groups

1. Login to the Azure Portal.

2. Go to the respective Azure Active Directory. Click on App registrations in the left side menu and then click on New registration to add a new application.

   

3. Enter the name of the application and choose the following options:

   • Accounts in any organizational directory (Any Azure AD directory - Multitenant) as Supported account types.
   • Web under the Redirect URI (optional) section for Bold BI web and Public client/native (mobile & desktop) for the Bold BI mobile application. Enter the Redirect URI and then click on Register.

   

   The application will be added to the directory and you can view the details of the application in the App registrations.

4. Select Branding in the left side menu, enter the Home page URL, and click Save.

   

5. Select Certificates & secrets to add a client secret by clicking on New client secret as shown in the following screenshot.

   

   NOTE: Save the client secret value generated.

6. Go to API permissions,

   

   click on Add a permission,

   

   select the APIs my organization uses, and click on Microsoft Graph.

   

7. In Microsoft Graph, click on Application Permissions.

   

   In search option, find the Directory, expand the Directory option, and select Read directory data.

   

8. Click Delegated Permissions, find the Directory, and expand the Directory option, and select Read directory data and Access directory as the signed in user.

   

   After that, find the Group, expand the Group option, and select Read all groups.

   

   After that, find the User, expand the User option, and select Read and write access to user profile.

   

   

   After that, find the OpenId permissions, expand the OpenId permissions option, select View user's basic profile, and finally click on the Add permissions.

   

9. After adding the permissions, click on Grant admin consent to grant admin consent for the same.

   

Configure Azure Active Directory details in Bold BI to import users and groups

You will need the following Azure Active Directory details to configure Bold BI with your Azure Active Directory.

NOTE: Enabling the Import users from groups setting will import and synchronize users when importing and synchronizing groups with Azure AD. Enable this setting if you need to import users from your Azure AD groups.

• Tenant Name: It is the default domain name of your Active Directory. Go to the created Azure Active Directory and copy the domain name.

  

• Client ID: It is the Client Id of the Bold BI application in your Azure Active Directory. Go to the registered application and copy the Application Id in the Overview and paste it here.

  

• Client Secret Code: It is the secure key of the Bold BI application you created in your Azure Active Directory. Go to Certificates & secrets and search for the Keys you saved for the application, then choose the Value.

  

Set Azure Active Directory as Default Authentication

Azure Active Directory can be set as the default authentication when Azure Active Directory is enabled and saved. Follow these steps:

1. In the settings page, click on the Authentication tab and select General.

2. Enable the Enable Default Authentication option and select Azure Active Directory as the default authentication provider as shown in the following screenshot.