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Compliance AdministratorMicrosoft Entra built-in role

Can read and manage compliance configuration and reports in Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365.

Role ID17315797-102d-40b4-93e0-432062caca18
PrivilegedNo
Permissions7

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
microsoft.azure.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasksRead and configure Azure Service Health
microsoft.azure.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasksCreate and manage Azure support tickets
microsoft.directory/entitlementManagement/allProperties/readRead all properties in Microsoft Entra entitlement management
microsoft.office365.complianceManager/allEntities/allTasksManage all aspects of Office 365 Compliance Manager
microsoft.office365.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasksRead and configure Service Health in the Microsoft 365 admin center
microsoft.office365.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasksCreate and manage Microsoft 365 service requests
microsoft.office365.webPortal/allEntities/standard/readRead basic properties on all resources in the Microsoft 365 admin center

Assign it

The role ID is the same in every tenant, so these work as they are. Make it eligible through PIM:

powershell13 lines
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "RoleEligibilitySchedule.ReadWrite.Directory"
$user = Get-MgUser -UserId "jane.doe@contoso.com"
New-MgRoleManagementDirectoryRoleEligibilityScheduleRequest -BodyParameter @{
    Action           = "AdminAssign"
    Justification    = "Needs Compliance Administrator for <reason>"
    RoleDefinitionId = "17315797-102d-40b4-93e0-432062caca18"
    DirectoryScopeId = "/"
    PrincipalId      = $user.Id
    ScheduleInfo     = @{
        StartDateTime = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().ToString("o")
        Expiration    = @{ Type = "afterDuration"; Duration = "P180D" }
    }
}

Who already has it?

powershell3 lines
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "RoleManagement.Read.Directory"
Get-MgRoleManagementDirectoryRoleAssignment -Filter "roleDefinitionId eq '17315797-102d-40b4-93e0-432062caca18'" -ExpandProperty Principal |
    ForEach-Object { $_.Principal.AdditionalProperties.displayName }

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