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Search EditorMicrosoft Entra built-in role

Can create and manage the editorial content such as bookmarks, Q and As, locations, floorplan.

Role ID8835291a-918c-4fd7-a9ce-faa49f0cf7d9
PrivilegedNo
Permissions3

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
microsoft.office365.messageCenter/messages/readRead messages in Message Center in the Microsoft 365 admin center, excluding security messages
microsoft.office365.search/content/manageCreate and delete content, and read and update all properties in Microsoft Search
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 Search Editor for <reason>"
    RoleDefinitionId = "8835291a-918c-4fd7-a9ce-faa49f0cf7d9"
    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 '8835291a-918c-4fd7-a9ce-faa49f0cf7d9'" -ExpandProperty Principal |
    ForEach-Object { $_.Principal.AdditionalProperties.displayName }

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