How To Create O365 Tenant

Tenant Settings

This document shows you the steps for

Automatic Microsoft 365 tenant configuration
Manual Microsoft 365 tenant configuration

If you are logging in to M365 Manager Plus for the first time, you will be directly taken to the Tenant Settings page where you can choose to automatically configure your tenant or manually configure it, if you already have a registered Azure AD application. If your tenant is created in Azure Germany, China or US Government clouds, then select the appropriate Azure environment from the drop down box by clicking on Choose the appropriate Azure Environment.

Automatic Microsoft 365 tenant configuration

To perform an automatic tenant configuration, click on the Configure using Microsoft 365 Login option. If you wish to set up your tenant later, then go to Tenant Settings → Add New Tenant and then choose the Configure using Microsoft 365 Login option.
Click on Proceed in the pop-up that appears. You will now be redirected to the Microsoft login page where you must enter your Global Administrator credentials. You have to pass through multiple authentication methods, if your account is MFA-enabled.

Note: M365 Manager Plus will not store your Global Administrator credentials.

Click on Accept in the pop-up that appears to allow M365 Manager Plus to,

Create a service account with the Global Administrator credentials provided by you. It will be created with the Exchange Administrator and View-Only Organization Management roles.
Create an Azure AD application to fetch Microsoft 365 data using Microsoft Graph API.

You will be now redirected to the Microsoft 365 portal. Sign in with your Global Administrator account and Accept the permissions required for your organization.
If the tenant configuration was successful, you can see your tenant listed in the Configured Microsoft 365 Tenants page.

Manual Microsoft 365 tenant configuration

Create an Azure AD application for M365 Manager Plus.
Login to M365 Manager Plus.

If you are logging in to M365 Manager Plus for the first time, you will be directly taken to the Tenant Settings page where you should choose the Click here to configure tenant with an already registered Azure AD Application option. Otherwise, go to Tenant Settings → Add New Tenant and then choose the Click here to configure tenant with an already registered Azure AD Application.

Enter the Tenant name, Application ID, Application Object ID and Application Secret Key in the pop-up that appears.
If the tenant configuration was successful, you can see your tenant listed in the Configured Microsoft 365 Tenants page.
Create a service account with at least View-Only Organization Management, View Only Audit Log and Service Administrator permissions.
Click on Configure under the Service Account column of the configured tenant.
Enter the Service account name and Password in the Modify Service Account pop-up that appears.
Click on Update.

Note: If your service account is MFA-enabled, please check this section.

Steps to modify Microsoft 365 tenant (Application details and service account details)

Click on the Tenant Settings option found at the top right corner.
You will see the list of Microsoft 365 tenants configured with M365 Manager Plus.
Under the Actions column, click on corresponding to the tenant you need to modify.
Click on adjacent to Application Details/Service Account Details to modify the corresponding values.
Choose Update once you have made the changes.

To know how to manage M365 Manager Plus licenses, click here.