Microsoft Entra ID · M365 & Platform Services

Power Platform Administrator

Can create and manage all aspects of Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI environments and policies.

Scope: Full administrative access to Power Platform services including environments, policies, and governance

Permissions

  • Create and manage Power Platform environments
  • Configure Power Platform DLP policies
  • Manage Power Apps and connectors
  • Manage Power Automate flows organization-wide
  • Configure Power BI tenant settings
  • Manage capacity and resources
  • View Power Platform analytics

Common use cases

  • Power Platform environment management
  • DLP policy configuration
  • Connector governance
  • Capacity planning for Power Apps
  • Power Automate governance
  • Power BI tenant administration

Best practices

  • Implement DLP policies to control connectors
  • Create managed environments for production
  • Monitor solution deployments
  • Use environment groups for governance
  • Document capacity allocation

Security considerations

  • Can configure data loss prevention policies
  • Controls access to business connectors
  • Power Automate can automate privileged actions
  • Monitor for shadow IT through Power Apps

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