Microsoft Power Platform · Tenant Administration

Dynamics 365 Administrator

Tenant-wide administration of Dynamics 365 apps and the Dataverse environments hosting them. Cross-listed from Microsoft Entra ID.

Scope: Tenant-wide Dynamics 365 administration

Permissions

  • Environments - Manage Dataverse environments hosting D365 apps
  • D365 apps - Configure Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Marketing, Finance, Business Central, etc.
  • Service health - View Dynamics 365 service health
  • Admin center - Access https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com
  • Support - Open Dynamics 365 support requests

Common use cases

  • D365 platform lead
  • Solution architect for D365 deployments

Best practices

  • Limit to 2-4 users; use PIM for just-in-time activation
  • Pair with Power Platform Administrator for one centralised tenant admin and one D365-focused admin if the D365 footprint is large
  • Ensure security groups on D365 environments include all designated D365 admins explicitly

Security considerations

  • Can backup, restore, copy, and delete any environment they have access to
  • Has Dataverse System Administrator privileges on every environment they can sign into
  • Cannot view or manage environments they are not in the security group for — absence of access can mask compliance gaps

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