This article will explain how to create a general security group via the Microsoft 365 admin center.
⚠️ This article relates to SwipedOn Desks which is a separate platform to our SwipedOn Visitor Management Software. SwipedOn Spaces and Resource Booking have their own help centre articles
NB: Only global and user management administrators have permissions to create, edit, or delete security groups.
Add a security group
Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center and go to the Groups > Groups page.
Within the Groups page, select Add a group.
On the Choose a group type page, choose Security.
The name of the group needs to be SwipedOnUserGroup
Click Add to save the new group. The click Close to return to the list view.
How to add members to the group
Once you have created the general user active directory group, the relevant users are required to be added to the group.
From the list of groups, search for SwipedOnUserGroup and open. This will then open a dialogue showing the list of owners and members.
NB: You may need to refresh the list for the newly added group to appear.Click on View all and manage members > + Add members. Search for users to be added to the group. Once complete, click Save and then Close.
The group is now updated to include the selected members. This can be repeated whenever needed to add additional users.