Import Microsoft Entra ID groups into Bold Reports^®

Bold Reports^® On-Premises Edition lets you search for groups in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) and import them into the application.

What do I need before importing groups?

Bold Reports^® On-Premises Edition needs a Microsoft Entra ID connection and a System Administrator account before you import groups.

Note: Configure the Microsoft Entra ID connection in the Microsoft Entra ID settings before you import groups.

Only users in the System Administrator group can import Microsoft Entra ID groups into Bold Reports^® On-Premises Edition.

How do I search for Microsoft Entra ID groups?

Bold Reports^® does not display Active Directory groups until you perform a search for the group.

You can search the Microsoft Entra ID groups using the property Group name and choose them to import into Bold Reports^®.

A maximum of 1000 groups are searched and retrieved from Microsoft Entra ID in a single request.

Bold Reports^® On-Premises Edition lists the search results of the groups in the grid, as shown in the image below.

Import groups from Azure Active Directory Server

How do I import the selected groups?

You import Microsoft Entra ID groups into Bold Reports^® On-Premises Edition from the search results grid. Follow these steps:

Select the groups from the list.
Click the Import groups button at the top right corner.

Import groups from Azure Active Directory

Bold Reports^® On-Premises Edition imports the selected groups and displays a confirmation message, as shown in the image below.

Success message

The success message box shows which users were successfully imported and which were not imported into Bold Reports^® On-Premises Edition.

What happens to duplicate groups?

Microsoft Entra ID groups with the same group name as groups already in Bold Reports^® On-Premises Edition are marked as duplicates and cannot be imported.

Duplicated Azure Active Directory Groups

Frequently asked questions

Who can import Microsoft Entra ID groups?

Only users in the System Administrator group can import Microsoft Entra ID groups into Bold Reports^® On-Premises Edition.

How many groups can I retrieve in one search?

Bold Reports^® searches and retrieves a maximum of 1000 groups from Microsoft Entra ID in a single request.

Import Microsoft Entra ID groups into Bold Reports®