Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
DisplayName	Key	String	Specifies a display name for the role definition.
Id	Write	String	Specifies Id for the role definition.
Description	Write	String	Specifies a description for the role definition.
ResourceScopes	Write	StringArray[]	Specifies the resource scopes for the role definition.
IsEnabled	Required	Boolean	Specifies whether the role definition is enabled.
RolePermissions	Required	StringArray[]	Specifies permissions for the role definition.
TemplateId	Write	String	Specifies template id for the role definition.
Version	Write	String	Specifies version for the role definition.
Ensure	Write	String	Specify if the Azure AD Role definition should exist or not.	Present, Absent
Credential	Write	PSCredential	Credentials of the Azure AD Admin
ApplicationId	Write	String	Id of the Azure Active Directory application to authenticate with.
TenantId	Write	String	Id of the Azure Active Directory tenant used for authentication.
ApplicationSecret	Write	String	Secret of the Azure Active Directory application to authenticate with.
CertificateThumbprint	Write	String	Thumbprint of the Azure Active Directory application's authentication certificate to use for authentication.

AADRoleDefintiion

Description

This resource configures an Azure Active Directory role definition. To configure custom roles you require an Azure AD Premium P1 license. The account used to configure role definitions based on this resource needs either to be a "Global Administrator" or a "Privileged role administrator".

Azure AD Permissions

To authenticate via Azure Active Directory, this resource required the following Application permissions:

Automate
- Directory.ReadWrite.All
- RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory
Export
- RoleManagement.Read.Directory
- Directory.Read.All

NOTE: All permisions listed above require admin consent.

Examples

Example 1

This example is used to test new resources and showcase the usage of new resources being worked on. It is not meant to use as a production baseline.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $credsGlobalAdmin
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    node localhost
    {
        AADRoleDefinition DSCRole1
        {
            DisplayName                   = "DSCRole1"
            Description                   = "DSC created role definition"
            ResourceScopes                = "/"
            IsEnabled                     = $true
            RolePermissions               = "microsoft.directory/applicationPolicies/allProperties/read","microsoft.directory/applicationPolicies/allProperties/update","microsoft.directory/applicationPolicies/basic/update"
            Version                       = "1.0"
            Ensure                        = "Present"
            Credential                    = $credsGlobalAdmin
        }
    }
}

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