Administrative Units
The Administrative Units
page provides a list of enumerated administrative units in entire Azure. The list contains the Display Name
, Description
, Member Management Restricted
, Visibility
, Member Count
and Tier 0
.

Administrative Units Details
Details page contains the Risk Score
of the administrative Units,Exposure Point
, Information
panes.

Information
Information Pane
can contain different badges to highlight important attributes.
Tier
Indicates that the object tier according to risk score and importance.
Information Pane
contains Details
, Users
, Groups
, and Devices
tabs respectively.
Details
Details tab contains attributes below about administrative unit object.
Display Name
The name of the Administrative Unit as shown in the Azure portal; used to identify and organize groups of users, devices, or groups for delegated administration.
Membership Rule
This field defines the dynamic membership criteria, if any. It's blank when the AU uses manual (static) membership.
Description
An optional text field describing the purpose or usage of the Administrative Unit; this is blank if not set.
Membership Type
Indicates whether members are added dynamically (based on rules) or assigned manually. If not specified, the AU is likely using manual assignments.
Visibility
Defines who can see the Administrative Unit. When blank, it defaults to standard visibility within the tenant based on assigned permissions.
Membership Rule Processing State
Shows the status of dynamic rule evaluation (e.g., Processing
, Completed
, or NotStarted
). If blank, the AU does not use dynamic membership.
Tenant ID
The unique identifier (GUID) of the Azure AD tenant where the Administrative Unit resides.
Is Member Management Restricted
When set to False
, it means global administrators and other authorized roles can manage members without restrictions.
Object ID
A globally unique identifier (GUID) assigned to the Administrative Unit within the Azure AD directory.
Users
Users tab contains a list of users that the administrative unit is a member of. This list also contains Enabled
and On Prem Sync Enabled
columns to identify the status of these users.

Groups
Groups tab contains a list of groups that the administrative unit is a member of. This list also contains Enabled
and On Prem Sync Enabled
columns to identify the privilege levels of these groups.

Devices
Devices tab contains a list of devices that the administrative unit is a member of. This list also contains Account Enabled
, Operating System
, Operating System Version
and Owner Users
columns to identify the status of these devices.

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