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Provisioning users
Provisioning users

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  • Provision and sync users from an identity provider
    • Understand user provisioning
    • Configure user provisioning
      • Configure user provisioning with an identity provider
      • Configure user provisioning with Google Cloud
      • Configure user provisioning with Okta
      • Configure user provisioning for Active Directory or LDAP
    • Manage API key expiration for SCIM
    • Resolve group conflicts when syncing users
    • Sync user attributes to your organization
    • Sync user profile photos to your organization
    • Provision portal-only customers with an identity provider
      • Understand customer provisioning for Jira Service Management
      • Configure customer provisioning with an identity provider
      • Manage group name conflicts when syncing customer organizations
  • Provision and sync users from Google Workspace
    • Connect to Google Workspace
    • Set up Google Workspace
    • Manage Google Workspace user syncing
    • Resolve conflicts when syncing groups from Google Workspace
    • Edit Google Workspace settings and users
    • Require users to log in with Google
    • G Suite connection troubleshooting
  • Connect identity providers to your organization
    • Add identity providers to connect users
      • Why connect identity providers?
      • Supported identity providers
      • What are the steps to connect an identity provider?
      • Terms associated with identity providers
      • Choose your identity provider
      • Connect an identity provider
      • Disconnect your identity provider
    • Link domains to identity provider directories
      • Link domains
      • Link domains to a different directory
      • What are directories?
      • What are linked domains?
    • Add identity providers to connect portal-only customers
      • Steps to connect an identity provider for customers
      • Choose your identity provider for portal-only customers
      • Connect an identity provider for portal-only customers
      • Disconnect your identity provider for portal-only customers
  • Provision and sync users from Microsoft Azure AD
    • Choose the right Microsoft Azure AD option for you
    • Connect and sync Azure AD for nested groups
      • Connect to Azure Active Directory
      • Set up sync settings
      • Manage sync settings
      • Require single sign-on for user login
      • Disconnect Azure Active Directory
    • Switch from Azure AD for nested groups to SCIM
      • Switch from SCIM to Azure AD for nested groups
      • Understand Azure AD syncing for nested groups
        • How does Azure AD for nested groups work?
        • What are nested groups?
        • Limitations of Azure AD for nested groups
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    3. Provision and sync users from Microsoft Azure AD

    Understand Azure AD syncing for nested groups

    Learn about how Atlassian’s custom integration for Microsoft Azure Active Directory works, how it handles nested groups and some of its limitations.

    • How does Azure AD for nested groups work?

      Flatten nested groups when you sync, which allows you to keep all effective group memberships.

    • What are nested groups?

      Learn the differences between nested groups with SCIM and Azure AD for nested groups.

    • Limitations of Azure AD for nested groups

      Learn about the limitations of Azure AD for nested groups.

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