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    Set up Microsoft 365 admin account for Cloud Application Backup

    • Summary:Set up an admin account in Microsoft 365 environment for using with Cloud Application Backup to protect Groups and Teams data.
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    To activate Microsoft 365 Groups and Teams, you must set up a Microsoft 365 admin account that have impersonation and is a member of the Management Group. For this:

    1. Sign in to your Microsoft 365 admin account.

    2. Click App Launcher (office-app-launcher.png) on the upper left, and then click Admin (office-admin-centers.png) in the open menu.

    3. In the main menu, click Admin centers, and then click Exchange.

    4. In the Exchange admin center, go to permissions, and then double-click Discovery Management on the admin roles tab.

    5. In the Roles group, click Add (office-add.png), select ApplicationImpersonation, and then click OK.

    6. Click Save.

    7. Double-click Organization Management.

    8. In the Roles group, click Add (office-add.png), select ApplicationImpersonation, and then click OK.

    9. Click Save.

    If you use multi-factor authentication for Microsoft 365, you need to create an app password for your Microsoft 365 admin account, and use it to authenticate your CAB backups.