#Create a Functional Role

To create a functional role, on the Functional roles page, click a tenant name to access the Functional role list page of the tenant. For a hybrid tenant, click Create functional role and then choose whether to create the functional role in Microsoft 365 or in the on-premises Active Directory. For cloud tenants, you will only have the option to create a functional role in Microsoft 365.

Refer to the following steps to create a functional role in Microsoft 365:

1. Create functional role in – If the current tenant is a hybrid tenant, select Microsoft 365 tenant to create a functional role in Microsoft 365. Skip this step if the current tenant is a cloud tenant.

2. Complete the following information:

   • Display name – Enter a display name for the functional role.

   • Description – Enter a description.

   • Mail nickname – Enter a mail nickname.

   • Dynamic – If you want to configure rules to automatically manage membership for this functional role, turn on the toggle and add rules.

   • Enable mailbox – If you want to enable mailbox for this functional role, turn on the toggle.

   • Hide from address list – If you want to hide this functional role from address list, turn on the toggle.

3. Click Create.

Complete the following steps to create a functional role in the on-premises Active Directory:

1. Create functional role in – Select On-Premises environment to create a functional role in the on-premises Active Directory.

2. Complete the following information.

   • Display name – Enter a display name for the functional role.

   • Description – Enter a description.

   • Domain – Select a domain from the local Active Directory.

   • Company/Organization – Select a company/organization from the drop-down list.

   • Enable mailbox – If you want to enable mailbox for this functional role, turn on the toggle.

   • Hide from address list – If you want to hide this functional role from address list, turn on the toggle.

3. Click Create.