AZ-104 Question 10
Single answerYou are an Azure Administrator for a company that has recently hired a large number of new full-time employees. You want to ensure each new employee automatically receives a Microsoft 365 E5 license on their first day. You decide to use group-based licensing in Microsoft Entra ID to avoid manual overhead. Which approach should you implement to accomplish this goal?
- A
Use a security group with dynamic membership to automatically assign licenses based on user attributes.
- B
Manually assign licenses to each user by selecting them from the Azure portal.
- C
Create a distribution group for all full-time employees, and enable licensing assignment through that group.
- D
Require departmental managers to submit a change request form each time a license needs to be assigned.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Group-based licensing in Microsoft Entra ID allows you to automatically assign licenses to users by adding them to a group that has a specific license applied. A security group with dynamic membership is the most efficient solution for this scenario, as it uses user attributes to automatically add or remove employees from the group, thereby assigning or revoking licenses without manual intervention.
- A. Correct.
Using a security group with dynamic membership allows you to automatically add users based on attributes like job title or department, then assign licenses to the group.
- B. Incorrect.
Manually assigning licenses is time-consuming and prone to human error, especially when dealing with a large number of hires.
- C. Incorrect.
Distribution groups are for email distribution and cannot be used for license assignment in Microsoft Entra ID. You need a security or Microsoft 365 group for license assignment.
- D. Incorrect.
Relying on change requests is a manual process that defeats the purpose of automated license assignment in Microsoft Entra ID.