Microsoft Entra roles
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Source and coverage · 136 documented roles
Baseline 22 Oct 2026. Changes compare accepted reference reads, not tenant assignments or effective access. Full collection limits
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Roles by documented action
657 matching action patternsSearch an action or its description to find roles that list it. Wildcards are shown literally; assignments and effective access are outside this catalog.
| Action | Roles listing this action |
|---|---|
| microsoft.viva.goals/allEntities/allProperties/allTasksOpen history across roles | Global Administrator Viva Goals Administrator |
| microsoft.viva.goals/allEntities/allProperties/readOpen history across roles | Global Reader |
| microsoft.viva.pulse/allEntities/allProperties/allTasksOpen history across roles | Global Administrator Viva Pulse Administrator |
| microsoft.viva.pulse/allEntities/allProperties/readOpen history across roles | Global Reader |
| microsoft.windows.defenderAdvancedThreatProtection/allEntities/allTasksOpen history across roles | Global Administrator Security Operator |
| microsoft.windows.updatesDeployments/allEntities/allProperties/allTasksOpen history across roles | Global Administrator Windows Update Deployment Administrator |
| microsoft.windows.updatesDeployments/allEntities/allProperties/readOpen history across roles | Global Reader |