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Users & People

People, user accounts, roles, and Microsoft Entra directory sync.

People vs Users — What's the Difference?

Why UniAsset separates People from Users, which one an asset is assigned to, and why it matters when someone leaves.

4 minBeginner

How to Manage People in UniAsset

Add and maintain the People records that assets are assigned to and checked out to, including contractors who never sign in.

4 minBeginner

How to Change a User's Role

Change what someone can do in UniAsset by changing their role, and understand when the change takes effect.

4 minBeginner

How to Deactivate a User

Revoke someone's access to UniAsset immediately while keeping their history intact, and free up a seat on your plan.

4 minBeginner

How to Reactivate a User

Restore access for a returning colleague in UniAsset, with all of their history and assignments intact.

3 minBeginner

How to Transfer Organization Ownership

Hand the Owner role to someone else in UniAsset, and understand what changes for you and for them.

3 minAdvanced

How to Track User Activity and Asset History

Find out who did what in UniAsset — asset timelines, person activity, sign-in history, and the audit trails that cannot be edited.

4 minIntermediate

Auto-Provisioning Users from Entra ID

Learn how to enable auto-provisioning so users from your verified Entra ID domain can sign in to UniAsset without individual invitations.

4 minIntermediate

Group to Role Mapping (Entra ID)

Learn how to map Microsoft Entra ID groups to UniAsset roles so that group membership automatically determines what access a user has when they sign in.

5 minIntermediate

How to Auto-Deprovision Leavers via Entra ID

Enable the nightly sync that deactivates UniAsset users automatically when they leave your Microsoft Entra ID directory.

4 minIntermediate