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Update the properties of a unifiedRoleDefinition object for an RBAC provider. You cannot update built-in roles. This feature requires a Microsoft Entra ID P1 or P2 license.
The following RBAC providers are currently supported:
The following tables show the least privileged permission or permissions required to call this API on each supported resource type. Follow best practices to request least privileged permissions. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.
In delegated scenarios with work or school accounts, the signed-in user must be assigned a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with a supported role permission. Privileged Role Administrator is the least privileged role supported for this operation.
HTTP request
To update a role definition for a device management provider:
In the request body, supply the values for relevant fields that should be updated. Existing properties that aren't included in the request body maintain their previous values or are recalculated based on changes to other property values. For best performance, don't include existing values that haven't changed.
Property
Type
Description
description
String
The description for the role definition. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true.
displayName
String
The display name for the role definition. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true. Required.
id
String
The unique identifier for the role definition. Key, not nullable, Read-only.
isBuiltIn
Boolean
Flag indicating if the role definition is part of the default set included with the product or custom. Read-only.
isEnabled
Boolean
Flag indicating if the role is enabled for assignment. If false the role is not available for assignment. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true.
List of permissions included in the role. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true. Required.
templateId
String
Custom template identifier that can be set when isBuiltIn is false. This identifier is typically used if one needs an identifier to be the same across different directories. Read-only when isBuiltIn is true.
// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x
// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Models;
var requestBody = new UnifiedRoleDefinition
{
Description = "Update basic properties of application registrations",
DisplayName = "Application Registration Support Administrator",
RolePermissions = new List<UnifiedRolePermission>
{
new UnifiedRolePermission
{
AllowedResourceActions = new List<string>
{
"microsoft.directory/applications/basic/read",
},
},
},
};
// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.RoleManagement.Directory.RoleDefinitions["{unifiedRoleDefinition-id}"].PatchAsync(requestBody);
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*
// Dependencies
import (
"context"
msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/models"
//other-imports
)
requestBody := graphmodels.NewUnifiedRoleDefinition()
description := "Update basic properties of application registrations"
requestBody.SetDescription(&description)
displayName := "Application Registration Support Administrator"
requestBody.SetDisplayName(&displayName)
unifiedRolePermission := graphmodels.NewUnifiedRolePermission()
allowedResourceActions := []string {
"microsoft.directory/applications/basic/read",
}
unifiedRolePermission.SetAllowedResourceActions(allowedResourceActions)
rolePermissions := []graphmodels.UnifiedRolePermissionable {
unifiedRolePermission,
}
requestBody.SetRolePermissions(rolePermissions)
// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
roleDefinitions, err := graphClient.RoleManagement().Directory().RoleDefinitions().ByUnifiedRoleDefinitionId("unifiedRoleDefinition-id").Patch(context.Background(), requestBody, nil)
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x
GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);
UnifiedRoleDefinition unifiedRoleDefinition = new UnifiedRoleDefinition();
unifiedRoleDefinition.setDescription("Update basic properties of application registrations");
unifiedRoleDefinition.setDisplayName("Application Registration Support Administrator");
LinkedList<UnifiedRolePermission> rolePermissions = new LinkedList<UnifiedRolePermission>();
UnifiedRolePermission unifiedRolePermission = new UnifiedRolePermission();
LinkedList<String> allowedResourceActions = new LinkedList<String>();
allowedResourceActions.add("microsoft.directory/applications/basic/read");
unifiedRolePermission.setAllowedResourceActions(allowedResourceActions);
rolePermissions.add(unifiedRolePermission);
unifiedRoleDefinition.setRolePermissions(rolePermissions);
UnifiedRoleDefinition result = graphClient.roleManagement().directory().roleDefinitions().byUnifiedRoleDefinitionId("{unifiedRoleDefinition-id}").patch(unifiedRoleDefinition);
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\UnifiedRoleDefinition;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\UnifiedRolePermission;
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);
$requestBody = new UnifiedRoleDefinition();
$requestBody->setDescription('Update basic properties of application registrations');
$requestBody->setDisplayName('Application Registration Support Administrator');
$rolePermissionsUnifiedRolePermission1 = new UnifiedRolePermission();
$rolePermissionsUnifiedRolePermission1->setAllowedResourceActions(['microsoft.directory/applications/basic/read', ]);
$rolePermissionsArray []= $rolePermissionsUnifiedRolePermission1;
$requestBody->setRolePermissions($rolePermissionsArray);
$result = $graphServiceClient->roleManagement()->directory()->roleDefinitions()->byUnifiedRoleDefinitionId('unifiedRoleDefinition-id')->patch($requestBody)->wait();
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.unified_role_definition import UnifiedRoleDefinition
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.unified_role_permission import UnifiedRolePermission
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = UnifiedRoleDefinition(
description = "Update basic properties of application registrations",
display_name = "Application Registration Support Administrator",
role_permissions = [
UnifiedRolePermission(
allowed_resource_actions = [
"microsoft.directory/applications/basic/read",
],
),
],
)
result = await graph_client.role_management.directory.role_definitions.by_unified_role_definition_id('unifiedRoleDefinition-id').patch(request_body)
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x
// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Models;
var requestBody = new UnifiedRoleDefinition
{
Description = "Update basic properties and permission of application registrations",
DisplayName = "ExampleCustomRole",
RolePermissions = new List<UnifiedRolePermission>
{
new UnifiedRolePermission
{
AllowedResourceActions = new List<string>
{
"Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Read",
"Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Reprovision",
},
},
},
};
// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.RoleManagement.CloudPC.RoleDefinitions["{unifiedRoleDefinition-id}"].PatchAsync(requestBody);
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*
// Dependencies
import (
"context"
msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/models"
//other-imports
)
requestBody := graphmodels.NewUnifiedRoleDefinition()
description := "Update basic properties and permission of application registrations"
requestBody.SetDescription(&description)
displayName := "ExampleCustomRole"
requestBody.SetDisplayName(&displayName)
unifiedRolePermission := graphmodels.NewUnifiedRolePermission()
allowedResourceActions := []string {
"Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Read",
"Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Reprovision",
}
unifiedRolePermission.SetAllowedResourceActions(allowedResourceActions)
rolePermissions := []graphmodels.UnifiedRolePermissionable {
unifiedRolePermission,
}
requestBody.SetRolePermissions(rolePermissions)
// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
roleDefinitions, err := graphClient.RoleManagement().CloudPC().RoleDefinitions().ByUnifiedRoleDefinitionId("unifiedRoleDefinition-id").Patch(context.Background(), requestBody, nil)
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x
GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);
UnifiedRoleDefinition unifiedRoleDefinition = new UnifiedRoleDefinition();
unifiedRoleDefinition.setDescription("Update basic properties and permission of application registrations");
unifiedRoleDefinition.setDisplayName("ExampleCustomRole");
LinkedList<UnifiedRolePermission> rolePermissions = new LinkedList<UnifiedRolePermission>();
UnifiedRolePermission unifiedRolePermission = new UnifiedRolePermission();
LinkedList<String> allowedResourceActions = new LinkedList<String>();
allowedResourceActions.add("Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Read");
allowedResourceActions.add("Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Reprovision");
unifiedRolePermission.setAllowedResourceActions(allowedResourceActions);
rolePermissions.add(unifiedRolePermission);
unifiedRoleDefinition.setRolePermissions(rolePermissions);
UnifiedRoleDefinition result = graphClient.roleManagement().cloudPC().roleDefinitions().byUnifiedRoleDefinitionId("{unifiedRoleDefinition-id}").patch(unifiedRoleDefinition);
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\UnifiedRoleDefinition;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\UnifiedRolePermission;
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);
$requestBody = new UnifiedRoleDefinition();
$requestBody->setDescription('Update basic properties and permission of application registrations');
$requestBody->setDisplayName('ExampleCustomRole');
$rolePermissionsUnifiedRolePermission1 = new UnifiedRolePermission();
$rolePermissionsUnifiedRolePermission1->setAllowedResourceActions(['Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Read', 'Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Reprovision', ]);
$rolePermissionsArray []= $rolePermissionsUnifiedRolePermission1;
$requestBody->setRolePermissions($rolePermissionsArray);
$result = $graphServiceClient->roleManagement()->cloudPC()->roleDefinitions()->byUnifiedRoleDefinitionId('unifiedRoleDefinition-id')->patch($requestBody)->wait();
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.
# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.unified_role_definition import UnifiedRoleDefinition
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.unified_role_permission import UnifiedRolePermission
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = UnifiedRoleDefinition(
description = "Update basic properties and permission of application registrations",
display_name = "ExampleCustomRole",
role_permissions = [
UnifiedRolePermission(
allowed_resource_actions = [
"Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Read",
"Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Reprovision",
],
),
],
)
result = await graph_client.role_management.cloud_p_c.role_definitions.by_unified_role_definition_id('unifiedRoleDefinition-id').patch(request_body)
Important
Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.