Unit 3: Exercise – Create and Manage a Resource Catalog

Prerequisites

• Azure subscription.
• Microsoft Entra ID Premium P2 license (trial is acceptable).
• Administrator role (Security Admin, Conditional Access Admin, or Identity Governance Admin).

Step 1: Activate Microsoft Entra ID Premium P2

• Sign in to the Azure portal.
• Navigate to Microsoft Entra ID.
• Select Getting started.
• Choose Get a free trial for Microsoft Entra ID Premium.
• Activate Premium P2.
• Sign out and sign back in once activation completes.

Step 2: Create a catalog

• Open Microsoft Entra admin center.
• Go to ID Governance → Entitlement management → Catalogs.
• Select + New catalog.
• Enter:
• Name: Marketing
• Description: For marketing department users.
• Set Enabled to No (for staging).
• Select Create.

Step 3: Add resources to the catalog

• Open the Marketing catalog.
• Select Resources.
• Select + Add resources.
• Choose one or more:
• Groups
• Applications
• SharePoint sites
• Select Add.

Step 4: Add catalog owners

• In the catalog, select Roles and administrators.
• Select + Add owner.
• Choose users to delegate catalog management.
• Select Select.

Step 5: Edit or delete a catalog

• Edit:
• Open catalog → Overview → Edit.
• Update name, description, or enable status.
• Select Save.
• Delete:
• Only possible if no access packages exist.
• Select Delete.
• Confirm.