The pattern
Object - Department - Purpose
GRP-FIN-PowerBiProUsers
23 of 256 characters for an Entra group
What each part means
| Part | Here | What it says | Other values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object | GRP | What the item targets or is: devices, users, a group, an app. | DEV, USR, APP |
| Department | FIN | The department it belongs to. | IT, HR, SALES, MKT, OPS |
| Purpose | PowerBiProUsers | What the item does, in your own words. | free text |
Parts are joined with “-”. In the builder you can change every value, the separator and the order, add parts and remove them.
When to use it
For groups of users by department, used for licences and for policies assigned to users.
- Use the department codes HR already uses, so the names mean something outside IT.
- Say what the members have in common: OnboardingUsers, FieldStaff, IntuneAdmins.
More names in this pattern
- GRP-FIN-PowerBiProUsers
- GRP-HR-OnboardingUsers
- GRP-IT-IntuneAdmins
- GRP-SALES-FieldStaff