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  5. Manually approve Microsoft 365 apps registration
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Manually approve Microsoft 365 apps registration

When Microsoft 365 apps registrations are assigned, they are initially in an inactive state. A Global Administrator in your organization must approve admin consent to activate these apps. This approval can be done either manually or using the App Consent Grant Utility (See Approve Microsoft 365 apps using the App Consent Grant utility.).

Approving admin consent grants the necessary permissions and access rights to perform backup and restore operations. Follow these steps to manually approve (grant admin consent) for Microsoft 365 app registration.

To manually approve Microsoft 365 apps registration
  1. On the Credentials tab, click the Accept link next to the app you want to activate.
  2. On the logon window, log on with a user (Global administrator of your organization) who has administrative access.
  3. The permissions are listed on the pop-up. Verify the permissions and then click Accept.
  4. Go to the Credentials tab.

    The app status should be displayed as active.

  5. Select the app and click Next.

Next step:

Configure Custom backup policy.

See Configure Custom backup policy and guidelines.

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