Who is this article for?

Administrators who want to learn to create and manage configuration profiles.

No elevated permissions are required.

This article explains how to create and centrally publish configuration profiles to users or groups using the administration client.

1. Create and manage configuration profiles

Configuration profiles allow administrators to define settings and preferences for users across the organization. Each user can only be assigned one configuration profile at a time.

2. Steps to create a configuration profile

1. Ensure you have access to the administration site within your SharePoint environment.
2. Connect to the admin site using the administration client.
3. Select Configuration Profiles.

4. Click New Profile.
5. Name the profile (e.g., "Company profile" or "Legal Team Profile").
6. Set permissions to define which users or groups will receive the profile.
7. By default, the profile is unpublished. To make it visible to users, set the profile to Published.

3. Priority rules

If a user belongs to multiple groups with different profiles, they will receive the profile with the lower priority number.