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Update 3/3/23

New GDAP milestone dates

  1. Transition active and inactive DAPs: Starting May 22, 2023
    • Microsoft will begin transitioning active and inactive DAP relationships to GDAP with limited Azure Active Directory (AD) roles. We will provide clarity on the roles by March 15, 2023.
    • For relationships that have been transitioned from DAP to GDAP, we will proceed to remove the corresponding DAP relationships 30 days later.
    • We will pause the transition for the month of June to support the fiscal year closure.

    Note

    If a partner has a GDAP relationship with a specific customer, Microsoft will not transition that customers DAP to GDAP. Microsoft will disable that customer’s DAP by the end of July.

  2. The dates for the following milestones will be communicated on March 15, 2023:
    • Stop new DAPs—DAP is currently granted when a new customer tenant is created. Microsoft will no longer grant DAP for new customer creation.
    • Grant GDAP default roles for new customers—GDAP with certain default roles will be granted when a new customer tenant is created.
    • Retire the bulk migration tool—The bulk migration tool will be retired.
Microsoft has delayed GDAP key enforcement dates.

If you’re not sure what GDAP is, you can read our article on moving to GDAP. Microsoft’s last announcement on the topic can be found here:

Here are some key dates to keep in mind:

  • Starting January 17, 2023,
    • Microsoft will stop creating special admin privileges (DAP) relationships when new customer or reseller relationships form.
    • Inactive DAP relationships will be removed (Inactive means unused in 90 days)
  • Beginning March 1, 2023,
    • the Bulk Migration Tool will no longer be available for turning existing DAP connections into GDAP privileges.
    • Microsoft start transitioning remaining active DAP relationships to GDAP with restrictive Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) roles.

We suggest you have a plan ready for migrating to and adopting GDAP, as the deadlines are approaching quickly. Use the migration tool to move your tenants before it stops working on March 1.

Practical Advice on GDAP Roles

If you want some practical advice on where to start, check out this great article at tminus365, Our Experience Moving to GDAP . I like how their GDAP roles are organized; it’s a practical model that uses PIM and makes good use of the security improvements that have been made available with GDAP.