MDM On-Demand Actions ⚡

Overview & Mission

MDM-ODA is a PowerShell & WPF based plug-n-play tool for Entra & Intune on-demand operations. Built with attention to detail for the granular challenges faced by support teams, enabling project teams to get reliable, meaningful, up-to-date insights and reports on the go. Built with safeguards to prevent accidental actions, keeping Zero Trust and least privilege as top priority.

Project Mission

• To maximize operational efficiency
• To automate variety of On-Demand actions that need to be performed on the go
• To deliver a thoughtful, well-crafted experience that IT professionals genuinely enjoy using
• To bring together data from different portals/pages using a single page — no browser tab madness
• To surface actionable insights directly — no Excel exports, no manual pivot tables, just immediate clarity for faster triage
• To automate bulk actions on-demand that are natively not possible
• To reduce human errors using validation workflows
• To save hours of efforts and endless fatigue caused by repetitive tasks
• No manual setup needed, no admin rights needed — just plug and play
• To make Click-Ops great again

Highlights

Features — Group Management

Search Entra Objects

Keyword search across multiple Entra object types from a single page. Filter by object type using keywords.

List Group Members

List members from multiple groups with a single click. View Object Name/UPN, Object Type, Object ID and source group.

Object Membership

Find group membership for bulk items (Users/Devices/Groups).

Find Groups by Owners

Enter UPNs, get all groups they own with Group Type, Membership Type, and Member Count.

Create Group

Create Security/M365 Group while assigning bulk owners and adding bulk members (UPN, Device Name/ID, Group Name/ID) or set a dynamic query — all from a single page. No CSV, no browser navigation.

Set Bulk Owners on Bulk Groups

Many-to-many owner assignment. Un-owned groups haunt every organization — groups without owners or with outdated ownership cause confusion about use, purpose and accountability.

Add User Devices to Groups

Game changer. Bulk add user devices to groups with filters for Platform, Ownership and Intune enrollment state. What was once a nightmare is now a cakewalk.

Find Common/Distinct Groups

Compare multiple objects to find commonalities or distinction in group membership. No more CSV exports and VLOOKUPs.

Compare Groups

Compare members of multiple groups and identify Common or Distinct members between them.

Additional Group Management Features

Beyond the primary operations above, MDM-ODA also supports Remove Groups, Rename Groups, Set Dynamic Query on Existing Groups, and Export Members. These operations follow the same validation-before-write paradigm and integrate seamlessly with the broader group management workflow. Additionally, Bulk Group Removal enables safe deletion of multiple groups with preview and confirmation steps, making organizational cleanup a structured and auditable process.

Features — Device Management

Device Info

Comprehensive User & Device info from Entra & Intune based on UPNs, Serial Numbers, Object IDs and even User/Device Groups (recursive object detection). Uses filters for Platform & Ownership. Shows 30+ fields including Entra/Intune device details, OS info, ownership, activity ranges, Autopilot status, and user info.

Intune Policy Assignments

Runtime or project decisions, get instant insights about Intune policies, Assignment Groups, Assignment Filters and associated Filter Types. Generate output filtered by keywords, Policy Type, Sub-Type, OS platform.

Productivity Features

Session Notes

Built-in lightweight floating notepad, easy to bring up or minimize. Holds notes during the session, no disk storage.

Keyword Filter

Every table output has a single filter across all columns. Type any keyword to instantly filter results across all columns in real-time.

Verbose Logging

Real-time verbose logging of every operation. Logs stored locally for audit trails and troubleshooting.

Additional Productivity Controls

• Clear Inputs — Clear the page and start fresh with a single click
• Stop Operation — Cancel ongoing operations at any time without waiting for completion
• Feedback — Built-in feedback mechanism to report issues or suggest improvements

Prerequisites

System Requirements

Prerequisite Handling

MDM-ODA includes automatic prerequisite detection and installation. The tool proactively checks for missing components and handles setup without manual intervention.

Permissions

Delegated App Permissions

MDM-ODA requires the following Microsoft Graph delegated permissions to function:

User Permissions

Entra built-in roles or custom RBAC roles determine which specific resources a user can access. The app permissions set the API surface ceiling, but Intune RBAC and group ownership scope the actual access. Exact role requirements vary by operation — Group Owners is sufficient for most group management operations. For comprehensive device and policy insights, users may benefit from Intune Reader or Intune Administrator roles depending on scope.

Web Application Redirect URI

For WAM (Web Account Manager) based authentication, configure the following redirect URI in your Entra app registration:

ms-appx-web://Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin/{Client-ID}

Replace {Client-ID} with your actual Application (client) ID from Entra.

Safety, Validation & Auth Design

Preventing Accidental Actions

Every write operation in MDM-ODA is guarded by a multi-step validation pipeline. Before any change is committed to Entra or Intune, the tool enforces preview-before-write — users see exactly what will happen before it happens. Confirmation dialogs with explicit action summaries ensure that bulk operations like adding 50 devices to a group or setting owners on 20 groups cannot fire by a stray click. The Stop button is wired into every background runspace, allowing graceful cancellation mid-operation. Clear Inputs resets the entire page state without side effects. These aren't afterthoughts — they're core design decisions baked into every panel from the ground up.

Delegated Auth Flow — Least Privilege by Design

MDM-ODA uses the OAuth 2.0 delegated flow exclusively — the app never holds standalone permissions. Every API call executes in the context of the signed-in user, meaning the effective permission is always the intersection of what the app registration allows and what the user's Entra/Intune roles permit. This is a deliberate design choice that prevents privilege escalation: even if the app registration has broad scopes, a user without the right RBAC role cannot perform actions beyond their assignment.

The recommended configuration uses read-only API scopes for everyday operations — browsing groups, querying devices, viewing policies. Write permissions are only needed when the user actively performs create, update, or delete operations, and even then, group ownership often provides sufficient access without requiring write-level app permissions. This encourages organisations to start with the minimum surface area and only expand when a specific workflow demands it.

Validation Workflow for Write Actions

All write actions — group creation, member additions, owner assignments, dynamic query updates, renames, and removals — follow a strict validation-before-commit workflow. The tool validates input format, checks for duplicates, resolves object identities against Graph, and presents a structured preview of pending changes. Only after the user explicitly confirms does the operation execute. Failures during execution are caught per-item with detailed error reporting, so a single bad entry never derails an entire bulk operation.

Getting Started

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/satishsinghi-gh/mdm-oda.git
2. Configure credentials (optional): Pre-populate your Tenant ID and Client ID in the script from your Entra app registration — or enter them manually at launch
3. Launch the downloaded script: No parameters, no admin rights needed — prerequisites are handled automatically
4. Connect and go: Authenticate with your Entra credentials and start using the tool

Architecture & Flow

Under the hood, MDM-ODA is a single self-contained PowerShell 7 script with an embedded WPF (XAML) interface. It uses background STA runspaces with ConcurrentQueues and a DispatcherTimer to keep the UI responsive during Graph API calls. Authentication leverages WAM (Web Account Manager) for seamless SSO with your Entra credentials. The Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK handles all API interactions — from reading group memberships to creating resources — while the WPF DataGrid provides live, sortable, filterable table output with cell-level copy and Excel export. Prerequisite detection and installation (PowerShell 7, Graph modules) is fully automated on first run.

What's Included

• Fully functional PowerShell 7 script with embedded WPF UI
• Automatic prerequisite detection and installation
• Microsoft Graph SDK integration for reliable API calls
• Real-time verbose logging to local file system
• Validation workflows for write operations
• Export to Excel (XLSX) capability
• Complete source code and documentation

Roadmap

MDM-ODA is actively evolving. Here's what's planned for upcoming releases:

Input-Based Bulk Actions

Excluding destructive actions like Wipe/Delete — focused on safe, repeatable operations:

• Sync — Trigger device sync across bulk devices on-demand
• Remediation — Execute remediation scripts at scale with targeted input

Comprehensive Update Insights

Deep visibility into the Windows Update landscape across your fleet:

• Quality Updates — Patch compliance, pending installs, failure tracking
• Feature Updates — Rollout status, eligibility, readiness signals
• Driver Updates — Driver deployment state and version coverage

Application Landscape

End-to-end application lifecycle visibility and management:

• Platforms — Cross-platform app inventory (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android)
• Assignments — Assignment group mapping and coverage analysis
• Deployment States — Install success/failure rates and trend analysis
• Filters — Assignment filter integration for targeted deployments
• App Creation/Modification Workflows — Streamlined app packaging and configuration

Defender Integration

Bringing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint data into the same operational view:

• Timeline Events — Device activity timelines for incident investigation
• Advanced Hunting — KQL query integration for threat hunting
• Vulnerability State — CVE exposure and remediation tracking
• Software Inventory — Discovered software with risk scoring

Advanced Policy Management Actions

Extended policy operations beyond read-only insights — targeted modifications, cloning, and bulk assignment management.

Advanced Dynamic Group Query Builder

A visual query builder for constructing complex dynamic membership rules with syntax validation, preview, and testing before applying to groups.

Log Analytics Integration

Query extended Hardware Inventory and Audit data from Log Analytics that is not available natively through Microsoft Graph — bridging the gap between Intune's built-in reporting and the richer telemetry available in your Log Analytics workspace.