Staff sign-in with Microsoft

DataMind staff accounts are separate from company accounts: they sign in to the DataMind Platform console with their Microsoft work account instead of a password.

Sign in with Microsoft

  1. Open the sign-in page and enter your DataMind work email. For a recognised staff address, Continue with Microsoft appears under the Log in button, with the note DataMind staff sign in with their work account.
  2. Click Continue with Microsoft and complete the sign-in with Microsoft. When it succeeds, the console opens on the Dashboard.

The password form stays on the page. If your account signs in with a password, nothing changes for you.

The first sign-in creates your account

Staff accounts are not registered and not invited: your first Microsoft sign-in creates the account, or links the one you already had to your Microsoft work identity.

Company access works differently: see Get access and sign in.

When a sign-in is refused

A refused sign-in returns you to the sign-in page with one short message:

The message shows once: reloading the page does not bring it back.

Deactivated accounts

When an account is deactivated, Microsoft sign-in is refused, and signing in again does not revive it. Sign-in stays blocked until the account is reactivated; after reactivation, Microsoft sign-in works again. Another staff member can reactivate it from Staff accounts.

Passwords for staff accounts

Password reset emails are not sent for staff accounts, whether or not the account has a password. If you use Forgot password?, the page still confirms with If an account exists for that email, a reset link has been sent., but no email is sent for a staff account.

A reset link issued before your account became a staff account cannot be used afterwards: the reset page refuses it with Staff accounts sign in with Microsoft and have no password.

An account created by its first Microsoft sign-in has no password, so the password form cannot sign it in. Some accounts keep a password for break-glass sign-in and can still sign in with the password form; the Staff accounts list flags them.

Questions, answered

Why do I not see Continue with Microsoft?

It appears only for a recognised staff address, and only when staff sign-in is available. Enter your full work email; if it still does not appear, your address is not set up for Microsoft sign-in.

This is my first sign-in. Do I need an invitation?

No. Staff accounts are not registered and not invited: your first Microsoft sign-in creates the account, or links the one you already had to your Microsoft work identity.

I signed in but got This account cannot sign in here. What does it mean?

Your Microsoft sign-in itself worked, but the account cannot use the console: it is not active, or it is not recognised as a staff account. Contact DataMind if you think that is wrong.

My account was deactivated. Can I sign in again?

No. Signing in with Microsoft does not revive a deactivated account. Once the account is reactivated, Microsoft sign-in works again.

Do I still need my password?

Only if your account has one. An account created by its first Microsoft sign-in has no password. A password kept for break-glass sign-in still signs in through the password form.

Why was no reset link sent for my account?

Password reset emails are not sent for staff accounts. A link issued before your account became a staff account no longer works: the reset page refuses it with Staff accounts sign in with Microsoft and have no password.

What does That sign-in attempt expired mean?

The attempt was left unfinished for too long and expired. Start the sign-in again from the sign-in page.

What does Microsoft sign-in could not be completed mean?

The attempt did not complete. Try again from the sign-in page.