CSV Based Group Management
ADManager Plus offers Bulk Group Management based on CSV File Imports.
The following operations are possible via a CSV import.
Create Groups in Bulk
Usually, administrators get frustrated
when they have to create bulk groups as it is a time-consuming and tedious
process. With ADManager Plus, bulk groups can be created within a wink
of an eye by importing a CSV file which contains the necessary attributes
of the groups.
Procedure
:
Bulk group creation is a simple process
where you have to import the CSV file which contains the list of groups
that need to be created along with the relevant attributes. Then select
the OU in which the groups have to be created.
Steps:
Click Management →
Group Management → Create Bulk Groups
Select the domain in
which you want to create the Groups
You can either click on Add Group and enter the necessary group details like Group Name, Scope, Type, members,etc or Import the CSV file which contains the necessary Group attributes and click Next.
Now,
select the container in which you want to create the Groups and click
Next
Modify Groups using
CSV
The best way to modify bulk groups quickly is by importing a CSV file
which contains the attributes of the groups that need to be modified.
This saves a lot of time as it becomes tedious for administrators if they
have to modify every group individually.
Procedure :
First, create CSV file which contains the
new values of the attributes of groups that need to replace the existing
values. Then, import this CSV file and click on Apply. This will replace
the existing values of the attributes of groups.
Steps:
Click Management →
Group Management → Modify Groups using CSV
From the drop down
menu, select the domain in which the Group (to be modified) is located
Import the CSV file
which contains the necessary attributes to be modified and click Next
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Now,
choose the attributes that need to be modified. Then, select the attributes
based on which you want to query the attribute using the show link.
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Click "Update in AD"
button. Now, in the dialog box, select the attributes of the groups
that need to be modified. Then, click the show button and select the LDAP
attributes based on which the desired groups in AD must be located.
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Click the Advanced Options link and specify whether you wish to append or overwrite the values for multi-valued attributes, and clear current values or leave them untouched if the CSV file does not contain any value for an attribute.
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Click OK to update
the information in Active directory.
Sample CSV:
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sAMAccountName ,mailNickname, msExchAdminGroup
samplegroup1 sample1
CN=Administrators,CN=Builtin,DC=xchange,DC=com
samplegroup2 sample2
CN=Administrators,CN=Builtin,DC=xchange,DC=com
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