Account Management

The Account Management service type allows you to make changes in Active Directory. These include operations to:

  • Create, update or disable a User Account
  • Add or remove a user from groups
  • Create, update, or delete a group
  • Add or remove users from a groups

The service is commonly used in onboarding scenarios to manage user accounts. A service instance of this service type is registered automatically when you install the product.

Service Keys (Service Instance Configuration Settings)

Key Can be modified Data Type Sample Value Notes
DefaultOU Yes Text CN=OU1 Enter the default Organization Unit configured in the Active Directory structure of your environment. The DefaultOU must to be in the format ‘CN=OU1’
DefaultDomain Yes Text DOMAIN1.COM Enter the Domain Name configured for Active Directory. This field is required.
CustomProperties Yes Text custom properties related to your Active Directory environment.

Service Objects

The Account Management service exposes the following Service Objects:

  • AD Group
  • AD User

SmartObjects

If Active Directory is present during installation, the product automatically generates SmartObjects for the service objects of the service instance. SmartObjects can be automatically created by selecting the Generate SmartObjects for this Service Instance check box when creating a new Service Instance. Designers can use the SmartObject design tools to build advanced SmartObjects that leverage the Service Objects in this service. It is recommended to use the SmartObject design tools to create SmartObjects rather than generating SmartObjects, since this allows better control over the naming, behavior and design of the SmartObject and its methods and properties.

Considerations

  • The default Service Instance of this service is used internally by the environment. Do not modify or delete the existing service instance. You can create a new instance or use the methods from the existing instance