Implementing bulk changes in Active Directory |
| With the MASS module, thousands of users can simply and safely be added to Active Directory based on a comma separated import file containing user data (CSV file). There is no need to write (low level) scripts. Projects for both MASS and delegation projects are created with the UMRA console using visual scripts.
Apart from creating users and groups based on an import file, UMRA can also check the imported data on certain criteria: |
- Does a certain record field already exist? ;
- Should unique names be created? ;
- If so, in which structure? ;
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| UMRA's MASS module has been especially designed to deal with such complex issues. |
| The application comes with many wizards and detailed Help, which makes it relatively easy to see what needs to be done. If a CSV file (containing the names of new students, for instance) is loaded into a MASS project, you first have to specify what you want to do with these data. This is done using script actions. One important action is usually the generation of the account name in Active Directory, when for example the full name Jan Janssen should become JJASN. Depending on the company policy, there are many different possibilities for generating the account name. UMRA comes with many different kinds of algorithms to solve similar problems and if necessary Tools4ever can also deliver a customized name generation solution. Once the project has been defined, it can be tested in simulation mode to check if the created script has the desired result. The result of each action can be traced in the log window. The log files contain a lot of valuable information, which is also helpful for the beginner. Errors in the procedure can easily be traced to their origin. Without the option to run a project in simulation mode, the AD content would run the risk of becoming corrupted. After all, even the most experienced user can make a mistake which may accidentally lead to the deletion of a user. Within half an hour you will be up and running to import the content of a comma separated file into AD, which indicates that this complex application has been well designed. Both the example projects and Tools4ever’s live demo are very helpful in getting the user up and running. |
| When an organization decides to use delegation projects as well, the (tested) MASS scripts can also be incorporated to avoid duplicate work. |
| An UMRA MASS project can also be scheduled to be daily executed, which is especially useful for organizations dealing with frequent updates. |
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