A generic table can either be based on an LDAP query, a database query or a variable. These types are listed in the Table type dropdown list.
Using an LDAP query, you can specify which objects you would like to retrieve from the Active Directory (list of users, list of groups, last logon, etc.).
Next steps:
1. Define the LDAP binding,
2. Define the LDAP filter
3. Define the LDAP attributes.
Many user related data are stored outside the Active Directory, possibly in another information system (e.g. a list of departments). Using a generic table, you can access these data and combine it with the information in your Active Directory.
Suppose we have a company X where the administrator would like to see the relation between user groups and departments. Based on this information he wants to perform certain actions such as removing group memberships, adding group memberships, etc. The user group data are stored in the Active Directory, but the relation between user groups and departments is stored in an MS Access database. Using a generic table in UMRA, these data can be accessed and queried.
Next steps:
2. Specifying a database query
Variable
Many script actions collect data which are stored in table format in a variable (e.g. List printer documents and List services status). The content of these variables can be shown in a generic table, type Variable. If other table data manipulations are necessary for the required output, you can use the Manage table data script action.
Next step:
1. Specifying the table type Variable
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