The contents of a network data table is collected from the network. Examples: User accounts of an OU, domain or group. The network data is collected automatically. The contents of the table dynamically changes when the network is updated. When the form is designed, the type of the network data and the network call arguments are setup. At run-time, when the form is shown, the contents of the table is determined by accessing the network. Results are presented in the table. To prevent excessive network load, the table contents is stored for some period of time. In the screenshot shown below, the table showing the Common name and Username of user accounts is an example of a network data table showing user accouns from an OU.
A network data type can have multiple columns, depending on the type of network data shown. Each column of the table can be associated with a variable. At run-time, when the user selects an item in the table and presses a submit button, the values of the selected item are stored in the corresponding values of the variables. The variables can then be used in a project script. In the screenshot shown above, the column Username can be associated with variable %UserName%. Then if the Unlock account button is pressed, tle selected value is stored in the variable: %Username%=limedeca.
To start setting up or edit an existing network data table, see Table form field - Type. The network data table is configured using several windows. The first one, network data type determines the type of the network data. If this parameter is changed, the contents of other configuration settings is lost.
The following network data types are available:
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Network data type |
Description |
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User accounts of an organizational unit (OU) |
Show all user accounts of one or more OU's. Optionally, you can include the user accounts of child OU's of the configured OU's (Active Directory only). |
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User accounts of a global group |
Show all user accounts that are a member of one or more groups. |
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User accounts of a domain |
Show all user accounts that exist in a domain. |
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User accounts maintained on a computer |
Show all user accounts that are maintained on a computer, not necessarily a domain controller. |
Note that the Network data type does not determine the data that must be collected from the network. It only determines the type of network data. Once the network data type is determined, you must specify the actual parameters or arguments that are used to collect the network data. Example: the network data type User accounts of an organizational unit (OU) specifies that the type of network data equals user accounts that are collected from an OU. But the specification of the data type alone does not include the name of the OU from the user accounts must be collected.
The specification of the network data type determines the type of calls that will be executed by UMRA and the columns that can be shown in the corresponding network data table. But additional information is required to complete the network data table configuration. See Table form field - Network call parameters for more information.