Create Group (Active Directory) activity

An activity that creates a new group in Active Directory.

Configure the Create Group activity

To configure the Create Group activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Good to Know

To send an email notification, click Advanced > Email Notifications .
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).
In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
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How to Start

Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Active Directory tab.
On the Active Directory tab, drag the Create Group activity onto your process.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Create Group activity.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Function: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Process Data Variables:: No

Create Group Configuration

Specifies the information to create a group in Active Directory.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Active Directory	Function: Specifies the access token that connects to your Active Directory. Accepted Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No
Create	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Active Directory. Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Active Directory.
Group Name	Function: Specifies the name of the group. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Within the domain, you can not have more than one instance of the same group. Once the group is added, it can not be changed. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Group Name (Pre-Windows 2000)	Function: Specifies the log name of the account. This field can be modified after it has been created. Accepted Values: A group name. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Email ID	Function: Specifies the e-mail address of the group. Accepted Values: One line of text (a string) in email address format. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Group Scope	Function: Specifies where the group exists in Active Directory. Accepted Values: Domain Local - Can have accounts, global groups, and universal groups from any domain and domain local groups within the same domain. Global - Can have global groups and accounts from the same domain. Universal - Can have accounts, global groups, and universal groups from any domain. Default Value: Global Accepts Process Data Variables: No
Group Type	Function: Specifies the group type in Active Directory. Accepted Values: Security - Lets you assign access to resources on your network. Distribution - Lets you send e-mails to collections of users with e-mail applications, such as Exchange. Default Value: Security Accepts Process Data Variables: No