Retrieve User (Active Directory) activity

An activity that gets user information from Active Directory.


Retrieve User activity

Configure the Retrieve User activity

To configure the Retrieve User activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Active Directory tab.

    Open Active Directory tab
  3. On the Active Directory tab, drag the Retrieve User activity onto your process.

    Drag Retrieve User activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Retrieve User activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Display Name

Description:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts 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

Description:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

Retrieve User Configuration

Configures the user properties to get for the Active Directory user.

Figure: Retrieve User Configuration screen

Retrieve User Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Active Directory

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your Active Directory.
Allowed Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

Create Add Token icon

Opens this Screen:
Access Token for Active Directory.
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to Active Directory.

User Name (Login ID)

Description:
Specifies the name of the user to create in Active Directory.
Allowed Values:
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Add Custom Property Add Custom Property icon

Opens this Screen:
Add Custom Property
Function of this Screen:
Creates new user properties that do not show in the default list of user properties

User Properties - Property Name

Description:
Shows a list of user properties.
Allowed Values:
The default list of user properties.

Selected Properties - Property Name

Description:
Specifies the user property for the selected user.
Allowed Values:
Read only.

Variable

Description:
The process data variable to store user properties.
Allowed Values:
A process data variable.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Filter

Description:
Specifies the file name or a set of files expressed with the filter expression to search within the specified source location.
Allowed Values:
  • File Name - Specifies the name of the file in your storage source location.
  • Filter - Specifies a file name or a filter string that uses asterisks (*) as wildcards.
Default Value:
Filter
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Example:
These are some examples of filter expressions:
  • *.* - All files are searched.
  • *.txt - The files that have the .txt file extension are searched.
  • *.pdf - The files that have the .pdf file extension are searched.
  • MyFile.* - All files start with MyFile are searched.
  • *[part of file name]* - All files that contain the specified part of file name are searched.
  • *.xml - The files that have the .xml file extension are searched.
  • *.doc - The files that have the .doc file extension are searched.
  • MyFile.xml - Only the specific file MyFile.xml is searched.

The filter action is done at the source location specified in the activity.

Add Custom Property

Creates new user properties that do not show in the default list of user properties.

Figure: Add Custom Property screen

Add Custom Property screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Property Name

Description:
Specifies the user property for the selected user.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Limitations:

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Variable

Description:
The process data variable to store user properties.
Allowed Values:
A process data variable.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes