Update User (Active Directory) activity

An activity that changes the specified user information in Active Directory.

Configure the Update User activity

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

Prerequisites

AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX PrivateCloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 or higher.

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:
Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

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 Update User activity onto your process.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Update User activity.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
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

Field Name

Definition

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:

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

Update User Configuration

Specifies the change to user information in Active Directory.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
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	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Active Directory. Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Active Directory.
User Name (Common Name)	Description: Specifies the name of the user to create in Active Directory. Allowed Values: A valid user name in Active Directory. A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes
Add Custom Property	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
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: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?
Variable	Description: The process data variable to change the user information and organization details. Allowed Values: A process attribute. 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.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
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: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?
Variable	Description: The process data variable to store user properties. Allowed Values: A process data variable. Default Value: None Accepts Variables: Yes

Field Name

Definition

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:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Variable

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