Retrieve User Information

This AgileShape can be used to retrieve user information from AD. The user name can be a real name, custom attribute, or schema.

If errors occur during the execution, the process will terminate and a message will be written into the AgilePoint Server log file.

Properties for This AgilePart

Field Name	Definition
Context	Opens the Set Context Properties window, where you can specify the Active Directory properties.
LocationType	Specifies the Active Directory Services Interface provider type. At this time, only LDAP is supported.
UserInfo	Allows for the update of user information and organization details. The Context property must be completed before configuring this property. If the process template has an associated schema, the Schema button appears. If the domain configured in context property cannot be accessed at design time, the Search button will not be available. There are several ways to update user information in Active Directory: Enter the user name manually. Click the Search button and select the user name from the list that is populated. Search for a user name that is a custom attribute. The format of the custom attribute should be as follows:$\{CustomAttributeName\} Update user information via an Xpath. This is done by clicking the Schema button, and selecting a node. The user name will be obtained via the Xpath at run time.

Field Name

Definition

Context

Opens the Set Context Properties window, where you can specify the Active Directory properties.

LocationType

Specifies the Active Directory Services Interface provider type. At this time, only LDAP is supported.

UserInfo

Allows for the update of user information and organization details.

The Context property must be completed before configuring this property.

If the process template has an associated schema, the Schema button appears.

If the domain configured in context property cannot be accessed at design time, the Search button will not be available.

There are several ways to update user information in Active Directory:

Enter the user name manually.
Click the Search button and select the user name from the list that is populated.
Search for a user name that is a custom attribute. The format of the custom attribute should be as follows:$\{CustomAttributeName\}
Update user information via an Xpath. This is done by clicking the Schema button, and selecting a node. The user name will be obtained via the Xpath at run time.

Common AgilePart Properties

This AgilePart inherits the properties of the AgilePart AgileShape. For a list of these properties, see AgilePart - Common Setup. Note that only the relevant properties are available in AgilePoint Envision. Unneeded properties are hidden.