Import Users from Active Directory

When you click the Active Directory button in the Manage Repository Security window, the Import Users from Active Directory window will be displayed. This window allows you to search for user contact information from Microsoft Active Directory® and then use the selected records to create new user accounts in the database.

Use the Search Options on the right side of the window to select which user information will be displayed in the table on the left side of the window. Click Search to update the table based on the criteria that you have specified. While the query is in progress, the Search button changes to a Cancel button. Depending on the number of records in the Active Directory, a full search may take some time. If you need to end the search before it is complete, click Cancel. The utility will return the results of the search up to the point of cancellation.

The table will display records that:

- Match your selections on the right side of the window.
- Have the minimum information required to create a user account in a Synthesis repository (i.e., username, first name, last name and e-mail address).
- Do not already have a user account in the current database.

Use the check boxes to choose the rows that will be used to create new user accounts. If you select or clear the check box in the table header, it will select or clear the check boxes for all rows in the table.

Tip: You can click the table header to sort the data in ascending or descending order.

Use the Authentication domain field to identify the authentication source so that users can access the database using their domain usernames and passwords.
Use the Import as Members of option to set the security group(s) that will be assigned to the selected user accounts. Security groups control the permissions of each user in the database.

For SQL Server databases, the Create SQL Server login check box will be displayed. Select the check box if you want to create an individual SQL Server login when you create each new Synthesis user account. The SQL Server login will be created if a login does not already exist for the username and if you have the appropriate authority in SQL Server to create logins. If you clear this check box, the user can still be recognized by SQL Server if a) an individual SQL Server login was created in advance in SQL Server, b) the user belongs to an Active Directory group that has a SQL Server login shared by all members of the group or c) the user connects to the repository with an enterprise connection file (*.rserp) that impersonates another Windows user account that has a SQL Server login. See SQL Server Logins or Using Windows Impersonation.

Click Import to create a user account for each row that is currently selected. You will receive a message to acknowledge that the accounts have been created but the window will remain open to allow you to continue importing data, if desired.