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<strong>ManageEngine</strong> <strong>ADManager</strong> <strong>Plus</strong> :: <strong>Help</strong> <strong>Documentation</strong><br />

Modify Active Directory Users Properties/<br />

Attributes by Import CSV<br />

<strong>ADManager</strong> <strong>Plus</strong> provides the ability to modify the users by just importing from a CSV<br />

file. To perform this operation follow the steps below:<br />

1. Select the AD Mgmt tab.<br />

2. Click the Modify users link under CSV import.<br />

3. Import the CSV file and click OK. Sample CSV file.<br />

4. This will list all users and their attributes.<br />

5. Click update to update the information in Active directory.<br />

Know these Tabs:<br />

Change Headers: Clicking on this will allow you to change the attributes (eg.given<br />

name to sn); then save.<br />

Update in AD:<br />

A pop-up displays all the LDAP Attributes provided in your CSV. You can specifically<br />

select the attributes to be modified on the active directory by placing a checkmark<br />

against the attributes on display and clicking on "OK" button.<br />

By further clicking on the "Show search" link the display screen expands to provide a<br />

Match Criteria for users in AD in-order to be updated.<br />

Match Criteria for users in AD:<br />

Using this option users can be matched uniquely in AD by selecting one or more LDAP<br />

attributes, placing a check mark against them, which helps in identifying specific users<br />

to be modified.<br />

Eg:-<br />

Take for example you have two users with the name "John Smith" in your office and you<br />

want to update one of them. This option helps to identify him uniquely by providing one<br />

or more LDAP attributes which are specific to that user.<br />

Note:<br />

1. First create a CSV with all the updated information and then start<br />

the process.<br />

2. It is recommended to give a unique value attribute like<br />

samaccountname, distinguishedname, userprincipalname to the<br />

users<br />

3. If Multiple users match the same criteria then the users names will<br />

be appended by numbers starting from the number specifies the<br />

users with same name but distinguishes them by number.<br />

4. The modifications done on UserAccountControl attributes using CSV<br />

will not be replaced but appended.<br />

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