User Options - Account Settings
Account Type
The format of the account name. With a username of "firstname lastname" the options are:
1 = firlas (i.e. 3 chars from each name)
2 = lastf (i.e. last name + first initial))
3 = firstname.lastname (i.e. the whole name separated with a dot)
4 = divisionf-lastname (i.e. division + first initial + hyphen + lastname)
5 = fl001 (i.e. first initial + last initial + 3 numeric)
6 = firstname.lastname or firstname.initial.lastname
7 = lastf or lastfi (i.e. last name + initial of firstname, then two initials)
8 = lastfir (i.e. four initials of last name + three initials of firstname)
9 = firstname.lastname or firstnameinitial.lastname or initial.lastname
10 = initiallastname (i.e. initial + last name)
Extra account format options can be developed upon request.
Initial Password
The format of the initial password:
0 = using the first 6 chars from the account name
1 = the word “password”
2 = the word “outlook”
3 = the Unique ID value
4 = the word “london100”
5 = use the attribute specified in the adjacent box.
6 = random value
Extra password formats can be developed upon request.
User must change password at next logon
If ticked, the user will be prompted to change their password when they first log on.
Display Name
The format of the display name. Placeholders can be used in this field (see Placeholders). This will be applied to users if no display name value has been set in the rule templates.
Alias Name
The format of the alias name. Placeholders can be used in this field (see Placeholders). This will be applied to users if no alias name value has been set in the rule templates.
Manage Disabled Objects
If ticked, accounts that are disabled on the directory but that are present in the extract file will be managed by the software. The accounts will be left as disabled after the update. If unticked, disabled accounts are ignored.
Enable Accounts
If ticked, accounts which have been disabled on the directory will be re-enabled by Directory Manager if the user appears on the extract file. If unticked, these users will be left disabled.
NOTE: Accounts are only enabled if Manage Disabled Accounts is ticked.
Create Mailboxes
Mailboxes will be created for new users. If un-ticked, mailboxes will not be created.
Create users as disabled
If ticked, all new user accounts will be created but set as disabled. These can then be manually re-enabled at a later date.
Directory Object Name Format
This refers to the object name on the directory. The default is <lastname> <firstname>.
8 = lastfir (i.e. four letters of last name + three letters of first name)
If a different format is required, this can be added by BDS Solutions.
Alias Name
Principal Name
User Name
These actions apply only to objects which already exist in the directory. If checked, the value is modified when updating the user, based on the rules for automatic name generation. If not checked, then the existing information is retained, and the values are not regenerated.
Rename Folders
Rather than generating new folders when a user is renamed, the existing folders are renamed to match the user.
Suppress Renames
By default, if a user's name is different on AD to the data source, the AD account will be updated to reflect the change, e.g., when someone gets married. Selecting this option will force Directory Manager NOT to rename user accounts in this way. They will still be updated as per normal.
Suppress First Name changes
By default, if a user's first name is different on AD to the data source, the AD account will be updated to reflect the change. Selecting this option prevents first names from being updated. This is useful in preventing"known as" names on the directory being replaced by "proper" first names from the data source.