Activating configuration

Once the configuration of the settings required for the import has been completed in the Active Directory Connection dialog, it can be activated. Without activation, imports are not possible. After activation, the automatic import will start daily at the time specified in the configuration dialog for the Active Directory binding.

To activate the configuration, proceed as follows:

1. In the Synchronisation tab, select the Activate button.

2. The Active Directory connection is activated. The Activate button is highlighted in light blue. !!! note If Active Directory binding has been activated, only the import options, the user and the password can be changed in the configuration dialog. All other settings can no longer be changed in the configuration dialog.

   The automatic import for the Active directory binding will start at the time set in the configuration dialog. In general:

3. Users and groups newly imported into octoplant will be highlighted in the user management and are read-only. To remove the read-only status and color marking, the Active Directory binding will need to be deactivated. To deactivate the Active directory binding, click on the Activate button in the Synchronisation tab. This is located in the AdminClient’s User management. (When the Active directory binding has been deactivated, the Activate button will not be highlighted orange).

4. Users with octoplant or AUVESY (in upper or lower case) as part of the name, will not imported. These will be ignored during the import.
5. The amount of users that can be imported will depend on your license. For more information regarding your license, please contact us.
6. Groups, which are imported via the field DN “All Users†group and don’t exist in octoplantyet, are newly created during the import and initially have no rights. The associated users of the groups also have no initial rights. The imported users are assigned in octoplantto both the newly created group and the All Users group.
7. Users imported via the DN “Administrators” group field are automatically assigned to the Administrators group. Furthermore, the imported users are assigned to the group All Users.