Create Group Creation Template

Group creation templates in ADManager Plus enables administrators to standardize attributes and values for different groups according to organizational requirements and policies. These templates facilitate setting specific attribute values and help hide or reveal certain attributes when delegating group management.

To specify the desired values for the attributes in the template, you can use the copy group attributes option, which enables you to copy the settings of any group in your Active Directory. When a template is applied during the group creation process, the groups will automatically be created with the values specified in the template.

Steps to create a group creation template

1. Go to the Management tab.
2. Navigate to Group Management > Group Creation Template under Group Template.
3. Select Create New Template in the top right corner of the Group Creation Templates page.
4. Enter a Template Name and Description for the template.
5. Under Select Domain, choose the right domain if you have multiple domains configured from the drop-down.
6. If you wish to use the settings or values from an already existing group in the Active Directory, use the Copy Group Attributes option.
7. Select the Enable Drag-and-drop button to customize the template by just dragging and dropping the required fields from the field tray to the appropriate tab of the template and vice versa.
8. Proceed to fill out the information in the General, Group, Exchange, and Custom Attributes tabs.
9. Under the General Tab:
   • Enter the Group Name. Once you enter it, the same values will be auto filled for Pre-Windows 2000 Group Name and Display Name. If you want to change it, you can edit those fields.
   • In the Description, you can add a small description about the group.
   • In Email, provide an email which will be used to address the group. (convey the change from Email > Email to the developer)
   • If you want to change the container in which the group is created, then click the + icon in the Select Container option and choose the appropriate container for the group.
   • Enable the Protect object from accidental deletion check box to protect the group from unintended deletion.
   • Select the Group Type and Group Scope, depending on your requirements.
   • Add any additional information in the Notes field, if necessary.
10. Under the Group tab:
    • You can select between two types of membership:
      • Direct Membership: Add members to the group by either importing users from a CSV file containing the necessary group attributes or selecting members individually and clicking OK. Once you have added the members to the group, you have the flexibility to set the time frame of their group membership.
      • Dynamic Membership: Unlike traditional AD groups, dynamic membership is rule-based. Group members are automatically updated according to the rules you configure, eliminating manual user addition.
    • Use the Member Of option to add the group to any of the available groups.
    • Use the Managed by option to designate the manager for the group.
    • Check the Manager can update the member list box to give the manager permissions to add or remove users from the group.
11. Under the Exchange tab:
    • The No Mail option is chosen by default.
    • To create a group with mailbox, select Mail enabled and proceed to the steps given below:
      • In the General section, create an Exchange email address for the group. Before doing this, ensure that the domain is already configured with the Exchange Server.
        • Enter the email alias for the group in the Alias field.
        • From the drop-down menu, choose the appropriate Associated Administrative Group.
        • Enter a display name for the group in the Simple Display Name field.
        • To hide the group from Exchange address lists, click the Hide from Exchange address lists check box.
      • In the Email Addresses section, you can add additional email addresses if necessary using the + icon in the Additional Email Addresses field. Check the Automatically update email addresses based on email policy box if you want to update email addresses based on an email policy defined in Exchange.
      • In the Delivery Restrictions section:
        • Set the limit for email sizes using the Receiving message size option.
        • Use the Accept Messages option to configure the senders list from which the group can receive messages.
        • For the Reject messages from option, the No senders option will be chosen by default. If required, define the users who cannot email the group by adding a list of senders after selecting the Senders in the following list option.
        • To ensure that a user receives messages only from domain-authenticated users, check the Requires that all senders are authenticated box.
        • In the Send As section, add the users to grant them delegated permissions to send messages on behalf of the group by clicking the + icon in the Grant this permission to field.
12. Under the Custom Attributes tab:
    • Configure or add additional LDAP attributes for the group you are creating. The attributes created using the Add Additional Attribute option are temporary. If you want to create permanent LDAP attributes, use the Configure Custom Attribute.
    • In the Custom Script section, check the Run custom script on successful group creation box to execute any actions once the group is created. Check the Ignore Warnings box to overlook any warnings.
13. Finally, click Save Template to save the new group template in your AD.