When you select a container or view in the Browse pane, a list of objects appears. If you select a container (such as an Organizational Unit, or OU), the list includes the objects held in that container. If you select a view, the list includes the objects that match the view settings. The object list appears on a single page, allowing you to search the entire contents of the container or view easily.
In addition to browsing the object list, you can also:
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Use various built-in conditions or create custom conditions to filter the object list. You can also customize the list by sorting and filtering, and by adding or removing list columns.
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Select objects from the list and apply administration commands to the selected object(s). When you click the name of a container object, such as a domain or an OU, the list changes to display the objects held in that container, allowing you to browse through containers in the directory.
Located above the list of objects, the Toolbar contains a number of controls allowing you to manage the current Object list:
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To save the current object list as a Personal view, add or remove list columns, or export the list to a text file, click Menu on the left side of the Toolbar.
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To filter the results of the Object list, enter your filtering conditions in the Filter field, then click the button next to the field.
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To configure filtering criteria based on object properties, click Expand/Collapse on the right side of the Toolbar. To have the list include only the objects that match your filtering criteria, click the button next to the Filter field.
Located to the right of the Object list, the Command pane provides administrative commands you can apply to the objects you select from the list, as well as commands you can apply to the current container.
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If no objects are selected in the Object list, the Command pane includes only the commands that apply to the current container. These commands are grouped under a heading that shows the name of the current container.
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If a single object is selected in the list, the Command pane also contains the set of commands that are applicable to the selected object, under a heading that shows the name of the object.
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If multiple objects are selected from the list, the Command pane contains a set of batch commands that apply to all of the objects, under a heading that shows the number of the selected objects.
The Summary pane provides information about the selected object under the Object list. The information shown on the pane includes the commonly used properties of the object, and depends on the object type.
For example, user properties provide more detailed information about a user account, such as the login name, email address, description, job title, department, expiration date, and the date and time when the account was last changed.
TIP: If you do not see the Summary pane, click the area below the Object list.
