To create an Organizational Unit
- In the console tree, locate and select the folder in which you want to add the Organizational Unit.
- Right-click the folder, point to New and click Organizational Unit to start the New Object - Organizational Unit wizard.
- Follow the wizard pages to specify properties of the new Organizational Unit, such as the name of the Organizational Unit.
- If you want to set values for additional properties (those for which the wizard pages do not provide data entries), click Edit Attributes on the completion page of the wizard.
- After setting any additional properties for the new Organizational Unit, click Finish on the completion page of the wizard.
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NOTE: To create an Organizational Unit, you can also click the domain node or folder in which you want to add the Organizational Unit, and then click  on the toolbar. |
To find an Organizational Unit, select the domain you want to search, and click Find. In the Find window, select Organizational Units from the Find list, specify your search criteria, and start the search. In the search results list, you can right-click Organizational Units and use commands on the shortcut menu to perform management tasks. For more information, see Finding objects earlier in this document.
To find an Organizational Unit
- On the Action menu, click Find to display the Find window.
- In the Find box, click Organizational Units.
- In the Name box, type the name of the Organizational Unit you want you want to find.
- Click Find Now to start your search.
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- You can manage found Organizational Units directly from the list in the Find window: right-click a list item, and then use commands on the shortcut menu to perform management tasks.
- For more information on how to search for Organizational Units, see Steps for searching for an Organizational Unit earlier in this document.
- You can use the Advanced tab for more powerful search options. For details, see Steps for using advanced search options earlier in this document.
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To modify properties of an OU, right-click the OU, and then click Properties. You can make changes to OU properties in the Properties dialog box, shown in the following figure.
Figure 21: Modifying Organizational Unit properties
In the Properties dialog box, some property labels may be displayed as hyperlinks. The hyperlink indicates that Active Roles enforces certain policy restrictions on the property. To examine policy details, click the hyperlink: the policy information is displayed (see Getting policy-related information earlier in this document).
The policy information is also displayed whenever you supply a property value that violates a policy restriction. Property changes cannot be applied until you enter an acceptable value.
You can use the Properties dialog box to view or modify any property of the Organizational Unit: go to the Object tab and click Advanced Properties. In the Advanced Properties window you can manage all properties, including those that cannot be accessed via the Properties dialog box itself.
You can also display the Advanced Properties window as follows: right-click the Organizational Unit and select All Tasks | Advanced Properties.
