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Active Roles 8.2.1 - Administration Guide

Introduction Getting started with Active Roles Configuring rule-based administrative views Configuring role-based administration Configuring rule-based autoprovisioning and deprovisioning
Configuring Provisioning Policy Objects
User Logon Name Generation E-mail Alias Generation Exchange Mailbox AutoProvisioning Group Membership AutoProvisioning Home Folder AutoProvisioning Property Generation and Validation Script Execution O365 and Azure Tenant Selection AutoProvisioning in SaaS products
Configuring Deprovisioning Policy Objects
User Account Deprovisioning Group Membership Removal User Account Relocation Exchange Mailbox Deprovisioning Home Folder Deprovisioning User Account Permanent Deletion Office 365 Licenses Retention Group Object Deprovisioning Group Object Relocation Group Object Permanent Deletion Script Execution Notification Distribution Report Distribution
Configuring entry types Configuring a Container Deletion Prevention policy Configuring picture management rules Managing Policy Objects Checking for policy compliance Deprovisioning users or groups Restoring deprovisioned users or groups Configuring policy extensions
Using rule-based and role-based tools for granular administration Workflows
About workflow processes Workflow processing overview Workflow activities overview Configuring a workflow
Creating a workflow definition for a workflow Configuring workflow start conditions Configuring workflow parameters Adding activities to a workflow Configuring an Approval activity Configuring a Notification activity Configuring a Script activity Configuring an If-Else activity Configuring a Stop/Break activity Configuring an Add Report Section activity Configuring a Search activity Configuring CRUD activities Configuring a Save Object Properties activity Configuring a Modify Requested Changes activity Enabling or disabling an activity Enabling or disabling a workflow Using the initialization script
Approval workflow Email-based approval Automation workflow Activity extensions
Temporal Group Memberships Group Family Dynamic groups Active Roles Reporting Management History Entitlement profile Recycle Bin AD LDS data management One Identity Starling Join and configuration through Active Roles Managing One Identity Starling Connect Configuring linked mailboxes with Exchange Resource Forest Management Configuring remote mailboxes for on-premises users Migrating Active Roles configuration with the Configuration Transfer Wizard Managing Skype for Business Server with Active Roles
About Skype for Business Server User Management Active Directory topologies supported by Skype for Business Server User Management User Management policy for Skype for Business Server User Management Master Account Management policy for Skype for Business Server User Management Access Templates for Skype for Business Server Configuring the Skype for Business Server User Management feature Managing Skype for Business Server users
Exchanging provisioning information with Active Roles SPML Provider Monitoring Active Roles with Management Pack for SCOM Configuring Active Roles for AWS Managed Microsoft AD Azure AD, Microsoft 365, and Exchange Online Management
Azure tenant types and environment types supported by Active Roles Using Active Roles to manage Azure AD objects Unified provisioning policy for Azure M365 Tenant Selection, Microsoft 365 License Selection, Microsoft 365 Roles Selection, and OneDrive provisioning Changes to Active Roles policies for cloud-only Azure objects
Managing the configuration of Active Roles
Connecting to the Administration Service Managed domains Using unmanaged domains Evaluating product usage Creating and using virtual attributes Examining client sessions Monitoring performance Customizing the Console Using Configuration Center Changing the Active Roles Admin account Enabling or disabling diagnostic logs Active Roles Log Viewer
SQL Server replication Using regular expressions Administrative Template Configuring federated authentication Communication ports and URLs used by Active Roles Integrating Active Roles with other products and services Active Roles Language Pack Active Roles Diagnostic Tools Active Roles Add-on Manager

Example: Rolling back the configuration changes

You may need to roll back the configuration changes if you encounter any errors when deploying a configuration package to the production environment. By rolling back changes in the target configuration, you bring it to the state it was in before the package was deployed.

To roll back configuration changes

  1. Open the Windows Command Prompt.

  2. Navigate to the Configuration Transfer Wizard installation folder, and enter the following syntax:

    Cscript.exe arsconfig.wsf /task:rollback /package:package.xml

Managing Skype for Business Server with Active Roles

The Skype for Business Server User Management feature allows you to administer Skype for Business Server user accounts via the Active Roles Web Interface by providing built-in policies to synchronize user account information between Active Roles and Skype for Business Server.

About Skype for Business Server User Management

With Skype for Business Server User Management, you can use Active Roles to perform the following tasks:

  • Add and enable new Skype for Business Server users.

  • View or change Skype for Business Server user properties and policy assignments.

  • Move Skype for Business Server users from one Skype for Business Server pool to another.

  • Disable or re-enable user accounts forSkype for Business Server.

  • Remove users from Skype for Business Server.

Skype for Business Server User Management adds the following elements to Active Roles:

  • Built-in Policy Object that enables Active Roles to perform user management tasks on Skype for Business Server.

  • Built-in Policy Object that enables Active Roles to administer Skype for Business Server users in environments that involve multiple Active Directory forests.

  • Commands and pages for managing Skype for Business Server users in the Active Roles Web Interface.

  • Access Templates to delegate Skype for Business Server user management tasks.

The Skype for Business Server User Management policy allows you to control the following factors of creating and managing Skype for Business Server users:

  • Rule for generating the SIP user name. When adding and enabling a new Skype for Business Server user, Active Roles can generate a SIP user name based on other properties of the user account.

  • Rule for selecting a SIP domain. When configuring the SIP address for a Skype for Business Server user, Active Roles can restrict the list of selectable SIP domains and suggest which SIP domain to select by default.

  • Rule for selecting a Telephony option. When configuring Telephony for a Skype for Business Server user, Active Roles can restrict the list of selectable Telephony options and suggest which option to select by default.

  • Rule for selecting a Skype for Business Server pool. When adding and enabling a new Skype for Business Server user, Active Roles can restrict the list of selectable registrar pools and suggest which pool to select by default. This rule also applies to selection of the destination pool when moving a Skype for Business Server user from one pool to another.

The Skype for Business Server User Management feature provides a number of Access Templates allowing you to delegate the following tasks in Active Roles:

  • Add and enable new Skype for BusinessSkype for Business Server users.

  • View existing Skype for Business Server users.

  • View or change the SIP address for Skype for Business Server users.

  • View or change the Telephony option and related settings for Skype for Business users.

  • View or change Skype for Business Server user policy assignments.

  • Disable or re-enable user accounts for Skype for Business Server.

  • Move users from one Skype for Business Server pool to another.

  • Remove users from Skype for Business Server.

Active Directory topologies supported by Skype for Business Server User Management

Skype for Business Server User Management supports the following Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) topologies:

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