Add Users from LDAP Dialog Box, Add Users from LDIF Dialog box, or Update Users From LDAP Dialog Box of the Users Page

Overview

Use this dialog box to search for, import and update users in P6 from your LDAP repository. You can add users from the LDAP repository when your global profile has the privilege Provision Users From LDAP. You can import multiple users at once. Periodically, you can check back to view any user accounts that were modified within the LDAP repository and update those users to keep P6 up to date.

Screen Elements

Search

Enables you to perform a search based on the value you enter in the search bar.

All Users option

Enables you to update all users from the LDAP repository. To see this option select to update users from LDAP.

Selected Users option

Enables you to update only the users in the Selected Users list from the LDAP repository. To see this option select to update users from LDAP.

Available Users list

The list of users that satisfy the search criteria.

Select Items (Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow)

Adds the selected item or items from the available list to the selected list.

Deselect Items (Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow)

Removes the selected item or items from the selected list.

Selected users list

The users you selected from the Available Users list.

Copy Preferences from (optional) field

Enables you to copy all user preferences including the user interface view, resource access, OBS access, module access, and security profiles from an existing user when adding new users from LDAP.

Create Resource field

Opens the Select Parent Resource dialog box to enable you to create corresponding resources for the new users when adding new users from LDAP.

Add button

Adds users from LDAP or LDIF to the Users page. This button is available in the Add Users From LDAP dialog box.

Update button

Updates the specified users from the LDAP repository. This button is available in the Update Users From LDAP dialog box.

Tips

You must be logged in as an LDAP user to add another LDAP user to the application.

Getting Here

Click Administration.
On the Administration navigation bar, click User Administration.
In the User Administration pane, click Users.
On the Users page either:
- Click Add and select Users from LDAP or Users from LDIF.
- Click Actions and select Update Users from LDAP.

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