Active Administrator 8.7 - User Guide

Copying an Active Template

Copying an Active Template

The permissions and delegations of an Active Template can be duplicated by copying the template. The category for the resulting template can be set during the process.

To copy an Active Template

1	Click Security & Delegation | Active Templates.

2	Select an Active Template.

3	Click Copy.

4	Type a unique name for the resulting Active Template.

5	From the Category list, choose a category to classify the resulting Active Template. See Categorizing Active Templates.

6	Optionally, select Copy Delegations to copy the delegation information into the resulting Active Template.

7	Click Copy.

Categorizing Active Templates

Categorizing Active Templates

Active Templates are organized into categories. You can create more categories and move Active Templates to other categories.

To add a category

1	Select Security & Delegation | Active Templates.

2	Select Categories | New Category.

3	Type a name and description for the category.

4

Click OK.

To move Active Templates to a different category

1	Select Security & Delegation | Active Templates.

2	Select an Active Template.

3	Click Categories | Move to Category.

4	Choose a category from the list.

5

Click OK.

To delete a category

1	Select Security & Delegation | Active Templates.

2	Select a category.

3	Select Categories | Remove Category.

NOTE: The Active Templates in the category are not deleted.

Adding a delegation link

Adding a delegation link

A wizard guides you through selecting the users or groups and specifying how to delegate the selected Active Template. You also can add a delegation link when checking the status of a delegation. See Adding a delegation link.

To add a delegation link

1	Select Security & Delegation | Active Templates.

2	Select an Active Template, and select Delegations | New Delegation.

3	On the welcome page, click Next.

4	Click Add.

5	Select the users or groups to include in the delegation.

6	Click Next.

7	Select the paths or objects to apply the delegation.

8	Click Next.

9	Select to make the delegation effective immediately or on a specific date.

10	Select for the delegation to never expire or to be deleted on a specific date.

11	Add an optional description.

12	Click Next.

13	Review the summary and click Finish.

14	Click Finish.

Reporting on Active Templates

Reporting on Active Templates

NOTE: You also can run a report showing all delegations on a selected Active Template from the Security module. See Reporting on Active Directory objects.

To run an Active Template report

1	Select Security & Delegation | Active Templates.

2	Right-click an Active Template, point to Reports and choose a report. You can export any report to a PDF, HTML, MHT, RTF, Excel, CSV, Text, or Image file.

 

Table 21. Active Template reports

Report	Description
Active Templates Summary	Lists the accounts and associated permissions for each template.
Active Templates Category Summary	Lists the accounts and associated permissions for each template within the selected category.
Active Templates Delegation Links	Lists the delegation links for the current domain.
Active Templates Category Delegation Links	Lists the delegation links for the current domain within the selected category.