GPOADmin 5.16 - User Guide

NOTE: Click the Override inherited work flow check box if you want the approvals process for a container to be different from its top level container.

Notifications

Select the actions to be notified on.

Remediation

Manage which action will occur automatically when an object becomes non-complaint due to an edit or deletion performed outside of GPOADmin.

Change Window

Set the day and time when users can make modifications to objects.

Attestation

Set the date range limit for a GPO deployment and configure the notification message that is sent when the limit is surpassed

The version control system is polled every 24 hours to identify GPOs that have not been deployed within the specified date range. Once identified, the attestation email notification is sent to the account that is designated as its manager (Managed By property).

Keywords

View all the keywords for a given object. For here you can also, add and remove keywords as required.

When a new keyword is entered it is saved into a primary list of keywords. This list is displayed for each object. The checkboxes indicate which keywords are applied to each object.

Group Policy Inheritance

View the group policy inheritance for the selected Scope of Management. including the location where they are linked and the order in which they will be applied.

Change Auditor

View changes made to objects in the live environment. You can move the columns and sort by columns.

NOTE: You must have a supported version of Change Auditor installed. See the Release Notes for a complete list of supported versions.
You can also view and save a report of changes. For information, see Change Auditor Report .

Naming Standards

NOTE: Items with a backslash or forward slash in the name will not manageable in PowerShell.

NOTE: Items with an astrix in the name must inclose the name in single quotes and escape the astrix using the backtick character (character below the tilde). For example:

Item Name: Test *

Escaped: 'Test `*'

Select to enforce naming conventions for GPOs and WMI filters.

Enter the rule, a test name, and click Verify to ensure its accuracy.

NOTE: Any existing naming conventions previously set, will be migrated to the Version Control root container during an upgrade.

Example rule:

^[a-z]+[0-9]+_GPO$

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The caret character (^) means the start of the line.

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The grouping [a-z]+ means at least one or more lower-case characters between a and z.

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The grouping [0-9]+ means at least one or more numeric characters between 0 and 9.

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The dollar sign character ($) means the end of the line.

This rule states that from the start of the line there must be at least one or more lower-case characters immediately followed by at least one or more numeric characters immediately followed by the literal string “_GPO” and nothing after that.

To view the properties using the GPMC Extension

Right-click the GPO and select Properties.

From the Properties dialog box, click the required tab to see the associated information.

Table 14. Options
Option	Description
General	View the domain, user, the creation and modification dates, the version, the unique ID, location in version control, and the GPO status. From here you can also see and, if required, change the user responsible for an object’s management (Managed By property).
Links (From the GPO Properties page)	Edit the link to Scopes of Management. NOTE: You must have the Link permission to add or edit links.
Lineage	Manage GPO revisions by selecting a specific GPO to revert to when a rollback is performed.
Security	Delegate responsibilities over the object.
Approvals	Number of required approvers for object creation, deletion, or modification. NOTE: Users who have the Enable / Disable Approvals right can enable and disable approvals for containers or specific objects. If approvals are enabled but the parents value is disabled, then inheritance stops at the parent. If approvals are disabled, then the workflow goes directly from check-in to deploy.
Notifications	Select the actions to be notified on.
Remediation	Manage which action will occur automatically when an object becomes non-complaint due to an edit or deletion performed outside of GPOADmin.
Keywords	View all the keywords for a given object. For here you can also, add and remove keywords as required. When a new keyword is entered it is saved into a primary list of keywords. This list is displayed for each object. The checkboxes indicate which keywords are applied to each object.
Change Auditor™	View changes made to objects in the live environment. You can move the columns and sort by columns. NOTE: You must have a supported version of Change Auditor installed. See the Release Notes for a complete list of supported versions. NOTE: You can also view and save a report of changes. For information, see Change Auditor Report .