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GPOADmin 5.17 - User Guide

Introducing Quest GPOADmin Configuring GPOADmin Using GPOADmin
Connecting to the Version Control system Navigating the GPOADmin console Search folders Accessing the GPMC extension Configuring user preferences Working with the live environment Working with controlled objects (version control root)
Creating a custom container hierarchy Selecting security, levels of approval, and notification options Viewing the differences between objects Copying/pasting objects Proposing the creation of controlled objects Merging GPOs Restoring an object to a previous version Restoring links to a previous version Managing your links with search and replace Linking GPOs to multiple Scopes of Management Managing compliance issues automatically with remediation rules Validating GPOs Managing GPO revisions with lineage Setting when users can modify objects Working with registered objects Working with available objects Working with checked out objects Working with objects pending approval and deployment
Checking compliance Editing objects Synchronizing GPOs Exporting and importing
Creating Reports Appendix: Windows PowerShell Commands Appendix: GPOADmin Event Log Appendix: GPOADmin Backup and Recovery Procedures Appendix: Customizing your workflow Appendix: GPOADmin Silent Installation Commands Appendix: Configuring Gmail for Notifications Appendix: Registering GPOADmin for Office 365 Exchange Online Appendix: GPOADmin with SQL Replication About Us

Check out an object

Use this command to check out an object so you can work on it. A check out is required on any workflow enabled object before you can edit it.

Syntax

Select-Checkout [-VCData] <VersionControlledData> [[-Comment] <String>] [-PipelineVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]

Example

$GPO = Get-Item "IE Settings"

Select-CheckOut $GPO

The Get-Item command identifies the object to check out. In this case, IE Settings is the GPO that is checked out and available to work on.

Check in an object

Once an object has been checked and worked on, it can be checked back in to the version control system.

Syntax

Select-CheckIn [-VCData] <VersionControlledData> [[-Comment] <String>] [-PipelineVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]

Example:

$GPO = Get-Item "IE Settings"

Select-CheckIn $GPO

The Get-Item command identifies the object to check in. In this case, IE Settings is the GPO to check back in after having worked on it.

Undo the check out of an object

If you have an object checked out and realize that you do not need to work on it, do not want to save your changes, or have checked out the wrong object, you can undo the checkout. This checks the object back into the Version Controlled Root and disregard any changes.

Syntax

Select-UndoCheckout [-VCData] <VersionControlledData> [[-Comment] <String>] [-PipelineVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]

Example

$GPO = Get-Item "IE Settings"

Select-UndoCheckout $GPO

The Get-Item command identifies which object to undo the check out for. In this case, IE Settings is the GPO you want to check back in and set back to its original condition without any changes.

Request approval for changes

When an object has workflow enabled it may require approvals to commit the changes and eventually deploy the object. To get this approval for changes, a request needs to be made to the approval authority.

Syntax

Select-RequestApproval [-VCData] <VersionControlledData> [[-Comment] <String>] [-PipelineVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]

Example

$GPO = Get-Item "IE Settings"

Select-RequestApproval $GPO

The Get-Item command identifies the object for which the approval is requested. In this case, IE Settings is the GPO you want to get approval for because of the changes that have been made.

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