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GPOADmin 5.21 - 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 the change window for specific actions 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 Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Appendix: GPOADmin with SQL Replication About Us

Unregistering GPOs and removing history

You can select to permanently unregister a GPO and remove any associated metadata from the configuration store.

To unregister a GPO and remove history
1
Expand the Version Control Root node and the required container.
2
Right-click the required object and select Unregister and remove history.

Requesting approval

Requesting approval

Once an object has been altered and checked in to the system, the update is ready to go through the approval process. (For more information on checking in objects, see Checking in controlled objects .)

To request approval using the GPOADmin console
1
Expand the Version Control Root node and the required container.
2
Right-click the altered object and select Request Approval.
3
Enter a comment and click OK.
The object will now be in the Pending Approval state.
To request approval using the GPMC Extension
1
Select the altered GPO and click Workflow | Request Approval.
2
Enter a comment and click OK.

Working with checked out objects

With checked out objects, you can perform all the tasks of registered objects (Show history, view live reports, view properties, unregister, create labels, and import/export), as well as:

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Undoing a check out
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Checking in controlled objects
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NOTE: If you have all required rights, you can approve and deploy an object from the checked out state and all workflow steps happen automatically.

Undoing a check out

The user who checked out an object has the option of undoing the check out and reverting the state back to Available.

To undo a check out
1
Expand the Version Control Root node and the required container.
2
Right-click the object and select Undo Check Out.
3
Enter a comment and click OK.
To undo a checkout in the GPMC Extension
1
Select the checked out GPO and click Workflow | Undo Check Out.
2
Enter a comment and click OK.
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NOTE: If you undo a check out of an object with a version 0.0, the working copy will be deleted and there will be no record of the object in the Version Control System.
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