User Provisioning series - part -2

Last week's article was a detailed guide on customized user provisioning templates. If you missed it, click here to catch up on it.

This week's post will take you through using the CSV import option for user provisioning in bulk.

Provisioning user accounts, along with the desired rights and group membership, is a critical task for IT admins. ADManager Plus' CSV import option coupled with the customizable user creation templates makes it a convenient and safe solution for easy bulk user provisioning.

How to create users in bulk with CSV import?

1. Navigate to Management > User Management> User creation> Create Bulk Users.

2. Select the Domain and the desired user creation template.

3. Click Import to add the CSV file containing the list of users you wish to create. Click here to view a sample CSV.

Note:

To know how to create a CSV file, click here.

To view a complete list of all the LDAP attributes that can be specified in a CSV file for user creation, click here.
Specifying templates in CSV/Using multiple templates: If you wish to use different CSV files for different users, add a column with 'templateName' as the header and specify the template you wish to use for each user, under it.

4. Click Next.

5. Select the OU where you want these users to be created.

Note:

In case, you wish to create a new OU for the selected users, you can do so right from this window by clicking the Create New OU button.

6. Click Create Users to finish.

Tune in next week, for the third part of this series to know how to automate bulk user provisioning!

Cheers,

Team ADManager Plus.