Control Manager supports importing users from pre-established Active Directory lists. Import Active Directory user accounts to allow others to log on to the Control Manager management console, appear on the recipient list for notifications, or be added to user groups.
Control manager provides two methods to search for Active Directory users, by user name and by the base distinguished name.
To add a user account:
In the working area, click Import Active Directory Users. The Add New Active Directory User screen appears.
The are two methods available to search for users:
User Name: Type the name or a partial name for the user in the User Name field.
Base distinguished name: Type the distinguished name, the base name, or both to search in the Base distinguished name field.
Click Search. The top ten matches from each domain appear in the User(s) list.
Select the users to add to Control Manager and click the > button. Selected items appear in the Import List.
Click the Next>> button.
Click one of the following options on the menu to select an account type: Operator, Power User or Administrator.
Enterprise Edition only: For users to take advantage of the cascading management structure, they need to have �Power User� rights or greater.
Select the check boxes of the rights to assign the privileges to the user. These rights determine what actions the user can perform on managed products.
Privileges granted to an account cannot exceed those of the grantor. If you reduce an account's rights, you also reduce all of its sub-accounts.
Go to the Accessible Folders tree and click the folder where the rights apply. Carefully organize the Product Directory, because you can assign users access to a single point.
You can assign access to a folder,
this allows users access to all its sub-folders and managed products.
You can restrict a user to a single managed product.
Click Apply.
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