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Create Group

Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator

You can use the Create Group activity in a runbook to create a group in the Microsoft Active Directory.

This activity publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data. Additional published data is generated based on the class that you select when you define the activity.

The following tables list the required and optional properties and published data for this activity.

Required properties for Create Group activity

Element

Description

Valid Values

Common Name

Name to identify the group

String

Optional properties for Create Group activity

Element

Description

Valid Values

Container Distinguished Name

Distinguished name of the container where the group is located

String

Description

Description for the group

String

Display Name

Display the name of the group

String

Group Scope

Set of flags identifying the scope of the group

String

Group Type

Set of flags identifying the group's type

String

SAM Account Name

The Security Accounts Manager (SAM) logon name used to support clients and servers running earlier versions of the operating system.

String

Published data for Create Group activity

Name

Description

Value Type

Common Name

Name to identify the group

String

Description

Description for the group

String

Display Name

Display the name of the group

String

Distinguished Name

Distinguished name that uniquely identifies the group

String

Group Scope

Set of flags identifying the scope of the group

String

Group Type

Set of flags identifying the type of the group

String

Container Distinguished Name

Distinguished name of the container where the group is located

String

Container Path

Path of the container where the group is located

String

SAM Account Name

The Security Accounts Manager (SAM) logon name used to support clients and servers running earlier versions of the operating system.

String

See Also

Concepts

Active Directory Activities
Active Directory Integration Pack for System Center 2012 - Orchestrator