4.4.2 Setting the information acquired from Active Directory as an additional management item
You can obtain the detailed device information that is managed in Active Directory as an additional management item by specifying Active Directory as the data source of the additional management item. Also, set the management item for the Active Directory from which information is obtained.
To set the information obtained from Active Directory as an additional item:
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Display the Settings module.
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Select Assets and then Asset Field Definitions.
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Create an item for obtaining the information from the Active Directory, or edit an existing item.
To create a new item, in the Asset Field Definitions window, click the Add Fields button. To edit an existing item, select the item and then click the Edit button.
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In the displayed dialog box, specify Data Source for Active Directory.
In the Add Custom Fields or Edit Custom Fields dialog box that appears, click Data Source and specify Active Directory.
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You cannot specify Active Directory if the item you are adding or editing does not support Active Directory as a data source.
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Specify the Active Directory management item from which information is obtained.
Set the item name, description, data type, template, entity, and attribute to acquire from Active Directory, and then click OK button.
The information managed in Active Directory can now be obtained as an additional management item of each device.