Receiving email or SMS notification when a user's group membership is modified

It is essential that the concerned users, and if necessary their managers and IT administrators, are notified when users' group memberships are modified. ADManager Plus automates the action of notification when group attributes are modified and thereby comes handy for IT administrators. ADManager Plus allows you to send email and/or SMS notifications by creating an appropriate notification profile in Admin settings.

1. Click on the 'Admin' tab.
2. Under 'Custom Settings' section in the left navigation pane, select 'Notification Profile' option.
3. Then click on 'Create New Profile' button on the top right corner.
4. Enter a suitable 'Profile Name' and 'Description' for the notification profile in the respective fields.
5. In 'Profile Criteria' section, choose 'Action' from the first drop down list, choose the connector as 'Is' from the second drop-down list.
6. Now to provide the actual actions, click on the 'Edit' icon. This will display all the user management actions. Now, in the 'General Attributes' section, choose 'Group Attributes' and click on 'OK'.
7. Select the pencil icon next to the 'Notification Template' to choose an existing template or create a new template to send notifications via email, SMS, or both.
8. Click 'OK'. Click 'Save'.

Steps to create new email or SMS notification template.

1. Click on 'Admin' tab.
2. Under 'Custom Settings' section the left navigation pane, select 'Notification Profile' option.
3. Then click on 'Notification Template' on the top right corner.
4. Click on 'Create New Template'.
5. Be sure to provide a suitable name and description for the notification template in the respective fields.
6. Provide the value for 'Send Notification Via' field by choosing 'Email/SMS/Both' option from the drop down list.
7. If you choose only the 'Email' option provide the email address to which the notification has to be sent, in the 'Send Notification to' field. You can either choose the email from the existing list or type in the email address by yourself.
8. Provide the subject line for the email in 'Subject' field.
9. In the 'Message' box, type the email content that you wish to send. Make use of the macros that are listed next to the 'Message' field to include specific details related to the triggering action such as the domain in which the action occurred, the time at which it was performed, the technician who performed the action, and more.
10. Select the 'Attachment' option, and also the desired format (PDF, HTML, XLSX) from the drop-down list, if you wish to send the notification as attachments. If you choose to notify via SMS, choose 'SMS' in the 'Send Notification Via' field and provide the phone number(s) in the 'Send Notification to' field.
11. Provide the SMS notification text in the 'Message' field. Make use of the macros that are listed next to the 'Message' field to include specific details related to the triggering action such as the domain in which the action occurred, the time at which it was performed, the technician who performed the action, and more. Click 'Save'.