Configuring Automation Policy

ADManager Plus provides a simple built-in template that helps you configure automation policies. 

The following steps will help you configure a new automation policy.This automation policy can be implemented while creating automation.

  1. Click the Automation tab.
  2. From the left pane, under Configuration choose Automation policy.
  3. A page with the display of all existing automation policies and their details will appear; to create a new automation policy click on create new automation policy on the top-right corner
  4. In the page that appears configure the settings for the automation policy with the help of the labels
    • Automation policy Name: enter a name for the automation process
    • Description: add a note that describes the automation process
    • Automation Category: choose the Active Directory management category under which the task will be carried out
    • Select Domain: choose the domain and OUs where the task should be run
    • Instant tasks: choose a task from the drop down list box that has to be run immediately, you can add more by clicking on the plus signs
    • Successive tasks: choose the time period (days, hours or minutes) after which the successive tasks have to be run, and then choose the task from the drop down list box.
    • To add more successive tasks click on the add successive task link
  5. Finally click save and the automation policy will hence be saved
Note While implementing an automation policy in Automation, the policies defined under the domain and category chosen in the Automation alone will be displayed.