Adding Groups to an Active Directory Group

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Commerce Server Business Desk provides the Group Manager module for managing user membership in Active Directory groups. Your system administrator must base your site on the SupplierActiveDirectory Solution Site for you to have a Group Manager module in Business Desk.

You must have access to the Profiles modules to make changes to site terms, profile definitions, and profiles. For information about Business Desk permissions, see About Business Desk Security.

To add a group to an Active Directory Group

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  • The Active Directory group to which you want to add a group must have a unique name across the Active Directory tree structure.
  1. In Profiles, click Group Manager.
  2. In the Find User or Group screen, in the Find pane, select the Groups option.
  3. In the Search Filter box, type the name of the group you want to add. You can use a wildcard character (*) in the name.
  4. Click Find Now. If your search returns no results or more than 1,000 results, you will see an error message. The results of a successful search will appear in the dialog box.
  5. Select the group you want to add to an Active Directory group, and then click on the toolbar.Open
  6. In the Manage Group screen, in the Search Filter box, type the name of the Active Directory group to which you want to add the group. You can use a wildcard character (*).
  7. Click Find Now.
  8. In the Search Results list, select the specific Active Directory group to which you want to add the group, and then click Add Object on the toolbar to add the group and save the changes to the Active Directory group.
  9. The Objects that belong to this group list displays the Active Directory groups that the Active Directory group currently belongs to.
  10. Click Back to return to the Find User or Group screen.

The Active Directory group has been added to the specified Active Directory group. You can add a new user or Active Directory group, or you can click a different module in Business Desk.

See Also

Removing Users from Active Directory Groups

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