IBI-helpMe

ActiveDirectory

Description

Information from the Active Directory.

Allowed values

Attributes of the signed-in user or the system can be queried from the Active Directory.

User attributes

For querying user attributes, User must be specified as the source.

Example

 Source (source)

Attribute name (value)

Description

User

telephoneNumber

User's telephone number

XML
<configuration version="1.2.0">
  <applicationSettings>
 
    ...
 
	<!-- Information to be determined -->
	<collectedValues>

		<collectedValue type="ActiveDirectory"
						displayName="Telephone number of the user"
						value="telephoneNumber"
						source="User" />

	</collectedValues>

    ...
 
  </applicationSettings>
</configuration>

Computer attributes

For querying computer attributes, Computer must be specified as the source.

Example

 Source (source)

Attribute name (value)

Description

Computer

countryCode

Computer's regional settings

XML
<configuration version="1.2.0">
  <applicationSettings>
 
    ...
 
	<!-- Information to be determined -->
	<collectedValues>

		<collectedValue type="ActiveDirectory"
						displayName="Regional settings of the computer"
						value="countryCode"
						source="Computer" />

	</collectedValues>

    ...
 
  </applicationSettings>
</configuration>
Note

The above mentioned entries are just examples. You can find out which Active Directory attributes are available by using the Microsoft application Active Directory Users and Computers. Individual attributes are listed in the Attribute Editor column under the relevant Active Directory user or computer settings. If you want to determine the value of an attribute via IBI-helpMe, you must specify the attribute name as a value, as shown in the examples above.