This article describes the RPA Active Directory functionality to create a new user.

For a full list of available functions, please read ACTIVE DIRECTORY functions.

Description

The ACTIVE DIRECTORY Create a user function creates a new user account in Active Directory with the specified attributes.

Setting it up

To use the ACTIVE DIRECTORY Create a user function, follow these instructions:

Once on a process map:

Navigate to the process where you would like to add the ACTIVE DIRECTORY Create a user function
Click on the green button's drop-down (right side of the green button labelled "Process")
On the menu that appears, click on the "+ Activity" item
From here you can select the ACTIVE DIRECTORY Create a user option
Click "Add" once you are done

Parameter	Required	Type	Default	Description
Name	Yes	Text	-	The name of the Active Directory connection to use
DN	Yes	Text	-	The full distinguished name for the new user (e.g. CN=John Smith,OU=Users,DC=example,DC=com)
Username	Yes	Text	-	The sAMAccountName for the new user
First name	No	Text	-	The user's first name (givenName)
Last name	No	Text	-	The user's last name (sn)
Email	No	Text	-	The user's email address (mail)
Password	No	Text	-	The initial password for the user account
Enabled	No	Boolean	true	Whether the account should be enabled immediately
Attributes	No	JSON	-	Additional LDAP attributes to set as a JSON object

This action does not produce output variables.

Error	Description
Connection not found	No connection exists with the specified name
User already exists	A user with the specified DN or username already exists
Invalid DN	The specified distinguished name is not valid
Insufficient permissions	The bound account does not have permission to create users