Control data entry in AD

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sewins

I believe I once read that fields in ad could be converted combo or
list boxes to restrict/improve data entry. I'd like to create a list
of departmental names to ensure new staff are assigned to the correct
department when they are created. Currently the odd typos and
departments called Finance or Accounting create a messy directory.

I'm not looking at creating a new frontend for data entry to ad just
adapting the current forms in the Users and Computers console.

No need for detailed explanation just a link describing how to do this
or at the very least confirmation it is possible would be very helpful.
I can't find anything online describing how to do this.

Many thanks

Stuart
 
Joe,

Thanks for the link it looks like it will be easier to promote good
practice in the IS Department and make sure data is entered correctly.
I'll write some queries that will easily identify any user accounts
with incorrect details.

Interestingly this post came out of the fact that it is not possible to
do Select Distinct SQL queries against the AD LDAP directory. So to get
a list of all departments used in ad I have to list all users and then
create a list of departments. I may post again to see if there is an
easy solution to this.

Again thanks for your help Stuart.
 
The distinct probably doesn't work because there is nothing in the underlying
LDAP query protocol that allows it. The ADSI engine would have to bring back all
info to a local DB store and then process it.
 
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