You can minimize the steps necessary to add objects to groups via the corresponding action on Home page. For this purpose, you need to configure the action parameters to specify default of pre-set values for them.
To configure the 'Add to Group' action on the Home page:
Launch the Adaxes Web Interface Configuration Tool on the computer, where the Web Interface is installed.
How:Windows 7 and earlier:
- Open the Windows Start menu.
- Click All Programs > Softerra Adaxes 2017.1 > Web Interface > Web Interface Customization.
Windows 8 and 8.1:
- Open the Start screen.
- Start typing Web Interface Customization.
- Press Enter.
Windows 10:
- Open the Windows Start menu.
- Click All apps > Softerra Adaxes 2017.1 > Web Interface Customization.
In Interface type drop-down list, select the type of the Web Interface you want to customize and click the General tab.
Select the Actions pane check-box and click the Configure Home Page Actions button.
In the Home Page Actions dialog that opens, click the Add button below to create a new action.
The actions contained in the Actions pane can be organized into groups. To create a new action under a specific group, select this group before adding the action. To add a new group, click the Add Group button below, type group's name, and press Enter. In the Add Home Page Action wizard that opens, click Add to Group and click Next.
Provide the name, brief description, and confirmation text for the new action. Click Next.
If you don't want any confirmation to be displayed, leave the Confirmation field blank. After the operation is initiated, users will need to select the Active Directory objects they want to add to groups. On this wizard step, you can configure options for the selection of the objects.
To always perform the action on the account of the user who initiated it, select the Always perform for the current user option. In this case, users will not be offered to select the objects, on which to perform the operation (the account of the user who initiated the operation will always be selected automatically).
To allow users to add multiple Active Directory objects to groups in one operation, select the Allow multiple selection option.
To allow users to add to groups only the Active Directory objects located under a specific container or OU, enable the Allow selecting only AD objects located under a specific OU or container option. Specify the DN (Distinguished Name) of the OU or container you need in the Container DN edit box.
To get the DN of an AD objects, right-click the object you need in the Adaxes Administration Console. In the context menu, open the submenu of the Copy item, and click Copy DN. The DN of the selected Active Directory object will be copied to the clipboard. Container DN can be composed using value references. For example, you can specify the following value here: OU=%department%,DC=company,DC=com. In this case, the %department% value reference will be replaced with the Department property of the user, who performs the action. So, when a user, whose department is Sales, performs the action, the Container DN will be set to OU=Sales,DC=company,DC=com. To allow users to add to groups only specific types of Active Directory objects, select the Allow selecting only AD objects of specific types option. In the list below, check the object types you need.
To allow users to add to groups only the Active Directory objects that match a specific LDAP filter, enable the When selecting the target OU or container, display only objects that match the specified LDAP filter option.
To construct an LDAP filter, you can use the LDAP Filter Builder. To access it, click 
Find on the toolbar in the Adaxes Administration Console,
activate the LDAP Search tab, and click the embedded 
button in the Enter LDAP filter field.
Click Next.
After users have selected the Active Directory objects they want to add to groups, they will need to select the groups to which the selected objects will be added. On this wizard step, you can configure options for the selection of the groups:
To allow users to add the selected objects to a specific group only, select the Always modify membership of the specified group option. Specify the DN (Distinguished Name) of the group you need in the Group DN edit box. In this case, the selected objects will always be added to the group you specify and users will not be able to select other groups.
Group DN can be composed using value references. For example, you can specify it as follows: CN=Managed Users,%adm-InitiatorParentDN%. In this case, the %adm-InitiatorParentDN% value reference will be replaced with the DN of the OU, where the user, who performs the operation, is located. So, users will only be able to add objects to the 'Managed Users' group located in their own OUs. To allow users to add the selected objects to multiple groups in one operation, select the Allow multiple selection option.
To allow users to add the selected objects only to the groups located under a specific container or Organizational Unit, select the Allow selecting only groups located under a specific OU or container option. Specify the DN (Distinguished Name) of the OU or container you need in the Container DN edit box.
To get the DN of an AD objects, right-click the object you need in the Adaxes Administration Console. In the context menu, open the submenu of the Copy item, and click Copy DN. The DN of the selected Active Directory object will be copied to the clipboard. Container DN can be composed using value references. For example, you can specify the following value here: OU=%department%,DC=company,DC=com. In this case, the %department% value reference will be replaced with the Department property of the user, who performs the action. So, when a user, whose department is Sales, performs the action, the Container DN will be set to OU=Sales,DC=company,DC=com. To allow users to add the selected objects only to the groups of specific types (e.g. only to the Global Distribution groups), select the Allow selecting only groups of specific types option. Specify the desired group type and scope using the options below.
To allow users to add the selected objects only to the groups that match a specific LDAP filter, enable the When selecting the target OU or container, display only objects that match the specified LDAP filter option.
To construct an LDAP filter, you can use the LDAP Filter Builder. To access it, click Find on the toolbar in the Adaxes Administration Console,
activate the LDAP Search tab, and click the embedded
button in the Enter LDAP filter field.
Click Finish.
Click Apply two times.
| There is no need to restart IIS to apply the changes, as the changes are applied automatically. |