25.1 Customizing Property Pages

You can customize the object property forms that your assistant administrators use in their Active Directory management roles by object type. This includes creating and customizing new object pages that are based on object types that are built into DRA. You can also modify properties for the built-in object types.

Property objects are clearly defined in the Property Pages list in the Web Console so you can easily identify which object pages are built-in, which built-in pages are customized, and which pages are not built-in and were created by an administrator.

25.1.1 Customizing an Object Property Page

You can customize object property forms by adding or removing pages, by modifying existing pages and fields, and by creating custom handlers for property attributes. When you create custom handlers, they automatically execute when a property field changes or when an administrator responds to a prompt to run a query, depending on how the custom handler is configured.

The object list in Property Pages provides two operation types for each object type, Create Object and Edit Properties. These are the principal operations your assistant administrators perform in the Web Client, and your customizations can improve administrator efficiency and experience when managing Active Directory objects in DRA.

To customize an object property page in the Web Console:

  1. Login to the Web Console as DRA Administrator.

  2. Navigate to Customization > Property Pages.

  3. Select an object and operation type (create or edit) in the Property Pages list.

  4. Click the Edit button .

  5. Customize the object property form by doing one or more of the following, and then applying your changes:

    • Add a new property page: Add Page

    • Select a property page and customize the page:

      • Reorder configuration fields in the page:

      • Edit fields or subfields:

      • Add one or more fields: or Add Field

      • Remove one or more fields:

    • Create custom handlers for properties by using scripts, message boxes, or queries (LDAP, DRA, or REST)

      For more information about using custom handlers, see Adding Custom Handlers.

25.1.2 Creating a New Object Property Page

To create a new object property page:

  1. Login to the Web Console as DRA Administrator.

  2. Navigate to Customization > Property Pages.

  3. Under Tasks, click Create New Action.

  4. Create the initial object properties form by defining its name, icon, object type, and operation configuration.

  5. Customize the new form as required. See Customizing an Object Property Page.