PeopleUpdate/Search
Create and Show an Organization Chart in PeopleUpdate or PeopleSearch
You might want to create a tab that has an organization chart starting with someone in your organization like the CEO, President, etc. Follow the procedure to create a new tab and set up the organizational chart by using the Org Nav in PeopleUpdate ...
Edit a multi-valued attribute as a single-valued attribute in PeopleUpdate
You might want to show a multi-valued editable attribute in Active Directory as a single edit box instead of multiple boxes with an Add button. Use the information below to set this up. Background PeopleUpdate queries the Active Directory schema for ...
Display the pwdLastSet value in PeopleUpdate as a non-numeric date value
Support for displaying these sorts of large integer attributes has been added to PeopleUpdate/PeopleSearch v4.6. For more information, check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag9YFdvF-ms . This article discusses how to display the pwdLastSet ...
Customize PeopleUpdate Help Text
You can use localization to make help text modifications for pages in PeopleUpdate and this won’t cause any problems with the application. Refer to the article below to change help text for the pages you’d like to customize. ...
Change the language for PeopleUpdate
You can localize most of the PeopleUpdate Search Console to any language you need but the Admin Console is only available in English. We only ship an English version of PeopleUpdate and you will need to perform the localization yourself since we ...
The attribute syntax specified to the directory service is invalid error when updating users
PeopleUpdate cannot update user data and shows error log message: “The attribute syntax specified to the directory service is invalid.” This only seems to occur for random users. Issue Description When you try to update a user’s information in ...
Make a copy of a task item in PeopleUpdate
PeopleUpdate doesn’t have an administrative capability to copy task items or page layouts. To copy a task item, follow the steps below to make changes in your XML configuration file. This process will also copy the page layouts within the task item. ...
Display an Attribute Field Value by Attributes Other than its CN
When certain attributes such as the managedBy attribute display in PeopleUpdate, you may note that the value displays as the CN and not the display name. To fix this, ensure the attribute is properly configured on the Attributes management page of ...
Add a multi-valued attribute in PeopleUpdate
PeopleUpdate allows you to edit multi-valued attributes in Active Directory. With multi-valued attributes, the Edit page shows multiple text boxes with an Add button to allow you to add and delete values to and from the attribute. In some cases, ...
Constraint Error Trying to Update an Attribute Value in PeopleUpdate
When trying to update an attribute on the PeopleUpdate Edit page, you may encounter an error similar to the following. The application page will say “Could not update the entry data. Please consult your system administrator for assistance” while the ...
System.Xml error in PeopleUpdate and PeopleSearch
You might see the following error in your PeopleUpdate error log and note that PeopleUpdate will not query Active Directory properly in this situation. Exception occurred in System.Xml: '<', hexadecimal value 0x3C, is an invalid attribute character. ...
Installing more than one instance of a Web Active Directory application on the same server
Description You can install multiple instances of the same Web Active Directory application–including PeopleSearch, PeopleUpdate or PeoplePassword–on the same web server. This is handy if you want to target different applications to different ...
How to log out of PeopleUpdate
This article pertains to how to log out of PeopleUpdate. PeopleUpdate uses Windows authentication and, depending on your browser settings, the credentials you used for the presentation may be stored by your browser. If you use Internet Explorer, you ...
What Source Properties Can I Use in the CurrentUser Context of PeopleSearch and PeopleUpdate?
PeopleSearch and PeopleUpdate allow for an extremely powerful way of dynamically displaying data depending on the user who is logged into the application. For example, it’s fairly straightforward to create a tab called “Groups I Manage” then set up ...
What Input Masks Can be Used in PeopleUpdate?
In PeopleUpdate, it’s possible to use input masks to control what data is input by you and/or your users in specific fields (pertaining to specific attributes) in Active Directory. he mask may contain literal characters and input-mask-flags such as & ...
Replicate Attributes to the Active Directory Global Catalog
If you search the Global Catalog and notice that some attribute values aren’t populated in the Summary Results page of PeopleSearch or PeopleUpdate, it’s likely because the attributes are not replicated in the Global Catalog that you are searching. ...
Using PeopleSearch and PeopleUpdate with SharePoint
You can set up an integration for PeopleSearch and PeopleUpdate with your WSS or SPP SharePoint environment. Web Active Directory supports SharePoint integration using the Page Viewer Web Part available in WSS/SPP to expose PeopleSearch and ...
Deserializing error in PeopleUpdate
You might see the following error in your event log for PeopleUpdate. Application Error A critical application error occurred that could not be handled by the system. Please report the following information to your system administrator. Error ...
Secure the PeopleUpdate Administration Console
Securing the Administration Console You can secure the PeopleUpdate Administration Console to restrict access to a set of authorized users in your environment. PeopleUpdate leverages ASP.NET security to check user credentials and authorize access to ...
Why do Active Directory Permissions Revert After I Set Them?
Active Directory has a feature that keeps privileged users like Domain Admins from locking themselves out of Active Directory by incorrectly setting permissions. The AdminSDHolder object and its Active Directory worker code is used by Domain ...
Improve Search Performance for Large Sets of Results in PeopleUpdate
here might be instances where a query in your AD returns a large number of results over 1000. In this case it’s beneficial to use the paging feature when retrieving search results from the directory. Active Directory enforces a standard number of ...
Migrate PeopleUpdate or PeopleSearch to a New Server
You might need to migrate PeopleUpdate or PepleSearch to a new server for a number of reasons. In general, the migration process is very simple and just follow the guidelines below for a successful migration. 1. Download the proper version of ...