RE: [ActiveDir] Show the EmployeeID field within ADUC

[joe]

The solution from the MSFT side is non-trivial as well and is being worked on. Hopefully we should see tihngs are much easier to work with "in the Longhorn" timeframe. One of the outstanding AD guys I know got moved over to working on ADUC and the other GUIs to tackle these kinds of things for Microsoft. I can vouche that yes Microsoft has heard this and several other GUI complaints and is working towards addressing them.   We actually put together a huge list of cool things we would like to see done to ADUC on this list previously which I sent directly to the aforementioned developer as well as placing into the feature request system (Ladybug if you are familiar with it). I can say that the developer was thrilled, positively thrilled that we took the time to put together a well written list and submitted it to him. It not only told him specific complaints with the GUI but also gave him insight into the kinds of things we as normal ADUC users (versus internal developers and testers) found important. Well I should say you guys as normal AD as everyone knows I am not a GUI guy. I have a feeling a lose 3 months of my life every time I fire it up so am scared of it as I am already old. ;o)  While he said he would love to get all of them into Longhorn, he knew the team wouldn't be able to do but would try to get as much as possible in. The remainder he thought would be possible for the R2 release of Longhorn. If you aren't familiar with the timelines inside of MSFT, new features for stuff was mostly stopped being added some time ago and the work has primarily been in the area of finishing and stabilizing the previously accepted changes. That type of timeline is pretty standard for any but the small developer houses (such as myself).      joe     -- O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm      From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:05 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Show the EmployeeID field within ADUC The request to view attributes outside of the those allowed with the standard ADUC display dll's seems to come up a lot.  I am surprised in the newer MMC and tools they did not come up with an SDK that is more obtainable for the admins who are not programmers.  I have never liked the idea of using custom script additions, but it's one of the better options if you do not have the programming resources for a custom DLL.   I suppose this has always been the arena of 3rd parties to supply their tools for custom management, but it would be nice to have a nice GUI based config for distributing a custom ADUC.   We have pretty much abandoned the ADUC tool for most admins in favor a homegrown ASP.NET app because of the need to expose more attributes than the standard ADUC displays.   The MMC is such a good concept,  but to fully leverage it, it seems you do need programming skillset which many AD shops may not be able to leverage.   just my 2c   ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 8:34 AM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Show the EmployeeID field within ADUC The below is non-trivial, whilst exposing the data via a context menu option (i.e. right click user, select 'show emp id') is far simpler.   A good example can be found here: http://www.petri.co.il/add_unlock_user_option_to_dsa.htm   You'll need to write a script to go get the emp id and make changes in the Config partition.     neil From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 July 2006 14:13 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Show the EmployeeID field within ADUC One of our admins has populated the EmployeeID field within AD. We would now like this field to be visible to all of our admins but are unsure how to make it appear on any of the tabs within the user's account in ADUC. Any suggestions on how to make this field appear on a user's account information?   BONNIE POHLSCHNEIDER COPELAND HELP DESK 937-493-2333 or Ext. 2333   PLEASE READ: The information contained in this email is confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are not an intended recipient of this email please notify the sender immediately and delete your copy from your system. You must not copy, distribute or take any further action in reliance on it. Email is not a secure method of communication and Nomura International plc ('NIplc') will not, to the extent permitted by law, accept responsibility or liability for (a) the accuracy or completeness of, or (b) the presence of any virus, worm or similar malicious or disabling code in, this message or any attachment(s) to it. 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