Create Computer

The Create Computer object enables you to create a new computer in Microsoft Active Directory.

How it is used

Use the Create Computer to automatically add a computer to the domain once it has been provisioned using an automated provisioning process.

Configuration

To configure the Create Computer object you need to know which connection you would like to use, the name of the computer that you will be adding and the identifier of the container you are adding it to.

Properties Tab

 

Connection	Click the ellipsis button (...) and select the Microsoft Active Directory connection that you want to use.
Name	Type the name of the new computer.
ParentContainer	Type the distinguished name of the container of the new computer.
NamingProperty	Type LDAP name of the naming attribute specific to the object class of the object you want to create. The naming attribute qualifies the object's relative distinguished name. If this parameter is omitted, the naming attribute is assumed to be "cn". Other possible values are "ou" (naming attribute of the organizationalUnit object class) and "dc" (naming attribute of the domain object class).
DNSHostName	Type the value of the DNS Host Name attribute for the new computer.
OperatingSystem	Type the value of the Operating System attribute for the new computer.
OperatingSystemVersion	Type the value of the Operating Systme Version attribute for the new computer.
OperatingSystemServicePack	Type the value of the Operating System Service Pack attribute for the new computer.
Description	Type the description of the new computer.
DisplayName	Type the Display name of the new comouter.
ExcludedProperties	Type the list of attributes (separated by semicolons ‘;’) that will not be updated when creating the computer in the Microsoft Active Directory.
IncludedProperties	Type the list of attributes (separated by semicolons ‘;’) that will be updated when creating the computer in the Microsoft Active Directory.
DeserializeValues	Select whether to deserialze values from an input source such as a text file.
UseDefaultExcludedProperties	Select whether to exclude a default set of properties from being updated when this computer is created.

 

Available Published Data

Note:Some published data values will only be available if the corresponding Optional property was configured in the Properties tab.

 

Name	Description
Command	The powershell command that was executed for this object.
Count	The number of items returned by the powershell command.
DN	The distiniguished name of the new computer.
DNSHostName	The value of the DNS Host name attribute of the new computer.
Description	The description of the new computer.
DeserializeValues	The value of the DeserializeValues parameter.
DisplayName	The value of the Display Name attribute of the new computer.
ExcludedProperties	The properties that were excluded from being updated when the computer was created.
IncludedProperties	The properties that were included to be updated when the comuter was created.
Name	The name of the new computer.
NamingProperty	The value of the NamingProperty parameter.
OperatingSystme	The value of the Operating System attribute of the new computer.
OperatingSystemServicePack	The value of the Operating System Service Pack attribute of the new computer.
OperatingSystemVersion	The value of the Operating System Version attribute of the new computer.
Standard output	The standard out stream that was returned by the powershell command.
ParentContainer	The distinguished name of the parent container of the new computer.
UseDefaultExcludedProperties	The value of the UseDefaultExcludedProperties parameter.

Common Published Data

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