User`s guide

Procedure
1. From the toolbar, click Collect.
2. On the Collection Type page, select Active Directory and click OK.
3. On the AD Collection Options page, click Select Data Types to collect from these machines.
4. To ensure that a full collection occurs, select the Do not limit collection to deltas check box and click
Next.
5. On the Data Types page, click Select All.
6. Select the Use default filters option and click Next.
7. On the Location page, click the ellipsis button (...).
8. On the Select an AD Location page, expand the Enterprise tree, select an Active Directory Location,
and click OK.
9. On the Location page, click Next.
10. Click Finish.
What to do next
Explore initial Active Directory collection results. See "Active Directory Collection Results" on page 258.
Active Directory Collection Results
After you collect the initial Active Directory data, explore the results under Active Directory, Reports, and
Compliance.
Displayed information is only as current as the last time that you collected Active Directory data.
Option Description
Active Directory
Dashboard
Provides summary and day-to-day information about your Active
Directory environment in a graphical format.
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To view the dashboard, click Active Directory and select Dashboards >
Managed Objects.
Several Active Directory Dashboards are available.
Active Directory
Object Summary
Provides summary information about your Active Directory environment
in a textual format.
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To view the summary reports, click Active Directory and select Objects
> object-type.
Active Directory
Object Detail
Provides the detailed information behind the summary for your Active
Directory environment.
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To view the detailed information, click Active Directory and select
Objects > object-type. Click the View data grid button.
From the data grid view, you can enable or disable the summary to view
the details immediately.
Reports Provides Active Directory information by running pre-configured or
custom reports against the latest collected data. The time needed for a
report to generate depends on the volume or complexity of the data
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