Customize directory search

Adaxes web interface provides powerful search capabilities. For example, administrators can use the web interface to perform a wide range of directory queries such as users whose passwords never expire or empty security groups with no owner.

For other users, the variety of search parameters might be confusing. To avoid that, the web interface can be configured to allow searching only for specific types of objects with a limited set of search criteria. If necessary, it is possible to completely disable search in the web interface.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to customize search features in Adaxes web interface.

1. Open Adaxes web interface configurator.

    How

   • On the computer where web interface configurator is installed, open Windows Start menu.

   • Click Adaxes Web Interface Configurator.

   To configure the web interface, you need to have the appropriate permissions.

    Permissions

   The permissions to configure the web interface are delegated via security roles. By default, only service administrators have the appropriate permissions. To enable other users to configure the web interface, grant them the corresponding permissions.

   To create a security role that grants the permissions to configure web interface:

   • In Adaxes administration console, right-click your Adaxes service, point to New and click Security Role.

   • Enter a name for the new security role and click Next.

   • On the Permissions step, click the down arrow embedded into the Add button and click Configure Web Interface.

   • Click Next and follow the steps in the wizard.

2. In the top left corner, select the web interface you want to customize.

3. In the left navigation menu, click Search.

4. If you want to completely disable search features in the web interface, toggle off the Enable search slider..

5. Quick search

   Quick search looks for all directory objects by name. Additionally, it searches for users by email, including secondary SMTP addresses, and for groups by description.

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   To customize quick search:

   • Activate the Quick search tab.

   • Select the object types that will be shown in search results.

6. Advanced search

   Advanced search allows users to find objects using a combination of search criteria.

    How to access advanced search

   To access advanced search, click the button located inside the Search box.

   To customize advanced search:

   • Activate the Search tab.

   • Select the object types available for search and specify properties that can be used in search criteria.

7. Columns in search results

   To configure columns that will be displayed in search results by default:

   • In the left navigation menu, click Browsing.

   • In the Columns section, select Search.

   • In the Default columns list, specify the columns that will be visible in search results by default.

   • Use the Group by and Sort by options to specify how to group and sort search results by default.

     Sorting or grouping search results can negatively affect the overall search performance, as the entire result set will be fetched instead of loading only the immediately visible part of the search results.

   For more details on how to configure columns, see Configure column settings.

8. Save the changes.

   Section settings can be applied to other web interface configurations. Click the down arrow button in the top right corner of the section and then click Apply to other web interfaces.

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