Fixing scheduled deprovisioning - currently not working (web interface)

Question

Hi all,

I am trying to work out what has happened to our installation of Adaxes, as scheduled deprovisioning has not been working for quite a while.

Previously it was possible to use the 'modify user' section to enter a 'scheduled deprovisioning date', which would then run the deprovision task on that date.

I don't recall specifically when it stopped working. I have tried checking what the 'modify user' section of the web console does, but it does not appear to be possible to change.

Currently the task is set to run against an unknown OU (the 5EDE OU shown here:)

The script "Check Deprovision date" is as follows:

$dateAttribute = "adm-CustomAttributeDate3" # TODO: modify me

$Context.ConditionIsMet = $False

try
{
    $decomissionDate = $Context.GetModifiedPropertyValue($dateAttribute)
}
catch
{
    return # No decomissioning date specified
}

$currentDate = [System.DateTime]::Now
if ($decomissionDate -le $currentDate)
{
    $Context.ConditionIsMet = $True
}

I have tried adding a test office OU to the 'assigned over' section, however even when I set the 'deprovision date' in the 'Modify user' section of the web console to be a later date, it will execute the deprovision command 100% of the time when I run the script (so I presume it is returning true 100% of the time?)

Any input is appreciated!

Answer 1

Hello,

Currently the task is set to run against an unknown OU (the 5EDE OU shown here:)

This can happen, for example, if the OU got deleted. You can safely remove the item from the Activity Scope of the scheduled task and add required ones.

I have tried checking what the 'modify user' section of the web console does, but it does not appear to be possible to change.

As we understand, Modify User is a Web interface action you execute right from the home page. If that is correct, have a look at the following tutorial: https://www.adaxes.com/tutorials_WebInterfaceCustomization_ConfigureActionsPane.htm.

The script "Check Deprovision date" is as follows:

The script is wrong and will never work as desired. If you are using Adaxes version 2021.1, no scripts are required. You can use the If <property> <relation> <value> condition as follows: If you are using an older version, here is the script that will do the trick:

$property = "adm-CustomAttributeDate3" # TODO: modify me

# Get attribute value
try
{
    $compareDate = $Context.TargetObject.Get($property)    
}
catch
{
    $Context.ConditionIsMet = $False
    return
}

# Compare dates
$currentDate = [System.DateTime]::UtcNow
$Context.ConditionIsMet = $compareDate.Date -eq $currentDate.Date

For details on how to check the version of Adaxes you are using, have a look at the following help article: https://www.adaxes.com/help/CheckServiceVersion.