Find user with CustomAttributeDate

Question

Hi,

we save the start date of employees within adm-CustomAttributeDate1 and I would like to fetch them based on this field.

My criteria looks like this, however I get no response

New-AdmCriteria "user" {adm-CustomAttributeDate1 -occurredMoreThan 5}

Full script

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Softerra.Adaxes.Adsi")

$containerDN = "OU=XX,DC=XX,DC=XX"

# Connect to the Adaxes service
$ns = New-Object "Softerra.Adaxes.Adsi.AdmNamespace"
$service = $ns.GetServiceDirectly("localhost")

$searcher = $service.OpenObject("Adaxes://$containerDN", $null, $null, 0)

$searcher.Criteria = New-AdmCriteria "user" {adm-CustomAttributeDate1 -occurredMoreThan 5}
$searcher.SearchScope = "ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE"
try
{
    # Execute search
    $searchResultIterator = $searcher.ExecuteSearch()
    foreach ($searchResult in $searchResultIterator.FetchAll())
    {
        $userPath = $searchResult.AdsPath
        $user = $service.OpenObject($userPath, $null, $null, 0)
        Write-Host $user.Name
    }
}
finally
{
    # Release resources
    $searchResultIterator.Dispose()
}

What I want to achieve:

• When the start date is reached, add the user to a specific group

I also tried rule-based groups and business units, but none of them allow me to use the adm-CustomAttributeDate1 as search filter.

Answer 1

Hello,

Unfortunately, the behavior is by design. Adaxes custom attributes cannot be used in criteria. This is true for both scripts and rule-based groups. The easiest way for you to achieve the desired is to use a scheduled task like below.

Comments

Ok, thanks for clarification.

Is it planned to add such attributes as search criteria in future?

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Hello,

Yes, it is planned. However, there is currently no ETA for the feature.