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Group → Create

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Summary

Create a new Active Directory group under a specified parent organizational unit (OU) with configurable name, type, scope, description, and sAMAccountName.

Inputs

  • Group Name (required) — Name of the group to create.
  • Parent DN (required) — Distinguished Name (DN) of the parent OU where the group will be created.
  • Group Type — Type of group to create, either 'Security' (for permissions) or 'Distribution' (for email only). Defaults to 'Security'.
  • Group Scope — Scope of the group, one of 'Global', 'Domain Local', or 'Universal'. Defaults to 'Global'.
  • Description — Optional description of the group.
  • sAMAccountName — sAMAccountName login name for the group. Defaults to the group name if not provided.
  • Continue on Error — Whether to continue processing other items if this item fails. Defaults to false.

Output shape

a single JSON object indicating success and details of the created group

The output contains a 'success' flag, a message confirming the creation, and the result details from the Active Directory API client. Errors will throw exceptions unless 'Continue on Error' is enabled.

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