Bulk User Management for Crowd


Bulk User Management for the Crowd app, gives the ability to automatically and efficiently manage users in Crowd and automatically deactivate inactive users to save licensed user count. Here we will go through a guide to configure Bulk User management with Crowd. By the end of the guide, You can bulk Activate, Bulk Delete and, Automatically Identify inactive users based on their last login time and deactivate users on a regular basis.



Pre-requisites

To configure Bulk User Management for Crowd, you need the following items:

  • Crowd should be installed and configured.
  • Admin credentials are set up in Crowd.
  • Valid Crowd Server or Datacenter Licence.

Download And Installation



  • Log into your Crowd instance as an admin.
  • Navigate to the Administration menu and click Manage Apps.
  • Click Find new apps or Find new add-ons from the left-hand side of the page.
  • Locate Bulk User Management for Crowd via search and click on install.
  • SAML Single Sign On (SSO) into Crowd, Install Crowd Add-On through manage apps menu
A. License and Plugin Download

  • Create an account with miniOrange.
  • Login to miniOrange Admin console.
  • Navigate to License > Manage License > Release and Download.
  • Download the jar file from the Download link.
  • Now, click on the View License button to get the license key.

B. Installation

  • Log in to the Crowd Admin console.
  • Navigate to Administration > Manage Apps.
  • Click on the Upload App and upload the jar file.
  • Now, click on the Configure button. You will be asked to verify the miniOrange credential and license key.

C. Plugin Activation

  • Navigate to Crowd Admin Console → Manage Apps.
  • Click on the Configure button of the miniOrange Crowd Bulk User Management plugin.
  • Log in with your miniOrange account. Once authenticated, you will be prompted to enter the license key.
  • Enter the license key and click on the verify button.

Perform the Bulk User Management operation:

  • Click on the ADVANCE USER MANAGEMENT section.
  • Select the Users for bulk operation using the checkbox associated with them. Now, select the Action that you want to perform on users from the Action drop-down & hit the Apply button.
  • Perform Bulk User Management for Crowd, Bulk action management to activate deactivate users

Setup User Auto Deactivation:

  • Navigate to the Auto User Deactivation tab.
  • The Auto Deactivate Users option lets you deactivate users who haven't logged in over more than X number of days. The auto deactivate option runs daily on schedule and checks if a user has logged in for 30 consecutive days and if they haven't, disables them. By default, it automatically deactivates a user if login is not done for 30 days.
  • If you want to deactivate a never-logged-in user then enable the Deactivate Never Logged-In Users.
  • If you do not want to Auto-deactivate users, then check the Exclude users for the Auto Deactivation option. After enabling this option, you will get a dropdown to select the users.
  • Crowd bulk user management deactivate users

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