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AD_GroupModifications Job

The AD_GroupModifications Job provides a report of all changes to group objects. A separate report is provided to highlight group membership changes. The list of top perpetrators can be used to identify out of band changes.

Analysis Tasks for the AD_GroupModifications Job​

Navigate to the Jobs > Active Directory > 6.Activity > Changes > AD_GroupModifications > Configure node and select Analysis to view the analysis tasks.

CAUTION: Do not modify or deselect the selected analysis tasks. The analysis tasks are preconfigured for this job.

Analysis Tasks for the AD_GroupModifications Job

The following non-configurable analysis tasks are selected by default:

  • Group Changes – Creates the SA_AD_GroupModifications_Details view accessible under the job’s Results node
  • Summarize by Group – Creates the SA_AD_GroupModifications_GroupSummary table accessible under the job’s Results node
  • Summarize by Perpetrator – Creates the SA_AD_GroupModifications_UserSummary table accessible under the job’s Results node
  • Membership Changes – Creates the SA_AD_GroupMembershipChanges_Details view accessible under the job’s Results node
  • Summarize by Group – Creates the SA_AD_GroupMembershipChanges_Summary table accessible under the job’s Results node
  • Top Groups by Changes – Creates the SA_AD_GroupMembershipChanges_Last30Days table accessible under the job’s Results node.

In addition to the tables created by the analysis tasks, the AD_GroupModifications Job produces the following pre-configured reports:

ReportDescriptionDefault TagsReport Elements
Group ChangesTracks changes to group attributes.CCPA GDPR SOX HIPPA PCI-DSS GLBA ITAR FERPA FISMA ISO27001This report is comprised of three elements: - Pie Chart – Displays changes by type - Table – Displays changes by group - Table – Displays changes by group change details
Group Membership ChangesTracks changes to group membership.CCPA GDPR SOX HIPPA PCI-DSS GLBA ITAR FERPA FISMA ISO27001This report is comprised of three elements: - Stacked Chart – Displays the most active groups in the past 30 days - Table – Displays group membership summary - Table – Displays group membership change details