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AD_GroupPolicy Job

The AD_GroupPolicy Job audits all Group Policies that are present on the Domain Controller, and provides details on the containers they are linked to, and the settings that are configured.

Queries for the AD_GroupPolicy Job​

The AD_GroupPolicy Job uses the GroupPolicy Data Collector for the following query:

CAUTION: Do not modify the queries. The queries are preconfigured for this job.

Queries for the AD_GroupPolicy Job

The queries for this job are:

  • Link Status – Targets the default domain controller known to Access Analyzer to retrieve a GPO's list for the domain
  • Settings – Targets the default domain controller known to Access Analyzer to return the state for domain policies for all GPOs. See the GroupPolicy Data Collector topic for additional information.

Analysis Tasks for the AD_GroupPolicy Job​

Navigate to the Active Directory > 4.GroupPolicy > AD_GroupPolicy > 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_GroupPolicy Job

The default analysis tasks are:

    1. Group Policy Analysis – Creates an interim processing table in the database for use by downstream analysis and report generation
    1. Combined User and Computer Settings – Creates the SA_AD_GroupPolicy_SettingList table accessible under the job’s Results node

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

ReportDescriptionDefault TagsReport Elements
GPO DetailsThis report lists all Group Policies and their settings.NoneThis report is comprised of four elements: - Bar Chart – Displays GPO count by domain - Table – Provides details on policies by domain - Table – Provides details on GPO count by domain - Table – Provides details on settings
GPO OverviewThis report lists all Group Policies and their settings.NoneThis report is comprised of three elements: - Bar Chart – Displays GPO configuration by domain - Table – Provides details on GPOs - Table – Provides details on GPO configuration by domain