ARS user rename

Question

Hi All, 
 how can i rename user object(name) in ars? 
 for e.g. if department equal to sales it should move to sales ou, have i configured workflow for that. but, before moving to sales ou it should search for name whether already present or not, if present then it should add 1 at the end of name else keep it as it is. 
 also, while creation from QC, if two new users will get create in provisioning cycle with same name it should add 1 at the end of the name. 
 Can anyone help in this?

lee.andrews_82510 · Answer

I would recommend that you use a PVG to force the CN (name) and the sAMAccountName to be the same. The CN does not need to be unique but as you found out the DN does so when you move the object between OUs you can hit clashes. If you make the CN = sAMAccountName you no longer need to worry about OU moves and having to rename them. You are already compromising on your CN naming standard by adding numbers for uniqueness when you move the objects. 
 The alternative is to use a workflow and add a script to update the CN when the object moves but I think it is bad practice to rename objects. Even OU moves can be problematic if you have LDAP based applications as these tend to hard code the DN of the objects they use which means an OU move causes them to fail. Script too can be written with hard coded paths but this is probably bad practice it's far better to use the NTAccountName as a search parameter.

lee.andrews_82510 · Answer

I've not checked this but the $request object is what changed so you should be able to get the parent container from that and use that as the searchroot. I'd still recommend you start using a unique name for the CN so you don' t need this additional complexity. use the library function Get-Value 
 $targetOU = Get-Value $Request 'ParentContainerDN' function Get-Value { param ( $obj, $attr ) trap { continue } return $obj.Get($attr) return $null } # End Function Get-Value