We’ve introduced built-in Templates in AD Bulk Users — making bulk user operations faster, cleaner, and easier than ever. As of October 26, 2025 (v6.0.0.6+), you can generate and edit template data directly inside the application, without relying on external files. 🧩Read More
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⚡ Smarter Automation Has Arrived in AD Bulk Users
Automation in AD Bulk Users just took a major step forward With Custom Actions, you can now build fully tailored automation workflows that match your environment exactly — using the power and flexibility of PowerShell. Available as of January 12, 2026Read More
How do I move users to a new OU using AD Bulk Users?
If you are creating new users via the GUI you can click on the Destination button in the ribbon and then select the OU where you would like the users created (see below). Alternatively, you can use a column namedRead More
Changing the Primary Group (primaryGroupID)
Do you need to change the Primary Group for users? Which group is primary is stored in an attribute named primaryGroupID. The attribute primaryGroupID isn’t shown in AD Bulk Users by default so you’ll need to add it to the attributesRead More
The New button on the Schedule tab is greyed out.
If the New button on the Schedule tab is greyed out check the local Users group has Modify access to the schedules.xml file found in the in the Configuration folder (c:\Program Files (x86)\Dovestones Software\AD Bulk Users\Configuration).
Setting the manager attribute for users in Active Directory
Starting with version 5.0.7.9 and above of AD Bulk Users you can set a users manager value using the managers username, distinguishedName or the managers employeeID. Internally in Active Directory a users Manager (seen on the Organization tab) is storedRead More