#Initialize a Hybrid Tenant

For hybrid tenants, you can run initialization to classify users and groups (security groups and distribution groups) into the corresponding categories in Elements.

Before tenant initialization, make sure an AD naming profile is assigned to the tenant. For detailed instructions, refer to AD Naming Profile Management.

Refer to the following steps to initialize a hybrid tenant:

1. On the User management page, select a hybrid tenant, and click Run Initialization.

2. On the Run Initialization page, the tenant name and customer’s organization name are displayed.

3. Select a domain to load the user directory. In the directory tree, users and groups are organized by organizational unit (OU). Users without an assigned OU will appear under Users; security groups without an assigned OU will appear under Groups.

4. To initialize users, complete the following steps:

   1. Expand the tree to locate the users that you want to initialize.

   2. Select users and click Select entry.

   3. Select an entry type.

      • External user – Select this entry type if you want to mark users as external users and display them under the User management > Users page > External users tab.

      • Service account – Select this entry type if you want to mark users as service accounts and display them under the User management > Users page > Service accounts tab.

      • Deleted user – Select this entry type if you want to mark users as deleted users and display them under the User management > Users page > Deleted users tab.

      • System user – Select this entry type if you want to mark users as system users and display them under the User management > Users page > Users tab with a system user icon.

      • User – Select this entry type if you want to display users under the User management > Users page > Users tab.

   4. After selecting an entry type, actions available to the entry type will be displayed. Select relevant actions for the selected users.

   5. Click Save.

   6. Click Apply changes to apply the changes.

5. To initialize groups, complete the following steps:

   1. Expand the tree to locate the groups that you want to initialize.

   2. Select groups and click Select entry.

   3. Select an entry type.

      • Functional role – Select this entry type if you want to mark groups as functional roles and display them under the Functional roles >Functional role list page.

      • System group – Select this entry type if you want to mark groups as system groups and display them under the User management > Groups page > Security groups tab with a system group icon.

      • Application group – Select this entry type if you want to mark groups as application groups and display them under the User management > Groups page > Application groups tab.

      • Security group – Select this entry type if you want to display groups under the User management > Groups page > Security groups tab based on their group type in local AD.

   4. After selecting an entry type, actions available to the entry type will be displayed. Select relevant actions for the selected groups.

   5. Click Save.

   6. Click Apply changes to apply the changes.