Automating user addition into SAS SMC

[SundeepK]

Hi All,

I have all my users on Active directory/Linux. Is there a way whenever new user come in, can we automate the user addition directly into SAS SMC.

Appreciate your help...!

Regards

Sandy

[gwootton]

Yes, SAS provides sample programs you can schedule to do this.

Overview of User Bulk Load and Synchronization
https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/bicdc/9.4/bisecag/n0l2hp5m00a1z2n1b598q4pknfih.htm

[NEFossum]

If you automate this, do not connect to a named domain controller, if your company have multiple - use the load balancer in front. You do not want one single point of failure - been there, done that, and got the t-shirt. The named DC was down, and all users deleted from SMC 🙂

You may also want to look into the 3rd-party plug-ins for 9.4 from Metacoda, and their "Identity Sync": A New Perspective on Your SAS® Metadata – Metacoda

Now we just mark users for deletion while syncing, and do a manual verification before users are removed - you may not want to leave a lot of content "without owner" in your metadata.

[MichelleHomes]

Thank you @NEFossum for mentioning your experience using Metacoda Plug-ins software. The Metacoda Identity Sync tag-delete feature is very popular and appreciated for the reason you mentioned and may avoid having to revert to a backup. 😎

@SundeepK if you would like to learn more about how the Metacoda Identity Sync Plug-in has helped other SAS admins, please have a look at some of the SAS Community threads:

• Bulk / batch loading of users in SAS metadata - SAS Support Communities
• Solved: How to integrate the Active Directory with SAS ser... - SAS Support Communities
• Solved: How to compare AD users to SAS Metadata users to h... - SAS Support Communities
• Q&A from SAS Security Design Best Practices, Valid... - SAS Support Communities
• Shadow Groups for LDAP Synchronisation - SAS Support Communities

If you are interested in trying out Metacoda Identity Sync Plug-in in your own environment, you can register for a 30 day free trial. There are many success stories where SAS customers have streamlined their user administration using Metacoda Identity Sync and some examples are:

• Nils Erik's FANS presentation - Keeping Your SAS System Secure at Posten Norge
• Auto & General Case Study - Providing SAS® platform security confidence and business assurance with ... 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Kind Regards,

Michelle