User Deletions

This chapter provides information to delete a group of users from the Unified Communications Manager directory. You can locate existing user records to delete using either a query search or a custom file.

Delete Users Using Query

You can create a query filter to locate the user records for the users that you want to delete.


Caution

The delete action is final. You cannot retrieve deleted records.

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Bulk Administration > Users > Delete Users > Query.

The Delete Users Configuration window displays.

Step 2

From the first Find User where drop-down list box, choose one of the following criteria:

  • User ID
  • First Name
  • Middle Name
  • Last Name
  • Manager
  • Department Name

From the second Find User where drop-down list box, choose one of the following criteria:

  • begins with
  • contains
  • is exactly
  • ends with
  • is empty
  • is not empty
Step 3

Specify the appropriate search text, if applicable.

Tip 

To find all users that are registered in the database, click Find without entering any search text.

Step 4

To further define your query and to add multiple filters, check the Search Within Results check box, choose AND or OR from the drop-down box, and repeat Step 2 and Step 3.

Step 5

Click Find.

A list of discovered templates displays by:

  • User ID
  • First Name
  • Middle Name
  • Last Name
  • Manager
  • Department Name
  • LDAP Sync Status
Step 6

In the Job Information area, enter the Job description.

Step 7

Choose a method to delete user records. Do one of the following:

  1. Click Run Immediately to delete user records immediately.

  2. Click Run Later to delete the user records at a later time.

Caution 

The delete action is final. You cannot retrieve deleted records.

Step 8

To create a job for deleting the user records, click Submit.

To schedule and/or activate this job, use the Job Scheduler option in the Bulk Administration main menu.

Delete Users Using Custom File

To locate and delete users, you can create a custom file of user IDs by using a text editor.

Note

Do not use the insert or export transaction files that are created with bat.xlt for the delete transaction. Instead, you must create a custom file with details of the user records that need to be deleted. Use only this file for the delete transaction. In this custom delete file, you do not need a header, and you can enter values for user ID.


Caution

The delete action is final. You cannot retrieve deleted records.

Before you begin

  1. Create a text file that lists each user ID that you want to delete on a separate line.
  2. Upload the custom file with the first node of the Unified Communications Manager server.

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Bulk Administration > Users > Delete Users > Custom File.

The Find and List Users - Delete Users Based on Custom File window displays.

Step 2

In Delete Users where drop-down list box, choose one of the following criteria:

  • User ID
  • First Name
  • Middle Name
  • Last Name
  • Department
Step 3

In the Custom file where drop-down list box, choose the filename for the custom file.

Step 4

To check that the query includes the information that you need, click Find.

Step 5

In the Job Information area, enter the Job description.

Step 6

Choose a method to delete user records. Do one of the following:

  1. Click Run Immediately to delete user records immediately.

  2. Click Run Later to delete the user records at a later time.

Caution 

The delete action is final. You cannot retrieve deleted records.

Step 7

To create a job for deleting the user records, click Submit.

To schedule and/or activate this job, use the Job Scheduler option in the Bulk Administration main menu.