AD Phone book
Find the right colleague immediately
For users it is clear and made obvious:
so that they can effortlessly find what they are looking for.
The user perspective
Employees want to find their colleagues’ contact details as fast as possible. Without having to log in again.
Ideally, they want a phone book integrated with the intranet which is accessible with just a few clicks.
Users search for:
a phone number or department
head of a department and team members
fast access to an intranet phone book (SSO)
job title and additional information about their colleagues
or they might just want to look at the profile photo of a colleague
The solution
An intranet phone book based on Active Directory data
With FirstWare IDM-Portal you use your own Active Directory as a data source for internal address lists.
It offers an optimal, simple way to use the AD datapool with an easily accessible web portal. The system requirements are minimal.
A fast approach to IDM
The FirstWare AD address book offers a fast and uncomplicated introduction to Identity Management.
You have the option of additional functionalities as it fits into your organisation:
In a first step you give your employees permissions to manage their own profile. By using the self service role, users can maintain their own profile only. The data on display is predefined by the administrator. As a further option you can delegate administrative tasks to users outside of the IT-department. Almost all employees have an AD user account. Use the existing data pool and delegate data administration tasks to team assistants, the HelpDesk or your HR department with the help of special delegation roles.
Individually adjustable
Design your own employee phone book
The AD-based phone book has many individual configuration options so it fits in seamlessly with your company’s guidelines:
adjustable colours
your own logo
your own descriptions
dynamic search and filter options
extensive choice of attributes
and much more
Your own profile picture
Displaying a high quality profile photo in the phone book is a must have for many employees. Especially in larger organisations with many geographical locations colleagues have not necessarily met in person. Therefore it is important to show an appealing profile picture.
It also increases the motivation to look after your own profile and to keep your contact details up-to-date. This is very easily done with self service.
Profile photos which are used in Outlook and Skype can be directly uploaded to the AD phone book.
The advantages
Are you thinking about the introduction of an employee phone book? Do you want to start with a simple solution and explore more options when the time comes? FirstWare IDM-Portal adjusts according to your requirements.
Intranet phone book based on AD data
Fast export of address lists in Excel
Individual design
logo, colours, labels
Quickly implemented,
straightaway ready for use
Helpful search and filter functions
Self Service to update own profile
Tip from the expert
Next to user objects, the AD phone book can display contacts as well. Contact objects are used for people outside your organisation, such as suppliers, external consultants as well as employees who do not have access to a computer. A contact object can contain a more limited set of attributes, in comparison to a user object. It is possible to build in special search filters which can separate internal from external users.