---
title: "AD Groups"
description: "Learn everything about AD Groups."
category: "Knowledge Base"
subcategory: "Collection"
last_updated: "2023-08-22"
source_url: "https://docs.xeox.com/knowledge-base/1tsADjnvsqfNJwHKuwpWZK/ad-groups/84hEDJV7uFDroAqrdq4i9F"
---

# AD Groups

## Overview of Information

> AD groups can not be created via XEOX, you can only access information about an AD group and filter accordingly if you require it.

In **Reporting - AD Group Report** you can only find an overview of all AD groups you created in your organisation, but if need more information regarding a group you created, you can find it under **Reporting - AD Export Report**. Simply click on the directory your group is saved in and then click on the group. You will then find more information regarding your group, for example the members of the group or which groups the group itself is a member of.

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/e44085b8dd274be8.png)

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Under the information tab **All**, you will find both the dn and samaccoutname, those are both unique and can be used to **[filter](https://docs.xeox.com/knowledge-base/1tsADjnvsqfNJwHKuwpWZK/filter/17SjvX8e1TSqqhBHStPczG)**, which devices are in the AD group (more on that below).

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/9bc7d9e2eabe38e7.png)

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/16a1105464a3ce7d.png)

## Filter via AD Group

> This section only explains how to filter with AD groups, if you need a more general explaination of filter, please see **[Filter](https://docs.xeox.com/knowledge-base/1tsADjnvsqfNJwHKuwpWZK/filter/17SjvX8e1TSqqhBHStPczG)**.

You are able to see which devices are in an AD group, and the name of that group, by adding a new **column** in the **[Update Center](https://docs.xeox.com/devices/7MBYDbmNWxx2qDk7tRy8uW/updates-per-device/hY3ATGQk3SWW6yAXmCo5rB)**. This column is called **AD Groups**.

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/c093c6e641fdf446.png)

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/26b50851be7b31eb.png)

If you need to filter the devices by the AD group, **create a filter**, that contains either the dn or the samaccountname:

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/8312858d5659b4e0.png)

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/6929012fdd71c46b.png)

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/54a0702a34ff16f1.png)

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/e3b86d9127cd83b9.png)

> Keep in mind, that you have to create a filter, simply using search table won’t work.

In case you want to filter wether a devices is part of an AD group or not, either use exists or does not exist.

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/bcba949cbc5f1028.png)

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/b6cd05ddd5c54c02.png)

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/1ab19aa74547d30b.png)

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/e2bb4ea9a73baf96.png)

## Create a job using AD Groups

> This section only explains how to create a job using AD groups, if you need a more general explaination of jobs, please see **[Jobs](https://docs.xeox.com/automations/kk29w6Dr2iM3dbYa6gqsvV/automation/mZg6HQd9yufhkfDEeu4Yme)**.

If you want to create a job using a filter, you can either use a filter directly when creating a job, or you can select the filtered devices, and click create job. Here is an example for the latter:

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/a2e8c0c4ea0ff077.png)

![notion image](https://docs.xeox.com/media/724d1cdea79544d3.png)