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Move Active Directory user into Organizational Unit

This activity moves a user to another organizational unit (OU) in Active Directory. Special permissions are required to actually update information.

In SharePoint Designer, this action is in the Virto Actions category.

SharePoint Workflow Designer Phrase

Move this user into this organizational unit.

Parameters

ParameterDescription
this userUser login name. Ex: “user@domain”, “domain\user” or “user”.
this organizational unitThe organizational unit to move the user into.

Properties window: Domain — Optional. Domain name. You should enter domain name if user name without a domain, otherwise it will be calculated from the user name. This parameter is not part of the action sentence: select the action in SharePoint Designer and click Properties.

By default, activity uses the current user when authenticating. If you want to use custom authentication, use “Set Active Directory authentication” activity before.

Updated on November 12, 2026