Email field is mandatory for User objects in AWA

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

The "Email" field is now mandatory on User objects if "LDAP Sync" is enabled.

 

Reproduction :

On an AE with LDAP enabled.

Create a User object. It must have "LDAP Sync" enabled on it, and must match an existing LDAP user
The corresponding LDAP user should NOT have any assocaited email
Try to save the User object with the "Email 1" field being Empty

Expectation : as mentioned in the Doc (https://docs.automic.com/documentation/webhelp/english/AA/12.3/DOCU/12.3/Automic%20Automation%20Guides/help.htm#AWA/AdministrationPerspective/AG_users.htm) the E-Mail 1 is optional : you should be able to keep it empty

Reality : this field is now mandatory

Environment

Release : 12.3

Component : AUTOMATION ENGINE

Resolution

Will be fixed in a future release.