Security & connectivity
Why connect manufacturing applications to Active Directory?
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Direct answer
Centralized groups let IT add, remove, and disable access through the same account lifecycle used elsewhere, while manufacturing applications retain their role definitions. Domain password complexity and history policies also apply. The result is easier offboarding and less drift between standalone user lists.
Practical checkpoint
Disable a test domain user and confirm access is removed from every mapped manufacturing group without a separate local-account step.