Group name restrictions

The following restrictions apply to the AD Group name (pre-Windows 2000) field in global security groups used for group access codes.

  • All letters are converted to upper case when transferred.
  • Maximum 30 characters are converted, additional characters are truncated.
  • The only letters and digits allowed are:
    • A to Z
    • 0 through 9.

  • The only special characters allowed are:

    • Underscore (_)
    • Dash (-).
  • The characters Æ, Ø and Å are converted as shown below:
    • Æ = AE
    • Ø = OE
    • Å = AA.

Important: Æ, Ø, and Å are treated as two characters.

  • All special characters other than the above will be removed.
  • Space is converted into dash (-).