Device Attr sync from On premises AD to Azure AD

Question

Dear Team, We need to sync Device attributes from Microsoft AD to Entra ID. On Azure AD Connect connector we enabled sync for Computer devices and select required attribute like division for sync.

Still we are not getting division attribute on Entra ID.

Appreciate your support.

Answer 1

Hello Amrit,

Thanks for your question.

Here are the list of attributes synced between AD to ENtra: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/reference-connect-sync-attributes-synchronized

For some attributes you may need to configure extensions.

However, to troubleshoot this specifically if the attribute is correctly setup to sync, you will need to verify from the metaverse and connector spaces. This will tell us where the issue is.

To do this see:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/tshoot-connect-attribute-not-syncing

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Regards,

Abiola

Answer 2

Hi @Amrit Lal

If you want sync new attribute you should follow this article: Customize which attributes to synchronize with Microsoft Entra ID

A Full sync is required to update metaverse with new attribute.

Once the full sync is completed , the new attribute will be synced to Entra ID.

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Answer 3

@Amrit Lal

Thank you for posting this in Microsoft Q&A.

As I understand you are trying to sync Division attribute for devices from on-premises Active directory to Entra ID using Entra connect.

You have already enabled this attribute in Entra ID connector. But still you are not seeing this attribute in Entra ID.

Division attribute is not an attribute which is synced to Entra ID by default. Below is the article which shows all the attributes that can be synced to Entra ID using Entra connect.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/reference-connect-sync-attributes-synchronized

To sync attributes which are not part of Entra connect can be synced by enabling directory extension feature in Entra connect.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/how-to-connect-sync-feature-directory-extensions

Once these attributes are synced to Azure they will be populated in the form of below syntax,

user.extension_9d98ed114c4840d298fad781915f27e4_division

You can use below Graph query to get information see these attributes in Entra ID.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/how-to-connect-sync-feature-directory-extensions#viewing-attributes-using-the-microsoft-graph-api

Let us know if you have any further questions on this.

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