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MIM 2016 with SharePoint 2016 User Profile Service: Import Custom Property from Active Directory

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Introduction

Now, we have the MIM installed and configure the SharePoint Server and apply the connection filter. Next, we want to import the custom AD attribute in the SharePoint.

In our company, we have a couple of custom attribute which we want to import and display in SharePoint 2016. In this example, we will use the employeeNumber property which is already created by our Active Directory Admin ( not covered here). Employee Number will be String type with a size of 100.

To import custom AD attribute we have to perform the following steps:

  • Create the New User profile Property in the User Profile Service
  • Create a matching property in the Metaverse Designer
  • Map the Custom Property in the ADMA
  • Refresh the Schema for SPMA
  • Map the Custom Property in the SPMA
  • Run Full Sync

Create Property in the UPA

Create a matching property in the Metaverse

Create the Mapping in the ADMA

Now you need to refresh the Schema for the SPMA in order to see the employee Number. Whenever you create / map a brand new property in the ADMA or User profile, you have to refresh Schema in order to see that attribute.

Refresh the Schema for SPMA

Create the Mapping in the SPMA

Run Full Sync

Now time to run the Full Sync. This step will validate our efforts and also import the values from AD into the User profile. Please run the full Synchronization using the Start-SharePointSync.

This completes the post.

See Also:

Please see the other parts of this series.

  1. SharePoint 2016 User profile Service Step by Step: Installation of MIM 2016
  2. SharePoint 2016 User profile Service Step by Step: Configuration of MIM 2016
  3. MIM 2016 with SharePoint 2016 User Profile service: Import Custom Property from Active Directory
  4. SharePoint 2016 User profile Service and MIM: Apply the Connection Filter
  5. MIM with SharePoint Server 2016 User profile: Add more Active Directory Domain for Synchronization.

Additional Resources:

Please read these other posts about the MIM and User Profile Service.

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