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Active Roles 8.1.5 - Synchronization Service Administration Guide

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Working with Active Directory Working with an AD LDS (ADAM) instance Working with Skype for Business Server Working with Oracle Database Working with Oracle Database user accounts Working with Exchange Server Working with Active Roles Working with One Identity Manager Working with a delimited text file Working with Microsoft SQL Server Working with Micro Focus NetIQ Directory Working with Salesforce Working with ServiceNow Working with Oracle Unified Directory Working with an LDAP directory service Working with an OpenLDAP directory service Working with IBM DB2 Working with IBM AS/400 Working with IBM RACF Working with MySQL database Working with an OLE DB-compliant relational database Working with SharePoint Working with Microsoft 365 Working with Microsoft Azure Active Directory Configuring data synchronization with the SCIM Connector Configuring data synchronization with the Generic SCIM Connector
Using connectors installed remotely Creating a connection Renaming a connection Deleting a connection Modifying synchronization scope for a connection Using connection handlers Specifying password synchronization settings for a connection
Synchronizing identity data Mapping objects Automated password synchronization Synchronization history Scenarios of use Developing PowerShell scripts for attribute synchronization rules Using PowerShell script to transform passwords

Modifying the automatic configuration settings of a Microsoft Azure Active Directory connector

You can modify the automatic configuration settings of an existing Azure AD connector in the Synchronization Service Console.

To modify the auto configuration settings of an Azure AD connector

  1. In the Synchronization Service Console, open the Connections tab.

  2. Click Connection settings under the existing Azure AD connection you want to modify.

  3. On the Connection Settings tab, click Specify connection settings to expand it and use the following options.

  4. To create a new Azure application or update an existing one, select Auto configuration.

    NOTE: If you have more than one Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) service in your Azure tenant, select I have more than one Azure AD in my Azure tenant, and use the Tenant ID field to specify the GUID of the Azure AD for which you want to set up synchronization. For more information, see Finding the GUID (Tenant ID) of an Azure AD for Azure BackSync.

  5. Select one of the following options based on the number of Azure AD services in your Azure tenant:

    • I have one Azure AD in my Azure tenant.

    • I have more than one Azure AD in my Azure tenant.

  6. Authenticate your access to Azure AD:

    • If you have selected I have one Azure AD in my Azure tenant, to authenticate your access to Azure AD, click Log in to Azure, and from the Select Environment Type drop-down, select the environment type of your Azure tenant.

    • If you have selected I have more than one Azure AD in my Azure tenant, in Tenant ID, enter the GUID of the Azure AD for which you want to set up synchronization.

      TIP: For more information on how to find the GUID of an Azure AD service, see Finding the GUID (Tenant ID) of an Azure AD for Azure BackSync.

      After specifying the tenant ID, to authenticate your access to Azure AD, click Log in to Azure, and in the Select Environment Type drop-down, select the environment of your Azure tenant.

      NOTE: If you select I have more than one Azure AD in my Azure tenant, the Log in to Azure button will be enabled only if you specify a well-formed Azure AD GUID in the Tenant ID text box.

  7. Azure application name: Enter the name of the new or existing Azure application.

  8. To create or update the Azure application in Azure AD, click Create or update Azure application.

    The created or updated Azure application has the following directory roles assigned to it:

    • Directory Writers

    • Exchange Administrator

    • User Administrator

    The following permissions are also added, for which you must give admin consent:

    • Sign in and read user profile

    • Manage Exchange As Application

    NOTE: You may need to set additional permissions depending on your needs.

  9. To give admin consent for the permissions of the Azure application, click Consent. Then, in the Azure Tenant Consent dialog, click Accept.

  10. To test the connection with the new parameters, click Test connection.

  11. To modify the connection settings, click Save.

Microsoft Azure Active Directory data supported for synchronization

The next table lists the Microsoft Azure Active Directory object types supported by the Microsoft Azure AD Connector. The table also provides information about the operations you can perform on these objects by using the Microsoft Azure AD Connector.

Table 98: Supported objects and operations

Object

Read

Create

Delete

Update

User

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Group

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The following sections describe the attributes provided by the Microsoft Azure AD Connector. By using these attributes, you can read and/or write data related to a particular object in Microsoft Azure Active Directory.

Microsoft Azure AD user attributes supported for data synchronization

The Microsoft Azure AD Connector of the Active Roles Synchronization Service supports the following Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) user attributes for data synchronization.

NOTE: When configuring a data synchronization mapping rule with the Microsoft Azure AD Connector, consider that the following user attributes are currently not supported and cannot be queried via the Microsoft Graph API:

  • aboutMe

  • birthday

  • contacts

  • hireDate

  • interests

  • mySite

  • officeLocation

  • pastProjects

  • preferredName

  • responsibilites

  • schools

  • skills

This means that although these user attributes are visible, they cannot be set in a mapping rule.

Table 99: Azure AD user attributes supported for data synchronization

Attribute

Description

Supported operations

accountEnabled

Gets or sets whether the user account is enabled.

NOTE: This attribute is required when creating a user.

Read, Write

city

Gets or sets the user city.

Read, Write

country

Gets or sets the user country.

Read, Write

department

Gets or sets the user department.

Read, Write

dirSyncEnabled

Gets or sets whether the user was synchronized from the on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Read, Write

directReports

Gets the direct reports of the user.

Read

displayName

Gets or sets the user name in the address book.

NOTE: This attribute is required when creating a user.

Read, Write

facsimileTelephoneNumber

Gets or sets the user fax number.

Read, Write

givenName

Gets or sets the given name of the user.

Read, Write

jobTitle

Gets or sets the user job title.

Read, Write

lastDirSyncTime

Gets the time when the user was last synchronized with the on-premises AD DS.

Read

mail

Gets or sets the primary e-mail address of the user.

Read, Write

mailNickName

Gets or sets the mail alias of the user.

NOTE: This attribute is required when creating a user.

Read, Write

manager

Gets or sets the manager of the user.

Read, Write

memberOf

Gets the group membership of the user.

Read

mobile

Gets or sets the mobile phone number o the user.

Read, Write

objectId

Gets the unique identifier of the user.

Read

objectType

Gets the object type of the user.

Read

otherMails

Gets or sets other e-mail addresses for the user.

Read, Write

passwordPolicies

Gets or sets password policies applicable to the user.

Read, Write

passwordProfile

Gets or sets the password profile of the user.

NOTE: This attribute is required when creating a user.

Read, Write

physicalDeliveryOfficeName

Gets or sets the office location of the user.

Read, Write

postalCode

Gets or sets the postal code of the user.

Read, Write

preferredLanguage

Gets or sets the preferred language of the user.

Read, Write

provisionedPlans

Gets the provisioned plans of the user.

Read

provisioningErrors

Gets the errors encountered when provisioning the user.

Read

proxyAddresses

Gets the known address entries of the user.

Read

state

Gets or sets the state or province of the user.

Read, Write

streetAddress

Gets or sets the street address of the user.

Read, Write

surname

Gets or sets the family name of the user.

Read, Write

telephoneNumber

Gets or sets the telephone number of the user.

Read, Write

thumbnailPhoto

Gets or sets the thumbnail photo of the user.

Read, Write

usageLocation

Gets or sets the usage location, that is the geographical location where the user is located and operating from.

Read, Write

userPrincipalName

Gets or sets the user principal name of the user.

NOTE: This attribute is required when creating a user.

Read, Write

Microsoft Azure AD group attributes supported for data synchronization

The Microsoft Azure AD Connector of the Active Roles Synchronization Service supports the following Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) group attributes for data synchronization.

NOTE: When configuring a data synchronization mapping rule with the Microsoft Azure AD Connector, consider that the following group attributes are currently not supported and cannot be queried via the Microsoft Graph API:

  • acceptedSenders

  • allowExternalSenders

  • autoSubscribeNewMembers

  • hasMembersWithLicenseErrors

  • hideFromAddressLists

  • hideFromOutlookClients

  • isSubscribedByMail

  • membersWithLicenseErrors

  • rejectedSenders

  • unseenCount

This means that although these group attributes are visible, they cannot be set in a mapping rule.

Table 100: Azure AD group attributes supported for data synchronization

Attribute

Description

Supported operations

description

Gets or sets the group description.

Read, Write

dirSyncEnabled

Gets whether the group was synchronized from the on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Read

displayName

Gets or sets the display name of the group.

NOTE: This attribute is required when creating a group.

Read, Write

lastDirSyncTime

Gets the time when the group was last synchronized with the on-premises AD DS.

Read

mail

Gets or sets the e-mail address of the group.

Read, Write

mailEnabled

Gets or sets whether the group is mail-enabled.

NOTE: This attribute is required when creating a group.

Read, Write

mailNickName

Gets or sets the mail alias of the group.

NOTE: This attribute is required when creating a group.

Read, Write

members

Gets or sets the members of the group.

Read, Write

objectId

Gets the unique identifier of the group.

Read

objectType

Gets the object type of the group.

Read

provisioningErrors

Gets the errors encountered when provisioning the group.

Read

proxyAddresses

Gets the known address entries of the group.

Read

securityEnabled

Gets or sets whether the group is a security group.

NOTE: This attribute is required when creating a group.

Read, Write

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