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Copper Contributor

Sep 22, 2023

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Sync displaynameprintable attribute to Office 365 as SimpleDisplayName

display name printable is the attribute in Active Directory. How can we sync that to Office 365 as Simple Display Name attribute.

elieelkarkafi
Sep 28, 2023
displaynameprintable attribute to AAD is not an attribute in the list that Microsoft provided. check the link below. you may need to create a custom attribute in AD and fill it as needed and synced to AAD to you use it

Attributes synchronized by Microsoft Entra Connect - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn

and here the link how to change the default config with other attribute flows. but do this with caution because it might affect some features in O365

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/connect/how-to-connect-sync-change-the-configuration#use-an-attribute-other-than-the-default

MVP

Sep 22, 2023

aditya333 from your ENTRA connect , you need to add the attribute to be included in the sync

aditya333
Copper Contributor
Sep 22, 2023
elieelkarkafi Thanks for your reply. Does this sync to O365 as SimpleDisplayName attribute.
- elieelkarkafi
  MVP
  Sep 23, 2023
  you want to sync the displaynameprintable from AD to the display name attribute in O365 ? If this if your case than you need to change the default config of the connector
  
  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/connect/how-to-connect-sync-change-the-configuration#use-an-attribute-other-than-the-default
  - aditya333
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 28, 2023
    Hi elieelkarkafi, I have to populate displaynameprintable attribute values from onprem AD to AAD connect which should then replicate to Exchange Online as simpledisplayname so that I can hide department details for external user like ( Test User – Microsoft Corporation ) and for internal user (Test User - Finance Dept)
    
    Is it possible add SimpleDisplayName on the AADConnect as an attribute to Sync from on-premises to AAD/EXO ?