Enable synchronization of PreferredDataLocation

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I've read up on https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/connect/active-directory-aadconnectsync-change-the-configurationto enable this synchronization. But I haven't seen what attribute is recommended in the onprem AD to sync with PreferredDataLocation in Azure AD.

Anyone that has done this have a recommendataion?

thanks

vasilmichev · Answer

Chosing the attribute is up to you, as there is no "matching" on-premises attribute. The example in the article uses the "c" attribute, which is the the country/region representation based on ISO-3166 (https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search). You can create a rule based on this attribute, or choose any other single-valued string attribute, for example one of the custom/extension attributes.

jason benway · Answer

Thanks, I think I'm going to use extensionAttribute1 I think it was created from exchange.&nbsp;I don't see any object with a value in it.&nbsp;jb

jason benway · Answer

Well extensionattribute1 is already syncing and that exist in Azure AD....

brian desmond · Answer

The extension attributes all sync to the corresponding attributes in AAD. This attribute doesn't actually do anything yet.

saikrishna raghati · Answer

You can use any attribute from AD which is unused for any other application. I suggest msExchExtensionAttribute16 or 15 attribute from on-prem AD to be synced with Azure AD attribute preferreddatalocation.
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Again after confirming with your AD team the attribute is unused by any other application.&nbsp;

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