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SharePoint 2016 User Profile Service: can't change Type in new Synchronization Connection
I am trying to configure the SharePoint User Profile Service to synchronize with Novell eDirectory. I have successfully setup, configured and started the User Profile Service Application. When I...
Hey,
Have you managed to resolve this issue? I experienced the same problem today when I was trying to set up new sync connection type as Business Data Connectivity.
To use anything but AD Import in SharePoint 2016, you must implement Microsoft Identity Manager instead.
Hm, so how to map users from BCS to UPS in order to give user unified experience in SharePoint?
- With MIM, you can set up a Management Agent. You will set up ones for SharePoint, Active Directory, and your SQL data source. Spencer Harbar has a demo from Ignite (both 2016 and 2017) - https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Ignite/2016/BRK3039
