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Create a Virtual Attribute Mapping for your User Claim

Integration with SharePoint requires at least one claim that contains an identifier that uniquely identifies the user. These claims often appear in the people picker as cryptic values, such as the following example:

uid=e123456

Such claims are difficult to associate with the intended user. The Agent for SharePoint uses a special attribute mapping which retrieves the display name of the user. This user name appears next to the related identifier claim in the people picker. After this user mapping is configured, the previous example appears in the people picker like the following one:

uid=e123456 associated_user_name

To create a virtual attribute mapping for your user claim, select the procedure corresponding to your type of directory server from the following list: