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How to synchronize attributes to G Suite

Payal Arya
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    • Scenario

    You wish to synchronize user attributes from an LDAP server such as Active Directory to G Suite for use with your Exclaimer Cloud signatures.

    Resolution

    You can synchronize many of the standard user attributes and other custom attributes from your LDAP server to G Suite using the Google Cloud Directory Sync tool (this is available to download from Google).

    Please click on the required options listed below to go through the detailed description:

    Set up the Google Cloud Directory Sync tool and connect to G Suite and the LDAP server
    To set up the Google Cloud Directory Sync tool and connect to G Suite and the LDAP server:
    1. Download and install the Google Cloud Directory Sync tool.

    2. Enter your domain name and authorize the connection by clicking Authorize Now.


    3. From the left-hand side, select LDAP Configuration. From the right-hand side, Configuration Settings tab, specify the required details to connect to your LDAP server.
      Example:


    4. From the left-hand side, select User Accounts. From the right-hand side, select the User Attribute tab and specify a unique identifier Attribute.
      Example:


    5. Now, select the Search Rules tab. As required, specify an LDAP query.
      Example:
    Synchronize standard user attributes

    To synchronize standard user attributes:

    1. Within the Google Cloud Directory Sync tool, from the left-hand side, select General Settings. From the right-hand side, General Settings tab, select User Profiles.


    2. From the left-hand side, select User Profiles. From the right-hand side, select the User Profile Attributes tab and specify the required LDAP attributes.
      Example:


      NOTE: Only the following fields can be used in Exclaimer Cloud signatures: Primary Email, Job title, Department, Work phone numbers, Home phone numbers, Mobile phone numbers.
    3. From the Search Rules tab, as required, specify an LDAP query.
      Example:
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    Synchronize custom user attributes

    To synchronize custom user attributes:

    1. Within the Google Cloud Directory Sync tool, from the left-hand side, select General Settings. From the right-hand side, General Settings tab, select Custom Schemas.
      Example:
    2. From the left-hand side, select Custom Schemas. From the right-hand side, Custom Schemas tab, click Add Schema. The Add Custom Schema window is displayed.

    3. Give your new schema a name and add the required custom fields.
      Example:


    4. In the Search Rules tab, as required, specify an LDAP query.
      Example: