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title: "User Provisioning Attribute Mappings for Microsoft Azure (Entra) AD"
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updated: 2026-05-11T09:31:35Z
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# User Provisioning Attribute Mappings for Microsoft Azure (Entra) AD

## Overview

User provisioning attribute mappings for both default and advanced sets.

## Applies To

- 8x8 Admin Console
- Microsoft Azure (Entra) Active Directory (Azure AD)
- Single Sign-On (SSO)

## Default Attribute Mappings

This table shows the default set of attribute mappings for user provisioning.

| Azure AD Attribute | Azure AD Portal Name | System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) Attribute | 8x8 Admin Console Name |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| userPrincipalName | User name | userName | Username |
| objectID | Object ID | externalId | Not visible in Configuration Manager |
| mail | Not visible in AD portal | emails[type eq "work"].value | Email |
| Not([IsSoftDeleted]) | Block sign in | active | User is greyed out |
| givenName | First name | name.givenName | First Name |
| surname | Last name | name.familyName | Last Name |
| jobTitle | Job title | title | Job title |
| department | Department | urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:extension:enterprise:2.0:User:department | Department |
| mobile | Mobile phone | phoneNumbers[type eq "mobile"].value | Personal contact number |
| telephoneNumber | Office phone | phoneNumbers[type eq "work"].value | Not visible in Configuration Manager |
| physicalDeliveryOfficeName | Office | urn:8x8:scim:schemas:extension:8x8user:2.0:User:site | Site |

## Advanced Attribute Mappings

This table displays additional attributes that are available but not mapped by default. Instructions for configuration of advanced mappings is outside the scope of this guide.

| System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) Attribute | Suggested Azure AD attribute | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| locale | PreferredLanguage | PreferredLanguage may be set through the AzureAD powershell module |
| timezone | User extension attribute |  |

## Additional Information

For more information on user provisioning, see [User Provisioning Configuration for Microsoft Azure (Entra) AD](/support/docs/user-provisioning-configuration-for-microsoft-azure-entra-ad).