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Office 365 Subscription

While creating or editing mail enabled objects through a Synchronize job, GroupID provides you the facility to sync or deprovision subscriptions from Office 365 messaging provider.

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Sync Office 365 subscription in a Synchronize job​

While creating or editing a Synchronize job (mailbox-enabled user) you can sync subscriptions from Office 365 messaging provider.

On the Object, Fields and Mapping page:

  1. Click Add Messaging Provider and select Office 365 from the drop down list.

  2. Enter domain name in which the mail server resides in the Domain Name box.

  3. Type the user name of an authorized user account on the mail server in the User name box.

  4. Type the application id in Application ID box.

  5. Enter password of the user mentioned in the User name field in the Password box.

  6. Enter Tenant ID in the box. Tenant ID is a globally unique identifier (GUID) that is different than your organization name or domain.

  7. Enter client secret in the Client Secret box.

  8. Click Sync Again.

    The name of mail server(s) in the given environment populates in the Server Name list, select your required mail server from the list.

  9. Click Save.

  10. On the Selected Fields section, the following Office 365 specific fields are selected by default in the Selected Fields box:

    • Sam Account Name
    • Display Name
    • First Name
    • Common Name (CN)
    • Last Name
    • Password
    • LicenseAssignment
    • User logon name
    • UsageLocation
    • Alias

  11. Select Field Mapping. You have to transform the following fields to sync subscriptions of Office 365:

    • LicenseAssignment
    • User logon name
    • UsageLocation
    • Password

  12. On the Field Map(s) section, click the Transform button against the:

    1. the LicenseAssignment field.

      1. On the Transform dialog box, select Static - assign a static value from the Set the destination field to box.
      2. Select check box(es) of the required subscription(s) from the list of subscriptions displayed.
      3. Click Transform.

    2. the User Logon Name field.

      1. On the Transform dialog box, select Script -write a Visual Baisc.Net script to assign a value programmatically from the Set the destination field to box.

      2. Click Edit Script to edit the script to append the user logon name with Office 365 domain name.

        By default, it displays: DTM.Result = DTM.Source("userPrincipalName") script.

        Modify it with the attributes you want for the user logon part and add domain name.

        For Example:

         DTM.Result = DTM.Source("First")&DTM.Source("Last")&"@directorymanager.onmicrosoft.com"

      3. To test the script, click Test Script from Field Options dropdown.

      4. On the Script Tester window click Run Script button to populate the test results in the Test Result box. Close the Script Editor to return to the Transform dialog box.

      5. Click Transform.

    3. the UsageLocation field.

      1. On the Transform dialog box, select Static - assign a static value from the Set the destination field to box.
      2. In the Static text box, enter 2-letter country name abbreviation such as US for United States.
      3. Click Transform.

    4. the Password field.

      1. On the Transform dialog box, select Static - assign a static value from the Set the destination field to box.
      2. Click Auto-Generate Unique, Complex Passwords.
      3. On the Password Complexity Options dialog box, enter 10 in the Password Length box.
      4. Clear the Special symbols check box.
      5. Click Transform.

    5. Continue with the rest of the pages of the wizard to complete the job.

Deprovision Office 365 subscription in a Synchronize job​

To delete a subscription in an existing job, double click the required job. Edit job wizard opens.

  1. Click Next until you reach on the Filed Map(s) page of the Edit job wizard.

  2. Click the Transform button against the: the LicenseAssignment field.

    1. On the Transform dialog box, select Static - assign a static value from the Set the destination field to box.
    2. Select check box(es) of the required subscription(s) you want to remove from the list of subscriptions displayed.
    3. Select the Deprovisioning check box.
    4. Click Transform.

  3. Click Finish or click Next if you want to modify a setting on any rest of the pages of the Edit Job wizard.

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