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How to connect to specific fields in AD

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Hi. I think my issue is fairly easy (for you guys 🙂 ) So the company I work for uses employee IDs for many of our logons, ID providers, etc. I get tired of having to log into AD, find the user, and then navigate to appropriate tab to get the user ID . I'm trying to build the most basic of apps that will allow me to type in the name, see the ID number. That's it!

I've added a connector of MSOffice365Users as that appears to be the closest thing I can come to AD (not azure AD, but the original MS AD). The field I need to get the data from is placed in the user properties , under the ACCOUNT tab, in the field of

"User Logon name (pre-Windows 2000):

__XXX\____________________________ ______(this is the field I need right here)________________________________

Thank you for any assistance.

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M_Ali_SZ365 1,110 on at

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Hi @scromer ,
To create a simple app for fetching an employee ID from Active Directory, follow these steps:
Use the Office365Users connector.
Create a text input to enter the user's name.
Add a button to search for the user ID based on the name.
Place a label to display the ID.
Set the button’s OnSelect function to:
Set(varUser, Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm: TextInput1.Text}))
Set the label’s Text function to:
varUser.mailNickname
This assumes mailNickname corresponds to the "pre-Windows 2000" login name. If this isn't the case, or if you need a different field from AD, you might need a custom connector or additional steps based on your AD setup. Ensure you have the permissions to access the information.
Please accept this solution if it resolves the issue. ✅
Best regards,
Muhammad Ali

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scromer 6 on at

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That makes sense!!! I will try now!!!

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scromer 6 on at

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It didn't work. The error that keeps getting returned is " mailNickname not recognized." I then tried to use the "userLogonName" field, and that was also not recognized. Any suggestions on how to map to that specific field?

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scromer 6 on at

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I got it! Thank you for setting me on the correct path!!!!

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