Enable and configure Directory Extensions in Microsoft Entra Connect

Running the Microsoft Entra Connect tool

To configure the Directory Extensions:

1. Open the Microsoft Entra Connect, click Tasks to display a list of all available tasks.
   
2. From the Additional tasks list, select Customize Synchronization Options:
   
3. Click Next.
   
4. When prompted, log in with your Office 365 Global Administrator account.
   
5. You will see the options to select the applicable directory. Ensure these are correct, then click Next:
   
6. You will see the Domain and OU filtering options. As required, you can select options to synchronize only the selected domains or OUs, or all AD domains and OUs.
   
7. Click Next to display Optional features.
   
8. Ensure that the Direct extension attribute sync option is selected:
   

9. Click Next to display the Directory extensions:
   
   Here, you can select what attributes are added for synchronization into Entra Connect and where they can then be synchronized with Exclaimer.

10. Once you have selected all the required attributes, click Next.
    The Ready to configure page is displayed:
    
11. Click Configure to start the configuration.
    
    By default, the tick-box to start synchronization is selected, so Entra Connect should synchronize immediately.
    
12. Once the configuration is completed, the Configuration complete page is displayed:
    
13. Click Exit.
    
14. Log in to the Exclaimer portal (portal.exclaimer.com) and perform a manual data synchronization to ensure that the data is synchronized with Exclaimer.