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Khyler
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Jan 21, 2021

Is it possible to do a secondary query in VPE?

Currently, the manager attribute is mapped in an AD Query object under required attributes, however, that returns the distinguished name for the user's manager.   I have a piece of custom code t...
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Khyler
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Jan 22, 2021

ok so say i'm logging in, the original AD query pulls my "manager" attribute, and returns the distinguished name "CN=John Smith,OU=something,OU=something, etc.", how do i then use another AD query as you're saying, to pull John Smiths' samaccountname?

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KeesvandenBos
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Jan 25, 2021

Hi,

 

Ok I think I didn't understand your issue, but now I hope I do.

When you perform an AD query it returns attributes of the user (either the user that is performing the query or what you are using for the search filter)

 

In what attribute(s) is the name of the manager stored? And can these attributes is some way be re-used to query for the sAMAccountname of the manager?

 

Cheers,

 

Kees