The list below contains information relating to the most common Active Directory attributes. More information related to syntax, ranges, Global catalog replication, etc for these and other AD Attributes can be found at Microsoft.
Friendly Name: This is the name shown in Active Directory Users and Computers.
Attribute Name: This is the Active Directory attribute name.
Example: This column shows example usage or notes.
General Tab
| Friendly Name |
Attribute Name |
| First Name |
givenName |
| Initials |
initials |
| Last Name |
sn |
| Display Name |
displayName |
| Description |
description |
| Office |
physicalDeliveryOfficeName |
| Telephone Number |
telephoneNumber |
| Telephone Number (Other) |
otherTelephone |
| E-mail-Addresses |
mail |
| Web Page |
wWWHomePage |
| Web Page (Other) |
url |
| Common Name |
CN |
Address Tab
| Friendly Name |
Attribute Name |
| Street |
streetAddress |
| PO Box |
postOfficeBox |
| City |
l (Lowercase L) |
| State/Province |
st |
| Zip/Postal Code |
postalCode |
| Country Name |
c |
Group Tab
| Friendly Name |
Attribute Name |
| Group |
memberOf |
Account Tab
| Friendly Name |
Attribute Name |
| User Logon Name |
userPrincipalName |
| User Logon Name (Pre W2K) |
sAMAccountName |
Telephones Tab
| Friendly Name |
Attribute Name |
| Home |
homePhone |
| Home (Other) |
otherHomePhone |
| Pager |
pager |
| Pager (Other) |
otherPager |
| Mobile |
mobile |
| Mobile (Other) |
otherMobile |
| Fax |
facsimileTelephoneNumber |
| Fax (Other) |
otherFacsimile |
| Telephone Number |
telephoneNumber |
| IP Phone |
ipPhone |
| IP Phone (Other) |
otherIpPhone |
| Notes |
info |
Organization Tab
| Friendly Name |
Attribute Name |
| Title |
title |
| Department |
department |
| Company |
company |
| Manager |
manager |
| Employee ID |
employeeID |
| Employee Type |
employeeType |
| Employee Number |
employeeNumber |
| Car License |
carLicense |
| Division |
division |
| Room Number |
roomNumber |
Exchange Tab
| Friendly Name |
Attribute Name |
| Alias |
mailNickname |
| Simple Display Name |
displayNamePrintable |
| Email addresses |
proxyAddresses |
Extension Attributes Tab
| Friendly Name |
Attribute Name |
| extensionAttribute1 |
extensionAttribute1 |
| extensionAttribute2 |
extensionAttribute2 |
| extensionAttribute3 |
extensionAttribute3 |
| extensionAttribute4 |
extensionAttribute4 |
| extensionAttribute5 |
extensionAttribute5 |
| extensionAttribute6 |
extensionAttribute6 |
| extensionAttribute7 |
extensionAttribute7 |
| extensionAttribute8 |
extensionAttribute8 |
| extensionAttribute9 |
extensionAttribute9 |
| extensionAttribute10 |
extensionAttribute10 |
| extensionAttribute11 |
extensionAttribute11 |
| extensionAttribute12 |
extensionAttribute12 |
| extensionAttribute13 |
extensionAttribute13 |