Extracting custom attributes for individual objects

Question

CRM service maintain those custom attributes and set types. By checking the 'BW relevant', it generates all the custom data sources for BW. The data sources are in $tmp, but can be viewd in RSO2.
Those custom attributes can be added to 0crmp_prod and updated via flexible update from those generated datasource. My concern is that it creates a lot of maintenance depending on the number of set types maintained in CRM. Currently there are about 50 set types being maintained in CRM, which means additional 50 transfer rules for 0crm_prod.
My question is whether there is more efficient way to handle this situation.
Thanks for any suggestion.
Jennifer

Answer 1

It sounds as if your custom attributes may not have been created properly which is leading to your current problem. When creating a new attribute, one of the final steps is adding it to a specific 'Class'.  This is where you choose
Computer or User or any other specific need you have.  It sounds very much like this is the piece that has been missed.
To fix it you'll first need to clean out the User specific pieces that have gotten into the system.  Easier said than done, I understand, but it will be crucial going forward.  Once cleaned, add the attributes to the Computer class one at a time
using the Active Directory Schema admin tool.  You will need to be a member of the Enterprise Admins to add yourself into the Schema Admins and please remember to remove yourself after you are done (Best Practice). 
Refer to this for additional info:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/20319.how-to-create-a-custom-attribute-in-active-directory.aspx
and: 
http://blogs.technet.com/b/isingh/archive/2007/02/18/adding-custom-attributes-in-active-directory.aspx
Hope that helps
Gary
Gary G. Gray
 MCP, MCTS, MCITP, MCT Alumni
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