Using AD Custom Attributes in UME

Hello all,
I want to get employee number and First/Last name which are maintained in AD as Custom Attributes.
The question is how to bind UME user attribute to AD Custom Attribute?
In MMC AD Custom Attributes are shown as "Custom Attribute 1", ... "Custom Attribute N".
But what technical name should we use to refer it in UME datasource XML configuration?
<attribute name="EmployeeNumber">
<physicalAttribute name="?CustomAttribute1?"/>
</attribute>
Thanks,
Anton.

please check if this help's. We used this for SunOne LDAP, i am assuming it should also work for AD.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/1a/2bee408a63732ae10000000a155106/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/1a/2bee408a63732ae10000000a155106/frameset.htm

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