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You deploy Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 server in your company network. You configure group objects synchronization between the Active Directory domain and FIM Portal. You create an…

The correct answer is A. Configure a custom expression for the groupType destination attribute. B. Configure a custom expression for the dn destination attribute. F. Configure mapping of the member source attribute to the member destination attribute. In FIM 2010, configuring outbound attribute flow for Active Directory group objects requires custom expressions for complex attributes like groupType and dn, and direct mapping for member. The groupType attribute must encode both type and scope into a single bitmask integer…

Submitted by kev92· Mar 4, 2026Configuring Synchronization

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You deploy Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 server in your company network. You configure group objects synchronization between the Active Directory domain and FIM Portal. You create an outbound synchronization rule for the domain data source. You need to configure the outbound attribute flow for the group object. You also need to ensure that the attribute flow supports all possible Active Directory group types and scopes. What should you do? (Choose all that apply.)

Options

  • AConfigure a custom expression for the groupType destination attribute.
  • BConfigure a custom expression for the dn destination attribute.
  • CConfigure mapping of the type source attribute to the groupType destination attribute.
  • DConfigure mapping of the scope source attribute to the groupType destination attribute.
  • EConfigure mapping of the dn source attribute to the dn destination attribute.
  • FConfigure mapping of the member source attribute to the member destination attribute.

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  • A
    60% (21)
  • C
    11% (4)
  • D
    6% (2)
  • E
    23% (8)

Why each option

In FIM 2010, configuring outbound attribute flow for Active Directory group objects requires custom expressions for complex attributes like groupType and dn, and direct mapping for member. The groupType attribute must encode both type and scope into a single bitmask integer, requiring a custom expression rather than a simple field mapping.

AConfigure a custom expression for the groupType destination attribute.Correct

The AD groupType attribute is a bitmask integer that encodes both the group type (security vs. distribution) and scope (domain local, global, universal) simultaneously; since FIM stores these as separate attributes (type and scope), a custom expression is required to combine them into the correct groupType bitmask value to support all possible combinations.

BConfigure a custom expression for the dn destination attribute.Correct

The distinguished name (dn) in Active Directory must be dynamically constructed based on the group name and target organizational unit, meaning a simple direct mapping is insufficient and a custom expression is needed to build the correct LDAP DN string for provisioning.

CConfigure mapping of the type source attribute to the groupType destination attribute.

Mapping only the type source attribute to groupType is incorrect because groupType is a combined bitmask requiring both type and scope values; a simple single-attribute mapping would not produce a valid or complete groupType value.

DConfigure mapping of the scope source attribute to the groupType destination attribute.

Mapping only the scope source attribute to groupType is incorrect for the same reason as C - the groupType bitmask requires both type and scope encoded together, so a single-attribute direct mapping would result in an incomplete or invalid value.

EConfigure mapping of the dn source attribute to the dn destination attribute.

The dn attribute cannot be configured as a simple source-to-destination direct mapping because the FIM metaverse dn value does not correspond to a valid Active Directory DN format; it requires a custom expression to construct the proper LDAP distinguished name.

FConfigure mapping of the member source attribute to the member destination attribute.Correct

The member attribute requires a direct mapping from the FIM Portal member source attribute to the Active Directory member destination attribute to synchronize group membership, and this is a straightforward multi-valued reference attribute mapping that does not require a custom expression.

Concept tested: FIM 2010 outbound attribute flow for AD group objects

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/forefront-2010/ff356884(v=ws.10)

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#Group Synchronization#Outbound Synchronization Rules#Attribute Flow#Custom Expressions

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