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Information that can be synced

Our ‘Out of the box’ integration with Learn Amp is able to map information from a number of predefined standard mappable fields which have been detailed in the table below:

Field in Azure AD

Field in Learn Amp

id

n/a

accountenabled

n/a

givenname

first_name

surname

last_name

preferredLanguage

language

officeLocation

location

department

department 

jobTitle

job_title

userPrincipalName

email

department

primary_team_name

photo

avatar

directReports

managers/line managers

override manager

employeeHireDate (only if populated in AD)

hire date

Info

Department maps to department in a user profilebut also to the primary_team_name.

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Syncing Additional Information

Yes, It is possible to sync additional or different data points from Azure AD in to Learn Amp. For example, You may decide to sync employeeId into a Learn Amp custom field to assign unique identifiers to your users.

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Other Frequently Asked Questions

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titleWhat authentication protocol does Learn Amp's integration with Azure AD use?

Learn Amp’s integration uses the Microsoft Graph API. It does not use SCIM or SAML.

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titleCan I choose which group of users in Azure AD are synced with Learn Amp?

You can sync users from a single tenant and group in Azure AD. We recommend creating a Learn Amp group in your Azure AD tenant. This should be a group that contains the users they’d like to have access to the Learn amp platform, whoever is in this group will by synced over to the Learn amp platform. Anyone who is removed from this group at any point will be deactivated.

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titleDoes the Azure AD integration sync team managers?

Azure AD won’t sync team managers but can translate line management relationships using override managers in Learn Amp. When setting up the Azure AD integration, tick the box. ‘Assign override managers/Direct reports in Azure AD’.

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titleHow does Azure AD sync a user's primary and secondary team?

AzureAD syncs users into Primary Teams (i.e. from Department in Azure AD). This will override any manual changes to primary team membership in Learn Amp.

Azure AD does not sync users to Secondary Teams. Users can be assigned to Secondary Teams in Learn Amp. The Azure AD integration will not override secondary team membership.

AzureAD does NOT delete any teams. Teams can be deleted in Learn Amp.

No, user provisioning uses Graph API
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titleDoes Azure AD integration with Learn Amp use SCIM?
sync a user's timezone?

Timezone is not a standard mappable field in the Azure AD integration with Learn Amp. The default company timezone can be set in Learn Amp’s Company Settings. All individuals can set their own timezones in user profile settings.

It is possible to sync additional or different data points from Azure AD in to Learn Amp. These requests will require custom development work to be undertaken by our technical team. The time taken to complete this work is chargeable.

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titleWhat information from Azure AD is stored within Learn Amp to setup the integration?

Tenant ID

We store the tenant ID of your AzureAD.
This is stored in an encrypted field (not in plain text) within our production database.
The tenant ID is not kept in any file or other shareable/downloadable format.

Security Group Object ID

We must store the Object ID of the Security Group within AzureAD, which defines which users should be created/updated/deactivated automatically by the integration.

This object ID is stored in plain text within the primary database.

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titleCan we use this integration without MS Teams?

Yes. You can integrate Learn Amp with Azure AD for user provisioning without enabling the MS Teams integration for events and activity feeds.

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titleIs it possible to skip 'manager' field?

Yes. You can uncheck the option: ‘Assign override manager using Manager/Direct Reports in AzureAD’ while managing settings on AzureAD.

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titleDoes this integration support the mapping of extended attributes to Learn Amp?

Yes - please speak to our support team about custom mappings between Azure Active Directory and Learn Amp.