SharePoint AD User Profile Synchronization Service Web Part for Microsoft SharePoint
AD User Profile Synchronization Service Web Part enables users to manage their AD profiles by themselves. Any authorized SharePoint user, with the help of this web part, can quickly change his mobile phone number; add date of birth, car number, and any other data to his profile. This solution enables shortening time system administrators usually spend on users’ profiles data management.
With User Profile Synchronization Service, you can collect information from Active Directory for current SharePoint user, display this data on a site page, allow users to edit the information, and save these changes in the AD. The permissions to change field values’ is defined by the administrator (“Edit”, “Read Only”, and “Don’t Show”).
User Profile Synchronization Service Web Part for SharePoint 2010, 2013 and 2016
With the help of the User Service component, you can manage not only your profile, but other users’ data as well (if it is allowed by the system security settings). An administrator can set the fields available for editing and hide fields for other users. For instance, you can allow the HR manager to change posts of other users, but personal data (first and last names) will be unavailable for editing.
All Active Directory users can be displayed as a list sorted in alphabetical order. It is also possible to find any user with search tools. SharePoint User Profile Synchronization Service enables to view user profiles in a special interface, where all the data is grouped by type (personal data, job details, contact information etc.).
Active Directory User Profile Synchronization Service Data Flow
After both AD web parts are added to a site, authorized users can change User Profile Info data, and all changes will be transferred to Active Directory, and from Active Directory Data Base — to SharePoint User Profile Records. When a SharePoint user logs in, the SharePoint AD User Profile Synchronization Service defines login user and domain, transfers his information from Active Directory to SharePoint and displays it on the page. According to the settings defined for web part users by the administrator, a user can edit displayed information. In this case, the changes will be sent to the Active Directory and the message about successful operation will be displayed.
User Profile Synchronization Service Web Part for SharePoint is designed for SharePoint 2016, 2013, and 2010.