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Field propagations to the Global Catalog MCM uses the Active Directory Global Catalog to search for necessary user information. However, by default, this Global Catalog contains few Active Directory fields that can be used for MCM (for example, otherTelephone).

To enable a field, for propagation to the Global Catalog, the current schema used by Active Directory must be updated. The isMemberOfPartialAttributeSet field of the attribute is responsible for propagation. If configured to true, the attribute is propagated to Global Catalog during replication.

The Active Directory Schema snap-inThe Active Directory Schema snap-in is not a default MMC (Microsoft Management Console) snap-in provided with Windows Server 2003. To make it appear in the list of available snap-ins, install the Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack (Adminpak.msi). To register the Active Directory Schema snap-in, run Regsvr32 Schmmgmt.dll from the command prompt or from the Run command on the Start menu.

Another option is to execute the command mentioned above, “Regsvr32 Schmmgmt.dll”, then run “mmc” and select the File, Add/Remove snap-inmenu item. Click Add, then select Active Directory Schema. Click Add, then Close, OK.

To enable the replication of an attribute to the Global Catalog, use the following procedure:

Enabling replication to the Global Catalog

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