Hi Everyone, why for this identity cube the “username” for this user is matched with his employee number from SAP HR [image] Althogh in the identity mapping the source of the “Username” is the “System user name (SY-UNAME)” from SAP HR [image] And when I opened the identity from debug I found …

Understanding IdentityIQ: “name” vs “Username” Mapping The Two Layers of Identity Attributes Backend (Technical Layer): name The name attribute is the unique, immutable identifier used at the technical level. It’s referenced in all technical configurations, rules, workflows, database queries, and AP…

[image] This is from SAP HR schema

I’m confused why in the UI for some identities their username in the identity cube is different with the identity xml in the debug? and some other cases the username in the identity cube is like the one in the backend?

Read though the this documents it will helpful for Identity Mappings - SailPoint IdentityIQ [image] Username attribute not visible on Identity Mapping page IIQ Discussion and Questions Hi all, I have installed IIQ and cannot see the username attribute on the …

[image] Lojain Ahmed: Althogh in the identity mapping the source of the “Username” is the “System user name (SY-UNAME)” from SAP HR Generally you dont need to map “name” (display name : User Name" ) in identity mapping, this comes from the “identity attribute” in your authoratative applicatio…

The identity’s name/username is based on the authoritative source schema display attribute that created the identity. If the display attribute does not exist on the account when aggregated for the first time, it will fall back to the identity attribute from the schema. The identity name is “immutabl…

Please check whether the users possess a System user name (SY-UNAME) or not. If they do not have one, then the name specified in the display name attribute of the authoritative application will be created and assigned to them accordingly. It is expected behavior in such cases.

Hello @lojainahmed Validate the application attribute from the application whether its having the employeenumber or the username before joiner is been trigger. consider the username is generated from IIQ and updated back into the SAP application with the infoType105. which is the SY-UNAME. and la…

Name attribute in identity cube

IdentityIQ (IIQ) IIQ Discussion and Questions

jchinnapareddy (Jaganmohan BC) June 29, 2026, 9:53am 4

Your “Identity attribute” which you configured/gave in your SAP HR application configurations. By default IIQ will take that name attribute , I see identity attribute configure as employeeNumber by default it will map the name attribute

https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/what-is-the-difference-between-identity-attribute-and-display-attribute-and-how-does-correlation-work/73566

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Name attribute in identity cube

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