# Updating the Account Creation Configuration

**URL:** <https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/updating-the-account-creation-configuration/59964>\
**Category:** Connectivity Documentation Feedback\
**Tags:** va-con-docs\
**Created:** [June 1, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/updating-the-account-creation-configuration/59964 "2024-06-01T23:26:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DocsTeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@DocsTeam](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/DocsTeam)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/updating-the-account-creation-configuration/59964/1 "2024-06-01T23:26:13Z")

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**Generator** — Generators compute a value for the account attribute, usually based on a pattern you specify. Select the name of a generator that will create the value for the source attribute during provisioning. For example, the **Create Unique Account ID** generator produces an account ID for each account based on the pattern you enter in the **Pattern Use** d field.

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This is the companion discussion topic for the documentation at [https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/active\_directory/help/integrating\_active\_directory/updating\_account\_creation.html](https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/active_directory/help/integrating_active_directory/updating_account_creation.html)

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**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/updating-the-account-creation-configuration/59964/2 "2024-09-11T08:16:16Z")

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> [@DocsTeam](#):
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> You must use the [provisioning policy APIs](https://developer.sailpoint.com/idn/api/v3/replace-provisioning-policy) to add other account attributes.

This hyperlink doesn’t work, it needs to go to here:  
([create-provisioning-policy | SailPoint Developer Community](https://developer.sailpoint.com/docs/api/v3/create-provisioning-policy/))

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**Author:** ![joshb488](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/joshb488/32/11416_2.png) [@joshb488](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/joshb488)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/updating-the-account-creation-configuration/59964/3 "2024-09-11T12:50:48Z")

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Hi Phil! Thank you for helping us improve our documentation. Based on your feedback, I’ve updated the page: Updating the [Account Creation Configuration](https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/active_directory/help/integrating_active_directory/updating_account_creation.html).

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**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 5:51am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/updating-the-account-creation-configuration/59964/4 "2025-07-31T05:51:58Z")

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This hyperlink doesn’t work either:  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/original/3X/6/8/6821210689f7438ae725920e59443957d4cbfe16.png)

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**Author:** ![ryan\_mccall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@ryan\_mccall](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/ryan_mccall)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/updating-the-account-creation-configuration/59964/5 "2025-07-31T18:06:12Z")

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@PhilRawlings1 The link has been updated. Thanks!