{"id":17153,"date":"2019-10-25T11:08:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T18:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciraapps.com\/?p=17153"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:17:21","slug":"middle-initial-exchange-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cirasync.com\/de\/support\/middle-initial-exchange-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does CiraSync not sync the Middle Initial Field that is in the Exchange Online Contact details?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft 365 contact details do not contain the Middle Name or Middle Initial field. Furthermore, the Middle Initial Field is a field automatically synced by Azure AD by default (dirsync).<\/p>\n

CiraSync has recently introduced a new feature for users who want to sync the Middle Name\/Initial field. This is done by mapping the initial field in the GAL to the Middle Name\/Initial field. To start syncing the Middle Name\/Initial field to your users, do the following:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Log in to the CiraSync dashboard.<\/li>\n
  2. Click the username\/display name in the top-right corner of the window.<\/li>\n
  3. Click\u00a0Settings.\u00a0<\/strong>CiraSync settings will open.<\/li>\n
  4. Click\u00a0Contact Fields.\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Contact Field\u00a0<\/strong>settings will open.<\/li>\n
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the window.<\/li>\n
  6. Check the\u00a0Map GAL<\/a> Initials to Middle Name attribute\u00a0<\/strong>box.<\/li>\n
  7. Click\u00a0SAVE\u00a0<\/strong>in the top-right corner of the window.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Microsoft 365 contact details do not contain the Middle Name or Middle Initial field. Furthermore, the Middle Initial Field is a field automatically synced by Azure AD by default (dirsync). CiraSync has recently introduced a new feature for users who want to sync the Middle Name\/Initial field. 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