User profile service is having primary connection with the AD but if we want to add additional property from external SAP application what are the possible ways?

you can add custom attributes for the active directory

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/20319.how-to-create-a-custom-attribute-in-active-directory.aspx

you can add custom attributes for the active directory

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/20319.how-to-create-a-custom-attribute-in-active-directory.aspx

• Proposed as answer by A.Mallesh 15 hours 57 minutes ago
• Unproposed as answer by A.Mallesh 15 hours 57 minutes ago

Hi,

Yes, if you want to add additional property for user profile, you need to create custom property in SharePoint Central Adminsitration.

There are some articles for your reference:

http://www.sharepoint2013.me/Blog/Post/224/SharePoint-2013-user-profiles-%E2%80%93-Add-custom-properties

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262327.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

Thanks,

Wendy

Yes, you have to create a new property from central administrator. below are the some of the links

Create Custom Properties

Mapping User Profile Properties in SharePoint 2010

Hi,

You can use BCS Service to extend user profile with property from external system.

This approach can be only used with sharepoint on-premises, in the online version is not avaiable.

1. Discover a way to retrieve the property from external system(web service, connector,etc)
2. Create an external content type to make that properties accessible to sharepoint.
3. Create new User Profile Sync Connection target the external content type.
4. Create new propertis in the user profile and mapping it with the external property.
5. Start user profile sync

Take a look to this article for details.

http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/show/1628/user-profile-imports-using-bcs

• Marked as answer by User2278 2 hours 37 minutes ago