# Using location from Entra ID as a location refiner

**URL:** <https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/using-location-from-entra-id-as-a-location-refiner/1193>\
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**Created:** [March 5, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/using-location-from-entra-id-as-a-location-refiner/1193 "2026-03-05T17:28:09Z")\
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By default, the location drop-down in **Origami People Directory** will grab locations from SharePoint User Profile.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/2X/f/f8ef2016af8911fd4cb1ba997d51d73e2bf3a54b.png)

In your organization, you might not store the location in SharePoint and the locations drop-down won’t even show or will list only a handful of locations.

💡 In this case, you’re likely storing locations in Entra ID.

## To connect the locations drop-down to read from Entra ID, follow these steps:

### Part 1: Configuring SharePoint search property

1. Navigate to **SharePoint Admin Center** in your Microsoft 365 tenant
2. In the left hand side navigation, click **More features**  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/2X/b/b2662062c08f58432bc552da4c0ef7e39878e654.png)
3. Under **Search** click the **Open** button.
4. Click **[Manage Search Schema]**
5. Search for the **[RefinableString]** managed property that doesn’t have any other property associated with it yet.
6. Edit the property you selected by clicking **Edit/Map Property** as shown below

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/2X/b/bab851839297064172d7bce99ef44624bb485bc3.png)  
7. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click **Add a Mapping** button.  
8. In the dialog, search for word “office”:  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/2X/4/43219f0809ad6b7fa5099477a4196b7d889495d2.png)  
9. After a few seconds you will see a refined list, select the attribute “ **People:Office** ” as shown below and click OK:  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/2X/b/b73927b92be6444929c1f7b34b179fe15d44b374.png)

1. Confirm that the attribute was added:  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/2X/d/d0dad43a5f38e31f18a9b1333381b66f13ab6190.png)

### Part 2: Trigger re-crawl of SharePoint properties

Because we changed search schema, you’ll need to trigger search re-crawl to expedite new refiner being picked up.

1. Go to the site where your Origami People Directory is on

2. Click (\*) → Site information → View all site settings → Search and offline availability

3. **Click Reindex site**

4. For the reason, select **“Site schema changes” or a similar option**

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⏳ **Part 3: Wait 24 hours while SharePoint builds refiners from the new property**

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**Part 4: Connect a refinable string to the People Directory**
1. In the People Directory web part properties, go to **Filters & Refiners** web part section.
2. Set the refiner like this:  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/origamiconnect/original/2X/0/0fb4bf0df766c88632246aabdf58d1dd5ad1bf35.png)

**Note:** Make sure the refinable string name matches the name you entered in Part 1, Step 6.