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title: Configuring attribute sources and user lookup for adapter-to-adapter mappings
description: To look up attributes and to set up search parameters, configure or modify attribute sources to configure one or more datastores.
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revdate: July 8, 2024
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  about-this-task: About this task
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# Configuring attribute sources and user lookup for adapter-to-adapter mappings

To look up attributes and to set up search parameters, configure or modify attribute sources to configure one or more datastores.

## About this task

Attribute sources are specific datastore or directory locations containing information possibly required to fulfill the service provider (SP) adapter contract.

## Steps

* To configure an attribute source, click **Add Attribute Source** and complete the setup steps (see [Choosing a datastore](pf_choosing_datastore.html)).

* To modify an attribute source configuration, select the attribute source and follow the configuration wizard to complete the task.

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