Understand the default DN syntax the SAP Connector uses for Person

Hi,

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The variable "vrtdistinguishedName" in the mapping "Employee" from the SAP Connector using the HCM employees objects template, generates a default value like "CN=<EmployeeID>,OU=000,OU=2020-03-01,OU=9999-12-31,O=HREmployee_Active,DC=XXX,DC=XX,DC=XXX".

Anyone knows which SAP date variables is it using within the syntax for vrtdistinguishedName and why? I believe they are either one of the startdate/validitystart/joindate variables.

The issue is everytime these date change, it will try to create a new employee record since the distinguishedName changed., which isn't desired.Just wanted to understand why have dates within distinguishedName that will change instead of something more unique tat won't change?

Is it advisable to change the syntax of distinguishedName? Are there any dependencies elsewhere? and how can I update all the distinguishedName column for Person records since it is a locked column without removing and re-synchronizing the employees?

Version: 8.1 SP1.