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Improved the explanation of the GHE.com shortcode/username relationship
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If you use {% data variables.enterprise.data_residency %}, when you create an {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_emu_enterprise %} on {% data variables.enterprise.data_residency_site %}, your enterprise's shortcode is randomly generated.
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* The shortcode is **not** used as a suffix in the usernames of provisioned users.
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* Although the shortcode is not visible in the user interface, it is still appended as a suffix to the usernames of provisioned users. This suffix is not displayed to the users in the UI, but it remains part of their usernames.
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* The only place you are likely to see the shortcode is in the username of the setup admin, which will look like `2abvd19d_admin`.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Due to the inclusion of the hidden shortcode, the character limit for usernames is reduced from 39 characters to 30 characters for GitHub Enterprise Cloud with Data Residency.
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## About normalized usernames
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Usernames are formed by normalizing the SCIM `userName` attribute value sent from the IdP.

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