Hello guys, does anyone knows how to change extension attributes display name using Microsoft Graph API Explorer? and what kind of permissions should I consent? I'm trying to change the customAttribute1 display name to something else. Also, is it feasible to add/update the extension attributes from the AAD user profile page?

Hi @Anonymous • Thank you for reaching out. It is not possible to change the extension attributes display name. Trying to do so will result in the below error: Rather than changing the customAttribute1 display name to something else, you can create new Extension attribute with the name of your choice. Please refer to my blog post Azure AD Schema extension for users in 10 easy steps for detailed step-by-step instructions including what permissions are required. It is NOT feasible to add/update the extension attributes from the AAD user profile page. It has to be done by using Graph Call or Powershell Cmdlet, which eventually makes a graph call in the backend. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please " Accept the answer " if the information helped you. This will help us and others in the community as well.

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AmanpreetSingh-MSFT 56,311 Reputation points

2022-01-13T11:21:42.313+00:00

Hi @Anonymous • Thank you for reaching out.

It is not possible to change the extension attributes display name. Trying to do so will result in the below error:

Rather than changing the customAttribute1 display name to something else, you can create new Extension attribute with the name of your choice. Please refer to my blog post Azure AD Schema extension for users in 10 easy steps for detailed step-by-step instructions including what permissions are required.

It is NOT feasible to add/update the extension attributes from the AAD user profile page. It has to be done by using Graph Call or Powershell Cmdlet, which eventually makes a graph call in the backend.

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Michel AL HAYEK 187 Reputation points

2022-01-13T11:53:46.577+00:00

Hello @AmanpreetSingh-MSFT , your solution worked fine but one more question if I want to add this attribute now to users' profile card properties. which graph API should we use? and the display name of this attribute can be changed? I was following this article enrich-microsoft-365-profile-card-with-extensions-and-custom-attributes

AmanpreetSingh-MSFT 56,311 Reputation points

2022-01-13T15:52:21.047+00:00

Hi @Anonymous • Once the extension attribute is added and have a value assigned for a given user, you can use the below call in Graph Explorer to add this attribute now to users' profile card properties:

Call:

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/organization/{tenantid}/settings/profileCardProperties

Body:

{ "directoryPropertyName": "extension_e175b1fc21b144019cadxxxxxxxxxxxx_employeeType", "annotations": [ { "displayName": "Employee Type", "localizations": [] } ] }

You cannot change/update the attribute name once it is added but you can choose to set a different displayName that is to be displayed on the profile card.

Note: The profile card will not be updated immediately. It takes up to 24 hours for the changes to show on profile cards.

Michel AL HAYEK 187 Reputation points

2022-01-13T16:01:26.75+00:00

I tried this many times as a global administrator but I received the below error. What to consent exactly?

AmanpreetSingh-MSFT 56,311 Reputation points

2022-01-14T07:10:09.9+00:00

@Anonymous Please consent to user.readwrite.all permission.

KM KTNN 1 Reputation point

2022-04-06T19:32:18.863+00:00

This is how to consent to permissions: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/permissions-reference
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