How to set a user extension using PowerShell scripts

A user extension is a custom attribute that can store additional information about a user in Azure Active Directory (AD). Extension attributes are similar to custom attributes. You can create an extension attribute for users, tenant details, devices, and applications. Applications objects in the developer's directory have extension properties registered on them. Once the application has received consent from either a user or an administrator in the developer's directory, the property is integrated into the designated directory type and becomes accessible within the developer’s directory.

The below mentioned cmdlet allows you to set an extension attributes to a user in Azure AD.

Azure PowerShell

Steps to set a user extension in Azure AD using PowerShell scripts:

1. Note down the required parameters (ObjectId, ExtensionName, ExtensionValue, and other common parameters) for setting the user extension.
2. Execute the following PowerShell script with the required parameters and their values.

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Set-AzureADUserExtension
-ObjectId <ObjectId>
-ExtensionName <ExtName>
-ExtensionValue <ExtVal>
[<CommonParameters>]

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Where <ObjectId> refers to the ID of an object, <ExtName> refers to the name of the extension, and <ExtVal> refers to the extension value.

ADManager Plus:

Steps to set a user extension in Azure AD using ADManager Plus:

1. Log in to ADManager Plus and navigate to the Microsoft 365 tab > Management > User Management.
2. Under Bulk User Modification, click Modify Naming Attributes.
3. Select the desired Microsoft 365 tenant from the Microsoft 365 Tenant drop-down.
4. Browse and select the CSV file containing the list of users and the extension attributes, and click Import User(s).
5. Select the desired users and click Apply.

 

In the above example, the Employee ID user extension will be applied to all the selected users.

Limitations of using PowerShell scripts to set a user extension

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