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Update Account

Note

  • Username of the user and associated Employee ID (Person External ID) must be same for the update operation to work correctly.
  • phoneType, phoneNumberExtension, phoneNumber, and countryDialingCode are attributes related to business phone type.

The following table lists the attributes that can be updated for accounts:

Account Attribute Type Generator Description
First Name String Identity Attribute - Given Name The user's first name
Last Name String Identity Attribute - Family Name The user's last name
Email String Identity Attribute - Work Email The user's email address
name.middleName String Disable The user's middle name
active Boolean Disable The user's active status
academicTitle String Disable The user's academic title
function String Disable The user's functional title name
building String Disable Building name
roomNumber String Disable Room number
lastNamePrefix String Disable The user's last name prefix
Initials String Disable The user's initials
nameSupplement String Disable Name Supplement
startDate String Disable Validity start date of user
endDate String Disable Validity end date of user
empStartDate String Disable Start date of employee
empEndDate String Disable End date of employee
timezone String Disable The user's timezone
locale String Disable Log on language code
timeFormatCode String Disable Time format code
dateFormatCode String Disable Date format code
decimalFormatCode String Disable Decimal format code
birthName String Disable User's name at birth
nickName String Disable The user's nick name
department String Disable The user's department
additionalLastName String Disable Additional last name
lastNameSecondPrefix String Disable Additional last name prefix
academicSecondTitle String Disable Academic second title
phoneType String Disable Phone type
phoneNumberExtension String Disable The extension for the user's phone number
phoneNumber String Disable The user's phone number
countryDialingCode String Disable The country code for the user's phone number

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