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mdsarwath
Mar 05, 2026Copper Contributor
Add Custom Attributes to Contact List and User Accounts in office 365 Admin
I would like add custom attributes to the contact list as well as to user accounts during the creation process. The required attributes are as follows: Business Unit Department Sub-Department Lo...
ManasaN
Jun 04, 2026Copper Contributor
Microsoft 365 does not natively support adding custom fields such as Business Unit, Sub-Department, or Location Manager directly to the user creation form in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.
The department is already available as a standard user attribute, while Office Location can be used for location-related information.
For additional attributes, consider:
- Microsoft Entra ID extension attributes
- Custom security attributes
- Microsoft Graph or PowerShell-based provisioning
- Integration with an HR or identity management system
If your requirement is to display these custom fields directly on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center user creation page, this is not currently supported out of the box and would require a custom provisioning or identity management solution.