Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS/Cloud: Can we change a user’s User Name and Full Name???

Dynamics 365 Business Central

The article discusses the issue of adding a Full Name to the User Card in Dynamics 365 Business Central.
It highlights the manual process needed to add a Full Name for external accounts in Business Central.
The post explains how user information from Microsoft 365 Admin Center can be imported to Business Central.
It points out that while User Name is editable in BC, Full Name is not and poses a synchronization issue.
The article suggests potential solutions to the problem, including adding an editable Full Name field or modifying Full Name through an action.
It provides a code example for a StandardDialog page to handle the Full Name modification.
The author emphasizes the importance of testing the solutions provided.
The article concludes with additional tips related to displaying User Name in Business Central and syncing user information.

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