Edit user attributes

Edit user attributes when user information such as an email address or other information changes. The option to edit attributes is not available if the user is not sourced by Okta.

1. In the Admin Console, go to Directory > People.
2. Optional. Enter a user's first name, primary email, or username in the search field and then click the Search icon.
3. Optional. Perform an advanced user search:
   1. Click Advanced Search.
   2. Select a search filter from the Choose field list. You can filter your search results by created or updated date and time, or you can select base or custom attributes to filter your results.
   3. Select a filter option:

      • Starts with: Returns results that start with the specified value.

      • Equals: Returns results that explicitly match the specified value.

      • Contains: Returns results where the attribute field contains the specified value.

        Note:

        The Contains filter is only available for the firstName, lastName, email, and login attributes. The search term must contain at least three characters.

      • Greater than: Returns results that are greater than the specified value. For text searches, the filter returns results that come alphabetically after the search term.

      • Less than: Returns results that are less than the specified value. For text searches, the filter returns results that come alphabetically before the search term.

   4. Enter a search value in the Value field.
   5. Optional. Click Add filter to add an additional filter and then repeat steps a to d. Click Clear all filters to clear the ones you've already entered.
      Note:

      Using an overly complex or long search query can result in an error.

   6. Click Search.
4. Click a username in the Person & username column.
5. Click the Profile tab.
6. Click Edit.
7. Edit the user attributes, scroll down, and then click Save.

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