check before: 2025-10-01
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Copilot, Entra, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Graph, Outlook, Windows
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Developer, Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
In development
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Admin impact, New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
Microsoft is rolling out new customizable profile card properties—Role, Division, Employee ID, Employee Number, and Cost Center—sourced from Microsoft Entra ID or external HR systems via Microsoft Graph connectors. These hidden-by-default properties can be enabled by admins in the Microsoft 365 admin center starting mid-November 2025.
Details:
Updated October 16, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction]
Microsoft is introducing new customization options for Microsoft 365 profile cards to help organizations enrich user profiles with relevant business information. This update enables the addition of properties such as Role, Division, Employee ID, Employee Number, and Cost Center, sourced from Microsoft Entra ID or external HR systems via Microsoft Graph connectors.
This update is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 503111.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin mid-November 2025 (previously mid-October) and is expected to complete by late November 2025 (previously mid-October).
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2025-09-25
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2025-10-17
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User Experience Impact from New Profile Card Properties
If the new profile card properties are enabled without proper preparation, users may be overwhelmed by the additional information displayed, leading to confusion and potential misinterpretation of roles and responsibilities.
- roles: End Users, HR Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/customize-profile-cards?view=o365-worldwide" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/customize-profile-cards?view=o365-worldwide, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=503111
Admin Management Challenges
Admins may face challenges in managing the visibility and accuracy of the new profile card properties if they are enabled without prior planning, potentially leading to incorrect or outdated information being displayed to users.
- roles: IT Administrators, Compliance Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/peopleconnectors, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/customize-profile-cards?view=o365-worldwide" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/customize-profile-cards?view=o365-worldwide
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-10-17 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2025-10-17 | MC Summary | Microsoft Outlook profile cards will support new third-party enriched properties like Role, Division, Employee ID, Employee Number, and Cost Center, sourced from Microsoft Entra ID or external HR systems via Microsoft Graph connectors. These are hidden by default and configurable by admins, rolling out worldwide in mid-October 2025. | Microsoft is rolling out new customizable profile card properties—Role, Division, Employee ID, Employee Number, and Cost Center—sourced from Microsoft Entra ID or external HR systems via Microsoft Graph connectors. These hidden-by-default properties can be enabled by admins in the Microsoft 365 admin center starting mid-November 2025. |
| 2025-10-17 | MC Last Updated | 09/25/2025 00:48:01 | 2025-10-17T02:54:58Z |
| 2025-10-17 | MC Messages | [Introduction]
Microsoft is introducing new customization options for Microsoft 365 profile cards to help organizations enrich user profiles with relevant business information. This update enables the addition of properties such as Role, Division, Employee ID, Employee Number, and Cost Center, sourced from Microsoft Entra ID or external HR systems via Microsoft Graph connectors. This update is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 503111. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin mid-October 2025 and is expected to complete by mid-October 2025. | Updated October 16, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction] Microsoft is introducing new customization options for Microsoft 365 profile cards to help organizations enrich user profiles with relevant business information. This update enables the addition of properties such as Role, Division, Employee ID, Employee Number, and Cost Center, sourced from Microsoft Entra ID or external HR systems via Microsoft Graph connectors. This update is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 503111. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin mid-November 2025 (previously mid-October) and is expected to complete by late November 2025 (previously mid-October). |
| 2025-10-17 | MC Title | Microsoft Outlook: New third-party enriched properties available for customizing profile cards | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: New third-party enriched properties available for customizing profile cards |
| 2025-10-17 | MC End Time | 11/18/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-12-29T09:00:00Z |
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