Preferred Name Support for Student Accounts

aXcelerate has support for student preferred name changes, with the student's preferred name updated in:

• Active Directory (Computer network login)
• Azure Active Directory, and all connected services including:
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Teams
• Canvas
• Virtual Classes (Zoom)
• IT Service Desk (JIRA)

Step-by-step guide:

1. Find the contact record within aXcelerate.
2. Within Update Contact add in a "Preferred Name":
   
   
   
3. This will then update after synchronization which occurs at 10am every day.

1. Update Freedom with the Preferred name as normal
2. Submit a request with IT and we will update the rest of the systems

This will update it for the following systems:

• Active Directory (Computer network login)
• Azure Active Directory, and all connected services including:
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Teams
• Canvas
• Virtual Classes (Zoom)
• IT Service Desk (JIRA)

1. Update Orbund with the Preferred name as normal
2. Submit a request with IT and we will update the rest of the systems

This will update it for the following systems:

• Active Directory (Computer network login)
• Azure Active Directory, and all connected services including:
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Teams
• Canvas
• Virtual Classes (Zoom)
• IT Service Desk (JIRA)