Set-MsolAdministrativeUnit - Update Administrative Units in Office 365

The Set-MsolAdministrative cmdlet in PowerShell updates the properties of an administrative unit in Microsoft Office 365.

The syntax to update the properties of an administrative unit is given below.

Set-MsolAdministrativeUnit
   [-ObjectId <Guid>]
   [-DisplayName <String>]
   [-Description <String>]
   [-TenantId <Guid>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

In this article, we will discuss how to use the Set-MsolAdministrativeUnit cmdlet in PowerShell to update the properties such as the description of an administrative unit in Office 365.

Table of Contents hide

1 How to Modify a Description of an Administrative Unit in Office 365

2 Conclusion

3 Related Links

How to Modify a Description of an Administrative Unit in Office 365

To modify a description of an administrative unit in Office 365, use the Set-MsolAdministrativeUnit cmdlet in PowerShell.

# Get the administrative unit
$AdministrativeUnit = Get-MsolAdministrativeUnit -SearchString "East Coast"

# Update the description of an administrative unit in office 365
Set-MsolAdministrativeUnit -Description "East Coast region" -ObjectID $AdministrativeUnit.ObjectId

The Get-MsolAdministrativeUnit cmdlet in PowerShell uses the -SearchString parameter to get an administrative unit “East Coast” and store the administrative unit in the $AdministrativeUnit variable.

The Set-MsolAdministrativeUnit command in PowerShell updates the description value of the “East Coast Region“. This command uses the -ObjectID parameter to specify the unique ID of the $AdministrativeUnit.

Set-MsolAdministrativeUnit in Office 365

Conclusion

I hope the above article on how to use the Set-MsolAdministrativeUnit cmdlet in PowerShell to update the properties of an administrative unit is helpful to you.

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