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Download this articleOn the Settings page, administrators can configure the following settings for the Address Book app:
Click the Organization Structure Configuration tile on the Settings page to access the Organization Structure Configuration page.

For details about configuring this setting, refer to Address Book.
Company information is retrieved from Microsoft Entra ID every 3 hours automatically. Please wait for up to 3 hours for the organization levels that you newly added in Microsoft Entra ID to be displayed in the app under the correct structure. You can also manually retrieve the latest company information by clicking the refresh button.
Click the User Property Management tile on the Settings page to access the User Property Management page.

On the page, all user properties supported for viewing via this app are displayed. You can adjust the display order by selecting the desired order from the Display Order column and turning on/off the switch in the Property Display Control column to determine whether this property will be shown to users on app pages. To control the specific page or location to display a property, click the edit button to configure it.
By clicking the edit button, you can configure the following settings for the property. Click Update when you finish the configurations.

Display Name – The display name of the property on app pages.
Property Display Control – With this setting enabled, you can configure the options below to specify the pages or locations that the property is visible to end users. Otherwise, this property will be hidden from end users.
Available in User Tables – By selecting this option, the property will be available in user tables and shown as column in the table within the app. If you cannot find the property in the table, click the Manage Columns button in the upper right corner of the table, select the property from the list, and click Apply. After applying, the property will be displayed in the table.
Available in User Profile – By selecting this option, the property will be available in user properties, displaying the relevant information for each user.
Available in Advanced Search – By selecting this option, the property will be used as a search criterion in the Advanced Search panel.
Display Order – Select the desired display order from the drop-down list. The display order of properties will be applied to the property display locations you selected above.
Click the General Settings tile on the Settings page to access the General Settings page.
The following settings are available on the page: Communication Control, Default View Settings, User Sorting, Concurrent Duties, and Conference Room Reservation App Connection.
After making any changes to the settings, make sure to click Save at the bottom of the page to save your settings.
Communication Control – Enable or disable the communication options to customize your organization’s communication preferences. Only enabled communication options will be available for users within the app.

The maximum number of users allowed for a chat is 250.
The maximum number of users allowed for a call, video call, and meeting is 1000.
Default View Settings – Select the default views for the structure unit navigation and structure units for app users. Structure unit navigation is located in the left pane, allowing users to access structure units through the organizational structure tree or favorites groups they created in this app. The default view for structure units determines whether to display the member list or calendar by default within a structure unit.
To display user calendars in this app, make sure that your Microsoft 365 Global Administrator approves the Calendars.ReadBasic.All, Calendars.ReadBasic, and Calendars.Read.Shared permissions requests in the SharePoint admin center. For details, refer to Appendix A - Approve Permission Requests in SharePoint Admin Center.

User Sorting – By default, users are sorted by name in ascending order in this app. With this setting enabled, you can configure one or more sorting rules to sort users by the desired user properties. This sorting applies to user listing in group members, calendar, and favorite group views. To configure the user sorting rules, refer to the following instructions:
You can add up to 2 sorting rules. If two rules have already been added, the Add Sorting Rule button will be grayed out and not clickable.
Sort By – Select the user property to be used for user sorting from the drop-down list.
Sorting Order – Select the sorting order.
When Custom Order is selected, choose the sorting condition from the drop-down list and configure the property values and their display orders.
The property values are case-insensitive. For example, entering "Manager" matches "manager", "MANAGER", or any case variation in Microsoft Entra.
You can click Add to add a row or click the Delete button to delete a row.
To reorder the sorting rules, drag the reorder button in front of a sorting rule to move it up or down based on your requirements.

Concurrent Duties – If employees in your organization have other roles that are not stored in Microsoft Entra ID, you can enable this setting and configure the roles as concurrent duties for the users.
The following actions are available:

Display Concurrent Label – With the checkbox selected, the Concurrent label is displayed for users who have been assigned concurrent duties.
Add Concurrent Duty – Complete the following steps to add concurrent duties:
Click Add to access the Add window.
Complete information in the window:

Concurrent Duty Title – Enter the concurrent duty title.
Organization Structure – Select the organization levels to which this concurrent duty belongs.
User Name – Enter the names of the users with this concurrent duty and select the desired users from the suggestion list.
Click Save to save your configurations.
Edit Concurrent Duty – Complete the following steps to edit concurrent duties:
Click the more actions button in the upper-right of the desired concurrent duty and select Edit from the drop-down list. The Edit window appears.
Edit information in this window based on your requirements.
Click Save to save your edits.
Delete Concurrent Duty – Click the more actions button in the upper-right of the desired concurrent duty and select Delete from the drop-down list to delete the concurrent duty.
Conference Room Reservation App Connection – With this setting enabled, enter the site URL of the Conference Room Reservation app. Users will be able to reserve conference rooms managed by the connected Conference Room Reservation app while scheduling meetings.
Make sure to add users as the Conference Room Reservation app users or administrators before they can reserve conference rooms managed by the app via the Address Book app.

Click the User Management tile on the Settings page to access the User Management page.

In the App Administrator section, users who have full access to this app are displayed.
In the User section, users who can use this app are displayed.
You can manage the app administrators or users using the following steps:
Users who have been blocked from signing in to Microsoft 365 cannot be added as app administrators or users.
Click the edit button in the upper-right corner of the desired section. The Edit window appears.
In the Role field, the role you are editing is displayed. In the User/Group Name field, you can manage the users and groups with the role:

Add User and Group – Enter the names of the users and groups to whom you want to assign the role and select the desired users and groups from the suggestion list.
Delete Users or Groups – Click the delete button to the right of the desired users or groups from whom you want to remove the role.
After all edits are made, click Save to save your edits.
The "Everyone" and "Everyone except external users" groups are supported to be added to both roles. However, if the app resides on a private site and your organization's policy prohibits adding the "Everyone except external users" group to private sites, attempting to add this group will result in an error. For assistance, contact your SharePoint or global administrator.