Teams Assignments using full name

[butlerad]

For the majority of the time the behaviour in Teams seems to be that the display name attribute is used? We use lastname first initial for the display name, for example Bloggs J. For some reason Teams has switched it's behaviour in Assignments, it now displays the staff members full name when posting assignments? Anyone else encountered this, do you know which AD attribute Teams is using in this instance? Annoying, as staff don't want their first names shown the students and there seems no logical/simple way to prevent it?

[Boredguy]

Does appear that they updated something in the background this month as have had the same since the start of term, and does not appear to be any setting to adjust it, and I'm not updating all the forenames for staff.

 

I know Teams isn't designed for education but it's a pain at times when changes happen that aren't easily spotted in any documentation

[butlerad]

Agreed - why would they change this in assignments... an obvious educational feature?! Very odd.

[chazzy2501]

damn it, just spotted this... Using First Name, Last Name; it should be using Display Name.

[butlerad]

There is a user voice post about it here, but would need some considerable upvotes to even be on their radar: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/3f08496b-6374-ec11-a81b-6045bd7a88b9

[chazzy2501]

upvoted.

[CumbrianMan]

Upvoted also.

What a pain in the derriere! Do MS just not think, or just don't care?!!

[sjatkn]

There is a user voice post about it here, but would need some considerable upvotes to even be on their radar: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/3f08496b-6374-ec11-a81b-6045bd7a88b9

I just went to upvote this as well and spotted this comment. It looks like it's being sorted already.

[butlerad]

I just went to upvote this as well and spotted this comment. It looks like it's being sorted already.[ATTACH]64302[/ATTACH]

 

Looks promising...