How to enforce a naming policy on Microsoft 365 groups in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)

Enforcing a naming policy will help make your groups consistent and also allow you to categorize them. For example, you can set a prefix-suffix policy to automate a naming convention to a group to convey its function.

Follow the steps below to configure a naming policy in Entra ID.

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center as at least a Group Administrator.
2. Select Microsoft Entra ID.
3. Select All groups -> Groups->Naming policy to open the Naming policy page.
4. Select Group naming policy.
5. You can view or edit the current prefix or suffix naming policies individually by selecting the attributes or strings you want to enforce as part of the naming policy.
6. To remove a prefix or suffix from the list, select the prefix or suffix, and then select Delete. You can delete multiple items simultaneously.
7. Select Save.

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