In 15Five, the Employee Identifier is a unique piece of information used to track and manage each employee’s account. By default, the Employee Identifier is set to the employee’s email address. While this option is convenient, it can change over time due to name updates or domain changes, which may lead to duplicate accounts or access issues. To avoid these challenges, many organizations prefer to use Employee ID: a static, unchanging identifier unique to each person. This article walks through how to change your organization's Employee Identifier.
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Access and availability
⛔️ Required access to Company settings.
👥 This article is relevant to Account admins.
📦 This feature is available in all pricing packages.
How to select an Employee Identifier 🧑💻
- Click on the Settings gear in the top, right-hand corner of 15Five.
- Select "Company settings" from the dropdown menu to open the company settings page.
- You're now on the "Company info" tab of Company settings. From here, expand the "Import settings" section.
- Select whether you want to use email or employee ID as the unique identifier for your employees.
Note
This setting only impacts CSV imports, SFTP, and HRIS integrations. It does not affect integrations that are not hosted in 15Five, such as SCIM and SAML.