# Update Account Name in IdentityNow Source Without Re-aggregation **URL:** \ **Category:** SHF Discussion and Questions\ **Tags:** aggregation, identity-security-cloud\ **Created:** [March 24, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450 "2026-03-24T06:11:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sxxnex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sxxnex](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/sxxnex)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/1 "2026-03-24T06:11:32Z")
Hello, Is there a way to update the account name in an IdentityNow source without deleting the identity or re-running aggregation? The account name was changed in the target system, but IdentityNow still shows the old value. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/2 "2026-03-24T08:16:24Z")
Hi, By source, are you meaning HR source, or data source. Your problem statement is slightly confusing with your choice of words: If the former, then you will need to aggregate the source to bring in the fresh data, If the latter, then you will need to sync then aggregate ---
**Author:** ![sxxnex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sxxnex](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/sxxnex)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/3 "2026-03-24T08:18:30Z")
Hi, By source, I mean the source named ‘IdentityNow’, which is the default source configured in SailPoint ISC. ---
**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/4 "2026-03-24T08:25:16Z")
I’ll be honest, that didn’t make it any clearer. However, my solution still stands. You will need to either aggregate or sync&aggregate depending upon if the source is authoritative ---
**Author:** ![sxxnex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sxxnex](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/sxxnex)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/5 "2026-03-24T08:31:24Z")
The IdentityNow source is not visible in the UI, and it seems that aggregation cannot be performed even via API. Is there any other way to handle this? ---
**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/6 "2026-03-24T08:38:21Z")
if the source is not present in the UI, then its not present. And I am more confused about why you called a source ‘identityNow’. What sort of data does it hold, what sort of connector is it? ---
**Author:** ![sxxnex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sxxnex](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/sxxnex)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/7 "2026-03-24T08:43:37Z")
It is not visible in the UI, but can be retrieved via API using the `includeIDNSource=true` parameter. For your reference, I’ve shared the Identity account screen. I would like to update the Account Name for the ‘IdentityNow’ source shown in the screenshot. ![스크린샷 2026-03-24 174111](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/original/3X/4/c/4c6e30b061561e98ecc8c0ede433e33797c81d55.png) ---
**Author:** ![ssowmya567](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/ssowmya567/32/30945_2.png) [@ssowmya567](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/ssowmya567)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/8 "2026-03-24T08:49:41Z")
It might get updated automatically after some time based on the next aggregation. Could you please confirm when the account name was changed in the HR system? ---
**Author:** ![sxxnex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sxxnex](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/sxxnex)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/9 "2026-03-24T08:51:16Z")
I updated the Account Name schema of the HR source to a different attribute about a month ago. ---
**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/10 "2026-03-24T08:52:31Z")
@santhirajumunganda I don’t think that is what they are talking about. I think that they want to rename a source, and that source is not present in the UI. @sxxnex Is this a Dev tenant you are working in? And why do you need to rename it? I’ve never seen that source before, and if its hidden, its probably for a good reason ---
**Author:** ![sxxnex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sxxnex](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/sxxnex)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/11 "2026-03-24T09:00:45Z")
I’m not trying to rename a hidden source. Doesn’t your tenant also have a source called ‘IdentityNow’? ---
**Author:** ![j\_place](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/j_place/32/19181_2.png) [@j\_place](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/j_place)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/12 "2026-03-24T09:08:47Z")
Hi @sxxnex The name of the identityNow source account is mapped from the name of the account in the auth source defined in Identity Profile. It is then used as default correlation rule. It is an immutable atttribute. I am not aware it can be updated, so in your circumstance the Identity may well need to be deleted ---
**Author:** ![santhirajumunganda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/santhirajumunganda/32/42744_2.png) [@santhirajumunganda](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/santhirajumunganda)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/13 "2026-03-24T09:09:48Z")
Hello @PhilRawlings1, I’m not sure why my name was mentioned here. Did I provide any wrong answer? ---
**Author:** ![sxxnex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sxxnex](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/sxxnex)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/14 "2026-03-24T09:14:15Z")
In the current setup, I’m unable to delete the identity. Is there any way to make this change without deleting it? ---
**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/15 "2026-03-24T09:16:16Z")
Hi @santhirajumunganda I name-checked the wrong person. Sorry. it was meant to be @ssowmya567 ---
**Author:** ![j\_place](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/j_place/32/19181_2.png) [@j\_place](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/j_place)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/16 "2026-03-24T09:20:13Z")
I can’t recommend anything because any fix may have unintended consequences (it’s immutable for a reason) ---
**Author:** ![PhilRawlings1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/philrawlings1/32/37266_2.png) [@PhilRawlings1](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/PhilRawlings1)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/17 "2026-03-24T09:41:40Z")
> [@sxxnex](#): > > The IdentityNow source is not visible in the UI, and it seems that aggregation cannot be performed even via API. Is there any other way to handle this? You literally said that the source wasn’t visible in the source. I can’t offer you any more advice until you can define your problem statement better. ---
**Author:** ![suresh4iam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/suresh4iam/32/29513_2.png) [@suresh4iam](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/suresh4iam)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/18 "2026-03-24T12:20:06Z")
It is as designed by SailPoint. Correlation is always attempted before an identity is created. If the account cannot find an existing identity to correlate to, and it’s an authoritative account source, then it creates an identity. The “account name” attribute won’t change, so whatever it was on the identity that’s being created/correlated first time will remain same. In case, if you want to change the account name, then you need to create a new identity from HR source. The same issue occurs if you aggregate the non-authoritative source first and auth source later. In this case, the account name will be generated from non-auth source, and it will not change when an auth source is aggregated. So, always it is recommended to aggregate the auth source first. So, the answer is you cannot change the account name as far as I know for the existing identity. Hope this helps you. ---
**Author:** ![ssowmya567](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/ssowmya567/32/30945_2.png) [@ssowmya567](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/ssowmya567)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/19 "2026-03-26T05:48:34Z")
@sxxnex ![IMG20260325201847](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/original/3X/9/e/9e179c7eeb12dd50d08cd7bb54381dc773935dcb.jpeg) As per SailPoint documentation it is not recommended to modify the account id and account name after aggregation as it breaks references. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/original/2X/f/f2136700ed5e3703e0b85e02f6be799dacca7735.png) [@system](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/update-account-name-in-identitynow-source-without-re-aggregation/200450/20 "2026-05-25T05:49:28Z")
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