Powershell-Update attribute "departmentNumber" - powershell

Question

I have the following script - it works except for the departmentNumber. Any ideas?
# Import AD Module
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
# Import CSV into variable $users
$users = Import-Csv -Path C:\users.csv
# Loop through CSV file and update users if they exist
foreach ($user in $users) {
Get-ADUser -Filter "SamAccountName -eq '$($user.samaccountname)'" - Properties * |
Set-ADUser -EmailAddress $($user.EmailAddress) -Title $($user.Title) -Office $($user.Office) -OfficePhone $($user.OfficePhone) -departmentNumber $($user.departmentNumber) }
EDIT:
I tried the following using the "-Add" operator:
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
$users = Import-Csv -Path C:\users.csv
foreach ($user in $users) {
Get-ADUser -Filter "SamAccountName -eq '$($user.samaccountname)'" -Properties * |
Set-ADUser -Add #{departmentNumber = "$($user.departmentNumber)"}
}
And the following, using the "-Replace" operator:
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
$users = Import-Csv -Path C:\users.csv
foreach ($user in $users) {
Get-ADUser -Filter "SamAccountName -eq '$($user.samaccountname)'" -Properties * |
Set-ADUser -Replace #{departmentNumber = "$($user.departmentNumber)"}
}
Still no luck - do I have the syntax messed up?

Answer 1

I'm taking a quick look at the help for Set-ADUser: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee617215.aspx
I see a parameter for -Department, but not one for -DepartmentNumber
Will it work within your company's structure to just use -Department ?
For a custom attribute, you should be able to use the -Add parameter
-Add #{otherTelephone='555-222-1111', '555-222-3333'; otherMobile='555-222-9999' }
In order to use -Add or -Replace, you'll need to use a hashtable as your input instead of a string.
Here's a quick set of commands I used to convert a string into a single item hashtable:
$DeptNo = 'test'
$hash = #{}
$hash.Add('DepartmentNumber',$DeptNo)
$hash
Output from $hash:
Name Value
---- -----
DepartmentNumber test
I think you'll then be able to use -Add $hash to get it to do what you want.

Answer 2

Here is my code that got it working:
Set-ADUser -Identity $samName -Add #{'departmentNumber'="$UserDept"}
It is important to note you can only use -Add if nothing is there
otherwise use -Replace
$UserDept was a number but the quotes make it a string
and the attribute must have single quotes around it.