Collective approval of working Time

Collective Approval of Working Time iview displays list off EE's by pernr. I would like to display the name also, next to the pernr. Can anyone point me to the correct path? I have looked at the ECC MSS config and made changes for the formatted name of employee to appear. Is this a Portal change to the iview?
Help appreciated.

Hi guys,
This can be configured if you set the approval criterion to be the Personnel Number and select the option "With description column".
It has worked for me at least.

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