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Dear All
I am exporting my client contacts from my internal database management system to a CSV. I would like to then use this data to create active directory contacts within AD and have them all in a designated OU.
Once the AD contacts have been created I would then like to make them mail enabled within exchange 2010.
Regards
Simon
I am exporting my client contacts from my internal database management system to a CSV. I would like to then use this data to create active directory contacts within AD and have them all in a designated OU.
Once the AD contacts have been created I would then like to make them mail enabled within exchange 2010.
Regards
Simon
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Simon Allaway
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no worries. I put the headers you would need:
CSV headers name, ExternalEmailAddress, organizationalUnit
Use Exchange powershell because you are creating mail contacts.
I used this exact command to create thousands of contacts for a customer/project I did a while back.
CSV headers name, ExternalEmailAddress, organizationalUnit
Use Exchange powershell because you are creating mail contacts.
I used this exact command to create thousands of contacts for a customer/project I did a while back.
work out ok for you?
ASKER
Worked like a charm Alan many thanks. One question if i was to add an additional column in the csv called "distribution group a" would it add them automatically to the distribution group a? Or is that not possible?
ASKER
Many thanks this will save me so much time. Truth be known a little exited to give it a go.
Thanks for answering my question.
Do I need to have the CSV in a particular format? First Name , Address, Town, etc?
And is that a PowerShell command? If so would I use PowerShell for exchange or the windows version?
Sorry as you can probably tell I don't use PowerShell. Apologies in advance.
Regards
Simon