Applications Director

Timothy "Malachi" Kern

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Will this import the users associated with the shared mailboxes as well?
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Will this import the users associated with the shared mailboxes as well?

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Ok, thanks. &nbsp;Do you have a process in place to import the users inside of the shared mailboxes in bulk?
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Ok, thanks.  Do you have a process in place to import the users inside of the shared mailboxes in bulk?

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Thank you for helping me solve this one!
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I received a task to create 1,745 shared mailboxes inside Office 365 Exchange Online. &nbsp;I received the mailbox name, the user information, and the access rights. &nbsp;What is the quickest way to get this done via Powershell? &nbsp;Do anyone have a script that allows for bulk upload to Exchange Online? &nbsp;Step by Step guidance will be helpful as well. &nbsp;I've already searched online and couldn't locate an up to date guidance on how to tackle this task.
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I received a task to create 1,745 shared mailboxes inside Office 365 Exchange Online.  I received the mailbox name, the user information, and the access rights.  What is the quickest way to get this done via Powershell?  Do anyone have a script that allows for bulk upload to Exchange Online?  Step by Step guidance will be helpful as well.  I've already searched online and couldn't locate an up to date guidance on how to tackle this task.

How do  you bulk add Shared Mailboxes in Exchange Online using Powershell?

Windows PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework. PowerShell provides full access to the Component Object Model (COM) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), enabling administrators to perform administrative tasks on both local and remote Windows systems as well as WS-Management and Common Information Model (CIM) enabling management of remote Linux systems and network devices.

Powershell

Microsoft Office is an integrated suite of applications that includes Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio and InfoPath, along with a number of tools to assist in making the individual components work together. Coding within and between the projects is done in Visual Basic for Applications, known as VBA.

Microsoft Office

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

Exchange

Office 365 is a group of software plus services subscriptions that provides productivity software and related services to its subscribers. Office 365 allows the use of Microsoft Office apps on Windows and OS X, provides storage space on Microsoft's cloud storage service OneDrive, and grants 60 Skype minutes per month. Office 365 includes e-mail and social networking services through hosted versions of Exchange Server, Skype for Business Server, SharePoint and Office Online, integration with Yammer, as well as access to the Office software. All of Office 365's components can be managed and configured through an online portal; users can be added manually, imported from a CSV file, or Office 365 can be set up for single sign-on with a local Active Directory using Active Directory Federation Services.