Exchange Dynamic Distribution Groups cannot be selected in Enterprise Vault Provisioning Groups for Exchange Archiving
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Article ID: 100032660
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Cause
Enterprise Vault does not support Exchange Dynamic Distribution Groups as targets in an Exchange Provisioning Groups.
Resolution
An Exchange Dynamic distribution groups are mail-enabled Active Directory group objects that are created to expedite the mass sending of email messages and other information within a Microsoft Exchange organization.
Unlike regular distribution groups that contain a defined set of members, the membership list for dynamic distribution groups is calculated each time a message is sent to the group, based on the filters and conditions that you define. When an email message is sent to a dynamic distribution group, it’s delivered to all recipients in the organization that match the criteria defined for that group.
(https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123722(v=exchg.160).aspx)
An Exchange Dynamic Distribution Group contains a LDAP query that retrieves certain objects from Active Directory using a criteria; thus, an Enterprise Vault Administrator can use this LDAP query in an Enterprise Vault Provisioning Group for Exchange Archiving. Follow these steps:
- Open ADSIEdit.exe and connect to the Default naming context.
- Browse the Active Directory object to find the Exchange Dynamic Distribution Group object (AD class msExchangeDynamicDistributionList).
- Open the object properties and find the property: msExchDynamicDLFilter.

- Copy the LDAP query to a text editor, such as notepad.
- In the Enterprise Vault Admin Console, add or modify the Exchange Provisioning Group and add a new LDAP query as a target.
- Paste the LDAP query in the Query section.

- Click OK.
- Click Apply to save the changes.
Note: If the Exchange Dynamic Distribution Group is updated with a new criteria, the LDAP query in the provisioning group must be updated as well.
Issue/Introduction
Enterprise Vault Administrator needs to use an Exchange Dynamic Group as a target in an Exchange Provisioning Group.
Enterprise Vault does not support Exchange Dynamic Distribution Groups as targets in an Exchange Provisioning Groups. The following targets are supported by Enterprise Vault:
- Windows group.
- Windows user.
- Distribution group.
- Organizational Unit.
- LDAP query.
- Whole Exchange Organization.
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