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:
  1. Open ADSIEdit.exe and connect to the Default naming context.
  2. Browse the Active Directory object to find the Exchange Dynamic Distribution Group object (AD class msExchangeDynamicDistributionList).
  3. Open the object properties and find the property: msExchDynamicDLFilter.

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

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  7. Click OK.
  8. 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.
Enterprise Vault Provisioning Groups for Exchange Archiving