How to use Division attribute for Dynamic Distribution Group

Question

I'm trying to create a Dynamic Distribution Group, and I need to make a decision based on the Division attribute. I can't select the attribute because under Dynamic membership rules it is not listed as a selectable Property in the dropdown. Does anybody know how to make the Division attribute selectable?

Answer 1

Hello, @MRMO Admin (TEST),

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A platform!

Based on your description, you're trying to create a Dynamic Distribution Group in Exchange Online and need to use the Division attribute, but it's not appearing in the dropdown list of selectable properties.

First, I want to confirm with you, you mentioned "can't select the attribute because under Dynamic membership rules it is not listed as a selectable Property in the dropdown.".Do you mean that you don't see the “Division” property in the list of screenshots below?

The attribute Division might not be a recognized filterable property for dynamic distribution groups. Instead, you may want to use a different, recognized property. Here’s how you can do it:

1.You need to have the necessary permissions to run these commands in PowerShell.

2.If you need to use a custom attribute, you can use something like CustomAttribute1.

New-DynamicDistributionGroup -Name "YourGroupName" -RecipientFilter {CustomAttribute1 -eq "YourDivisionValue"}   

3.Make sure that the attribute you're using is correctly populated in the users' properties. You can see all the filterable properties by running the following command.

Get-Recipient | Get-Member

If you need more detailed guidance, you can refer to the official Microsoft documentation on managing dynamic distribution groups:

1.https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/recipients-in-exchange-online/manage-dynamic-distribution-groups/create-manage-dynamic-distribution-groups?tabs=create-new-eac%2Ccreate-new-eac-2%2Ccreate-new-eac-3.

2.https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/recipients/dynamic-distribution-groups/dynamic-distribution-groups?view=exchserver-2019.

Should you need more help on this, you can feel free to post back. 

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Thank you for your support and understanding.

Best Wishes,

Alex Zhang