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09/18/2014

Contact

Last modified: September 26, 2011

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 | Exchange Server 2010

The Contact element represents a contact item in the Exchange store.

<Contact>
   <MimeContent/>
   <ItemId/>
   <ParentFolderId/>
   <ItemClass/>
   <Subject/>
   <Sensitivity/>
   <Body/>
   <Attachments/>
   <DateTimeReceived/>
   <Size/>
   <Categories/>
   <Importance/>
   <InReplyTo/>
   <IsSubmitted/>
   <IsDraft/>
   <IsFromMe/>
   <IsResend/>
   <IsUnmodified/>
   <InternetMessageHeaders/>
   <DateTimeSent/>
   <DateTimeCreated/>
   <ResponseObjects/>
   <ReminderDueBy/>
   <ReminderIsSet/>
   <ReminderMinutesBeforeStart/>
   <DisplayCc/>
   <DisplayTo/>
   <HasAttachments/>
   <ExtendedProperty/>
   <Culture/>
   <EffectiveRights/>
   <LastModifiedName/>
   <LastModifiedTime/>
   <IsAssociated/>
   <WebClientReadFormQueryString/>
   <WebClientEditFormQueryString/>
   <ConversationId/>
   <UniqueBody/>
   <FileAs/>
   <FileAsMapping/>
   <DisplayName/>
   <GivenName/>
   <Initials/>
   <MiddleName/>
   <Nickname/>
   <CompleteName/>
   <CompanyName/>
   <EmailAddresses/>
   <PhysicalAddresses/>
   <PhoneNumbers/>
   <AssistantName/>
   <Birthday/>
   <BusinessHomePage/>
   <Children/>
   <Companies/>
   <ContactSource/>
   <Department/>
   <Generation/>
   <ImAddresses/>
   <JobTitle/>
   <Manager/>
   <Mileage/>
   <OfficeLocation/>
   <PostalAddressIndex/>
   <Profession/>
   <SpouseName/>
   <Surname/>
   <WeddingAnniversary/>
   <HasPicture/>
   <PhoneticFullName/>
   <PhoneticFirstName/>
   <PhoneticLastName/>
   <Alias/>
   <Notes/>
   <Photo/>
   <UserSMIMECertificate/>
   <MSExchangeCertificate/>
   <DirectoryId/>
   <ManagerMailbox/>
   <DirectReports/>
</Contact>

ContactItemType

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element name	Description
MimeContent	Contains the native Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) stream of an object that is represented in base64Binary format.
ItemId	Contains the unique identifier and change key of an item in the Exchange store.
ParentFolderId	Represents the identifier of the parent folder that contains the item or folder.
ItemClass	Represents the message class of an item.
Subject	Represents the subject for Exchange store items and response objects.
Sensitivity	Indicates the sensitivity level of an item.
Body	Represents the actual body content of a message.
Attachments	Contains the items or files that are attached to an item in the Exchange store.
DateTimeReceived	Represents the date and time that an item in a mailbox was received.
Size	Represents the size in bytes of an item. This property is read-only.
Categories	Represents a collection of strings that identify to which categories an item in the mailbox belongs.
Importance	Describes the importance of an item.
InReplyTo	Represents the identifier of the item to which this item is a reply.
IsSubmitted	Indicates whether an item has been submitted to the Outbox default folder.
IsDraft	Represents whether an item has not yet been sent.
IsFromMe	Indicates whether a user sent an item to himself or herself.
IsResend	Indicates whether the item had previously been sent.
IsUnmodified	Indicates whether the item has been modified.
InternetMessageHeaders	Represents the collection of all Internet message headers that are contained in an item in a mailbox.
DateTimeSent	Represents the date and time that an item in a mailbox was sent.
DateTimeCreated	Represents the date and time that a given item in the mailbox was created.
ResponseObjects	Contains a collection of all the response objects that are associated with an item in the Exchange store.
ReminderDueBy	Represents the date and time when the event occurs. This is used by the ReminderMinutesBeforeStart element to determine when the reminder is displayed.
ReminderIsSet	Indicates whether a reminder has been set for an item in the Exchange store.
ReminderMinutesBeforeStart	Represents the number of minutes before an event when a reminder is displayed.
DisplayCc	Represents the display string that is used for the contents of the Cc line. This is the concatenated string of all Cc recipient display names.
DisplayTo	Represents the display string that is used for the contents of the To line. This is the concatenated string of all To recipient display names.
HasAttachments	Represents a property that is set to true if an item has at least one visible attachment. This property is read-only.
ExtendedProperty	Identifies extended properties on folders and items.
Culture	Represents the culture for a given item in a mailbox.
EffectiveRights	Contains the client's rights based on the permission settings for the item or folder. This element is read-only.
LastModifiedName	Contains the display name of the last user to modify an item.
LastModifiedTime	Indicates when an item was last modified.
IsAssociated	Indicates whether the item is associated with a folder.
WebClientReadFormQueryString	Represents a URL to concatenate to the Microsoft Office Outlook Web App endpoint to read an item in Outlook Web App.
WebClientEditFormQueryString	Represents a URL to concatenate to the Outlook Web App endpoint to edit an item in Outlook Web App.
ConversationId	Contains the identifier of an item or conversation.
UniqueBody	Represents an HTML fragment or plain text which represents the unique body of this conversation.
FileAs	Represents how a contact is filed in the Contacts folder.
FileAsMapping	Defines how to construct what is displayed for a contact.
DisplayName	Defines the display name of a contact.
GivenName	Contains a contact's given name.
Initials	Represents the initials of a contact.
MiddleName	Represents the middle name of a contact.
Nickname	Represents the nickname of a contact.
CompleteName	Represents the complete name of a contact.
CompanyName	Represents the company name that is associated with a contact.
EmailAddresses	Represents a collection of e-mail addresses for a contact.
PhysicalAddresses	Contains a collection of physical addresses that are associated with a contact.
PhoneNumbers	Represents a collection of telephone numbers for a contact.
AssistantName	Represents an assistant to a contact.
Birthday	Represents the birth date of a contact.
BusinessHomePage	Represents the Home page (Web address) for the contact.
Children	Contains the names of a contact's children.
Companies	Represents the collection of companies that are associated with a contact.
ContactSource	Describes whether the contact is located in the Exchange store or the Active Directory directory service.
Department	Represents the contact's department at work.
Generation	Represents a generational abbreviation that follows the full name of a contact.
ImAddresses	Represents a collection of instant messaging addresses for a contact.
JobTitle	Represents the job title of a contact.
Manager	Represents a contact's manager.
Mileage	Represents mileage for a contact item.
OfficeLocation	Represents the office location of a contact.
PostalAddressIndex	Represents the display types for physical addresses.
Profession	Represents the profession of a contact.
SpouseName	Represents the name of a contact's spouse.
Surname	Represents the surname of a contact.
WeddingAnniversary	Contains the wedding anniversary of a contact.
HasPicture	Indicates whether the contact item has a file attachment that represents the contact's picture.
PhoneticFullName	Contains the full name of a contact, including the first and last name, spelled phonetically.
PhoneticFirstName	Contains the first name of a contact, spelled phonetically.
PhoneticLastName	Contains the last name of a contact, spelled phonetically.
Alias	Contains the email alias of a contact.
Notes (Contact)	Contains supplementary contact information.
Photo	Contains a value that encodes the photo of a contact.
UserSMIMECertificate	Contains a value that encodes the SMIME certificate of a contact.
MSExchangeCertificate	Contains a value that encodes the Microsoft Exchange certificate of a contact.
DirectoryId	Contains the directory ID of a contact.
ManagerMailbox	Contains SMTP information that identifies the manager mailbox of the contact.
DirectReports	Contains SMTP information that identifies the direct reports of a contact.

Parent Elements

Element name	Description
AdjacentMeetings	Describes all calendar items that are adjacent to a meeting time.
AppendToItemField	Identifies data to append to a single property of an item or folder during an UpdateItem Operation.
ConflictingMeetings	Identifies all items that conflict with a meeting time
Create (ItemSync)	Identifies a single folder to create in the local client store.
ItemAttachment	Represents an Exchange item that is attached to another Exchange item.
Items	Contains an array of items.
Items (CreateItem)	Contains an array of items to create in the folder that is identified by the ParentFolderId (TargetFolderIdType) element.
Resolution	Contains a single resolved entity.
SetItemField	Represents an update to a single property of an item in an UpdateItem Operation.
Update (ItemSync)	Identifies a single item to update in the local client store.

Text Value

None.

Remarks

The schema that describes this element is located in the IIS virtual directory that hosts Exchange Web Services of the Client Access server.

Element Information

Namespace	https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types
Schema name	Types schema
Validation file	Types.xsd
Can be empty	False

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