How to: Create Exchange Distribution Lists
This example shows how to provision a Microsoft Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 distribution list object in Forefront Identity Manager Synchronization Service (FIM Synchronization Service).
Attribute Inclusion List
You must select the following attributes from the Select Attributes property page for your Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) management agent to provision an Exchange distribution list:
mailNickname
groupType
Provisioning an Exchange Distribution List
The following examples show how to use a rules extension to provision an Exchange distribution list. You must add a reference to logging.dll to use the LogException method.
Public Sub Provision(ByVal mventry As MVEntry) _
Implements IMVSynchronization.Provision
Dim adMA As ConnectedMA
Dim csentry As CSEntry
Dim nickName As String
Dim dn as ReferenceValue
try
adMA = mventry.ConnectedMAs("Fabrikam AD MA")
nickName = mventry("mailNickname").Value
' Construct the distinguished name.
dn = adMA.EscapeDNComponent("CN=" + mventry("cn").Value).Concat("ou=mailboxes,dc=fabrikam,dc=com")
If 0 = adMA.Connectors.Count then
csentry = ExchangeUtils.CreateDistributionlist(adMA, dn, nickName)
End If
' Log and rethrow any exception.
Catch ex As Exception
Logging.Logging.LogException(ex, "Provision", "Caught exception", False)
Throw
End Try
End Sub
void IMVSynchronization.Provision (MVEntry mventry)
{
ConnectedMA adMA;
CSEntry csentry;
String nickName;
ReferenceValue dn;
try
{
adMA = mventry.ConnectedMAs["Fabrikam AD MA"];
nickName = mventry["mailNickname"].Value;
// Construct the distinguished name.
dn = adMA.EscapeDNComponent("CN=" + mventry["cn"].Value).Concat("ou=mailboxes,dc=fabrikam,dc=com");
if(0 == adMA.Connectors.Count)
{
csentry = ExchangeUtils.CreateDistributionlist(adMA, dn, nickName);
}
}
// Log and rethrow any exception.
catch(Exception ex)
{
Logging.Logging.LogException(ex, "Provision", "Caught exception", false);
throw;
}
}