Exchange 2010: Create mail enabled contacts in bulk
This quick guide will show you how to import a CSV file into Exchange and create multiple contacts:
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In Excel create 4 Columns:
- Name
- Firstname
- Lastname
- ExternalEmailAddress
Now from the Exchange Management Shell run the following command:
Import-Csv “contacts.csv” | ForEach {New-MailContact -Name $_.Name -Firstname $_.FirstName -LastName $_.LastName -ExternalEmailAddress $_.ExternalEmailAddress -OrganizationalUnit “Domainname/OUname”}
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In the EMS it will go through the list in the CSV file and create the contacts one by one. If there is a problem with a contact, for example it already exists then an error will be displayed and the import will continue.