Q262968: XADM: Distribution List Is Not Displayed in Address Book View

Article: Q262968
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg
Last Modified: 10-MAR-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.0, 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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When you generate an Address Book view by grouping any category other than
customer attributes, you are unable to view the distribution lists (DLs).

MORE INFORMATION
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Use one of the following methods to view the DL in an Address Book view.

Method One
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NOTE: In the following example, the Address Book view is grouped by company
name.

1. Start the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program in Raw mode, click
  the DL, and then click Raw Properties on the File menu.

2. In the "List of attribute type" box, click All.

3. Click the attribute that you are want to group the Address Book view by in
  the Object attributes box (in this case Company).

4. Type the attribute in the Edit Value box (in this case, the name of the
  company).

5. Click the Set button.

6. Click the Apply button, and then click OK.

Follow this procedure for every DL object that you want to view in the Address
Book view.

Method Two
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If you have a large number of DLs, use the Directory Export feature in the
Administrator program to export the file so that you can edit it, and then
import the file back to the Administrator program:

1. Start the Administrator program.

2. On the Tools menu, click Directory Export.

3. Click the name of your Exchange Server computer in the MS Exchange Server
  box.

4. Click All in the Home server box.

5. Enter a location for the Dl.csv file.

6. Enter your site's recipient container.

7. Click to select the Include sub-containers option (if you have subfolders).

8. Click to clear Mailbox, and then click to select Distribution list.

9. Click the Export button.

Next, edit the Dl.csv file by using Microsoft Excel:

1. Start Excel, and then open the Dl.csv file.

2. Click column G, and then click Columns on the Insert menu.

3. In row one of the column that you created, type the attribute that you want
  to group the Address Book view by (for example, "company" (without the
  quotation marks)).

4. In every row in the column, add the proper value for the attribute for each
  DL that you want to include in the Address Book view.

5. Add a row in column B, name it "Mode," and then add a Create value in every
  row of the Mode column.

6. Add a row, name it "Object-Class", and then add a value of 0 in every row.

7. Save the Dl.csv file.

Next, use the Administrator program to import the edited Dl.csv file:

1. Start the Administrator program.

2. On the Tools menu, click Directory Export.

3. Click the name of your Exchange Server computer in the MS Exchange Server
  box.

4. Click the Container button, and then enter your site recipient container.

5. Click the import file that you created in the preceding section.

6. Click Import.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbinfo

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