You can perform Exchange-related tasks (for example, creating or deleting email addresses) on Active Directory contacts with the Active Roles Console.
To perform Exchange tasks on a contact
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In the Console tree, locate and select the folder that contains the contact you want to perform Exchange tasks on.
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In the details pane, right-click the contact, then click Exchange Tasks to start the Exchange Task Wizard.
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On the Available Tasks page of the wizard, select the task you want to perform.
The following tasks are available, depending on the selected group:
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Establish E-mail Addresses: The contact has no email address established. Establishes an external email address for the selected contact to include the address in the Exchange address list.
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Delete E-mail Addresses: Contact has an email address established
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On the next page of the wizard, do one of the following, depending on the selected task:
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On the completion page of the wizard, review the results of the task. To view the progress report, click Back. To close the wizard, click Finish.
NOTE: Consider the following when performing Exchange tasks on a contact:
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You can perform Exchange tasks on multiple objects at a time. To do so, start the Exchange Task Wizard by selecting the objects, right-clicking the selection, and clicking Exchange Tasks.
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To locate the objects on which you want to perform Exchange tasks, use the Find function of Active Roles. Once you found the objects, start the Exchange Task Wizard by selecting the objects in the list of search results, right-clicking the selection, and clicking Exchange Tasks.
To move contacts to another container, select the contacts, right-click the selection, then click Move. In the Move dialog, select the container to which you want to move the contacts.
NOTE: The Console provides the drag-and-drop function for moving objects. To move objects, you can drag the selection from the details pane to a destination container in the Console tree.
With the Active Roles Console, you can export contacts to an XML file and then import them from that file to populate a container in a different domain. The export and import operations provide a way to relocate contacts between domains.
To export contacts, select them, right-click the selection, and select All Tasks > Export. In the Export Objects dialog, specify the file where you want to save the data, and click Save.
To import contacts, right-click the container where you want to place the contacts, and then click Import. In the Import Directory Objects dialog, select the file to which the contacts were exported, and click Open.
To delete contacts, select them, right-click the selection, and click Delete. Then, click Yes to confirm the deletion. If you select multiple contacts, clicking Delete displays the Delete Objects dialog. To delete all the selected contacts, select the Apply to all items check box, then click Yes.
NOTE: Consider the following when deleting a contact:
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Deleting a contact is a destructive operation that cannot be undone. Also, if you re-create the contact with the same name later, the contact will not receive automatically the same distribution group and security group memberships that the deleted contact had. Instead, you must assign the previous memberships manually.
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By default, you cannot delete contacts that are protected from deletion. To delete a protected contact, first navigate to the Properties > Object tab of the contact, and clear the Protect object from accidental deletion check box. After that, you can delete the contact.
