Can't seem to use employeeType in query-based distribution lists
Mark C James
network (Employee, Contractor, or Customer).
When I go into Active Directory Users and Computers, create a query-based
distribution list, and make a custom LDAP query of;
employeeType=Employee
and hit the "Find" key, it finds everyone I want.
If I go to the Preview panel, it does not find them. I also see that it adds
to the query. In the Preview panel it looks like this;
(&(!cn=SystemMailbox{*})(&employeeType=Employee))
Now I can also populate extensionAttribute3 with the same data. The query;
extensionAttribute3=Employee
works in both the "find" function when building the query and the preview
panel. Which also expands it to;
(&(!cn=SystemMailbox{*})(&extensionAttribute3=Employee))
We're using a native AD 2003 with Exchange 2003
Ed Crowley [MVP]
the employeeType is unnecessary.
You might change the query to be just employeeType=Employee and remove the
rest and see if it works. Your system mailboxes shouldn't have that
attribute populated, so they wouldn't match the query anyway.
--
Ed Crowley
MVP - Exchange
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"Mark C James" <Chris...@Indus.com-SrMessagingAdministrator> wrote in
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Rich Matheisen [MVP]
>I've populated employeeType with the relationship of the people in our
>network (Employee, Contractor, or Customer).
>
>When I go into Active Directory Users and Computers, create a query-based
>distribution list, and make a custom LDAP query of;
>
>employeeType=Employee
>
>and hit the "Find" key, it finds everyone I want.
>
>If I go to the Preview panel, it does not find them. I also see that it adds
>to the query. In the Preview panel it looks like this;
>
>(&(!cn=SystemMailbox{*})(&employeeType=Employee))
As odd as it might seem, that query works (even with the oddly placed
ampersand). To get the ampersand in the right place, surround your
query with parenthesis: employeeType=Employee
However, while the LDAP search works in LDP, it doesn't work when used
in a QBDL.
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Mark C James
is what it constructs.
It also doesn't matter whether or not I place parenthesis around my custom
query.
Rich's observation is correct. It works in LDP, but not the QBDL.
Does anyone have a remedy or reason as to why this won't work? Seems a
simple and straightforward query......
Rich Matheisen [MVP]
>I don't have the option of changing the LDAP query in the "Preview" tab. This
>is what it constructs.
If you surround your query with parenthesis it'll look like everyone
expects it to look.
>It also doesn't matter whether or not I place parenthesis around my custom
>query.
It doesn't function differently, but the query string will be
formatted differently.
>Rich's observation is correct. It works in LDP, but not the QBDL.
>
>Does anyone have a remedy or reason as to why this won't work? Seems a
>simple and straightforward query......
I thought it was, too. :-(
Mark C James
(&(!cn=SystemMailbox{*})(&employeeType=Employee))
With Parentheses, the preview query looks like this;
(&(!cn=SystemMailbox{*})(&(employeeType=Employee)))
Still the same result, no names coming back. To quote Spock in an old James
Blish novel; "Spock must die"; "A difference that makes no difference is not
a difference at all".
Rich Matheisen [MVP]
>Without parentheses, the preview query looks like this;
>
>(&(!cn=SystemMailbox{*})(&employeeType=Employee))
>
>With Parentheses, the preview query looks like this;
>
>(&(!cn=SystemMailbox{*})(&(employeeType=Employee)))
>
>Still the same result, no names coming back. To quote Spock in an old James
>Blish novel; "Spock must die"; "A difference that makes no difference is not
>a difference at all".
I didn't say it made a difference, I said it would look like everyone
expects it to look. Now /that's/ a difference!
jesseinfra
Chris.Jame wrote:
I don't have the option of changing the LDAP query in the "Preview" tab.
22-Feb-07
I don't have the option of changing the LDAP query in the "Preview" tab. This
is what it constructs.
It also doesn't matter whether or not I place parenthesis around my custom
query.
Rich's observation is correct. It works in LDP, but not the QBDL.
Does anyone have a remedy or reason as to why this won't work? Seems a
simple and straightforward query......
"Rich Matheisen [MVP]" wrote:
Previous Posts In This Thread:
On Wednesday, February 21, 2007 3:55 PM
Chris.Jame wrote:
Can't seem to use employeeType in query-based distribution lists
I've populated employeeType with the relationship of the people in our
network (Employee, Contractor, or Customer).
When I go into Active Directory Users and Computers, create a query-based
distribution list, and make a custom LDAP query of;
employeeType=Employee
and hit the "Find" key, it finds everyone I want.
If I go to the Preview panel, it does not find them. I also see that it adds
to the query. In the Preview panel it looks like this;
(&(!cn=SystemMailbox{*})(&employeeType=Employee))
Now I can also populate extensionAttribute3 with the same data. The query;
extensionAttribute3=Employee
works in both the "find" function when building the query and the preview
panel. Which also expands it to;
(&(!cn=SystemMailbox{*})(&extensionAttribute3=Employee))
We're using a native AD 2003 with Exchange 2003
On Wednesday, February 21, 2007 5:34 PM
Ed Crowley [MVP] wrote:
I don't know that it will make any difference but the ampersand in front of
I don't know that it will make any difference but the ampersand in front of
the employeeType is unnecessary.
You might change the query to be just employeeType=Employee and remove the
rest and see if it works. Your system mailboxes shouldn't have that
attribute populated, so they wouldn't match the query anyway.
--
Ed Crowley
MVP - Exchange
"Protecting the world from PSTs and brick backups!"
"Mark C James" <Chris...@Indus.com-SrMessagingAdministrator> wrote in
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On Thursday, February 22, 2007 8:41 AM
Chris.Jame wrote:
I don't have the option of changing the LDAP query in the "Preview" tab.
I don't have the option of changing the LDAP query in the "Preview" tab. This
is what it constructs.
It also doesn't matter whether or not I place parenthesis around my custom
query.
Rich's observation is correct. It works in LDP, but not the QBDL.
Does anyone have a remedy or reason as to why this won't work? Seems a
simple and straightforward query......
"Rich Matheisen [MVP]" wrote:
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