Applies to: Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Online

Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-12

Use the Export-DlpPolicyCollection cmdlet to export data loss prevention (DLP) policy collections from your organization to a file.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.

Syntax

Export-DlpPolicyCollection [-Identity <DlpPolicyIdParameter>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Examples

Example 1

This example exports all the elements of the existing DLP policies to the file C:\My Documents\Contoso PII.xml.

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$file = Export-DlpPolicyCollection
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Set-Content -Path "C:\My Documents\Contoso PII.xml" -Value $file.FileData -Encoding Byte

Detailed Description

The Export-DlpPolicyCollection cmdlet exports the settings of the DLP policies and the associated transport rules. You use the Import-DlpPolicyCollection to import the DLP policy collection into your organization.

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Data loss prevention (DLP)" entry in the Messaging Policy and Compliance Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Confirm

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Confirm switch causes the command to pause processing and requires you to acknowledge what the command will do before processing continues. You don't have to specify a value with the Confirm switch.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory.

Identity

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.MessagingPolicies.CompliancePrograms.Tasks.DlpPolicyIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the DLP policy you want to export. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the DLP policy. For example, you can specify the name, GUID, or distinguished name (DN) of the DLP policy.

Organization

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OrganizationIdParameter

The Organization parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

WhatIf

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.