Syntax


Set-Contact -Identity <ContactIdParameter> [-AssistantName <String>] [-City <String>] [-Company <String>] [-CountryOrRegion <CountryInfo>] [-CreateDTMFMap <$true \| $false>] [-Department <String>] [-DisplayName <String>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Fax <String>] [-FirstName <String>] [-HomePhone <String>] [-Initials <String>] [-LastName <String>] [-Manager <UserContactIdParameter>] [-MobilePhone <String>] [-Name <String>] [-Notes <String>] [-Office <String>] [-OtherFax <MultiValuedProperty>] [-OtherHomePhone <MultiValuedProperty>] [-OtherTelephone <MultiValuedProperty>] [-Pager <String>] [-Phone <String>] [-PhoneticDisplayName <String>] [-PostalCode <String>] [-PostOfficeBox <MultiValuedProperty>] [-SimpleDisplayName <String>] [-StateOrProvince <String>] [-StreetAddress <String>] [-TelephoneAssistant <String>] [-Title <String>] [-UMDialPlan <UMDialPlanIdParameter>] [-UMDtmfMap <MultiValuedProperty>] [-WebPage <String>]

Set-Contact -Identity <ContactIdParameter>
[-AssistantName <String>] [-City <String>] [-Company
<String>] [-CountryOrRegion <CountryInfo>]
[-CreateDTMFMap <$true | $false>] [-Department
<String>] [-DisplayName <String>] [-DomainController
<Fqdn>] [-Fax <String>] [-FirstName <String>]
[-HomePhone <String>] [-Initials <String>] [-LastName
<String>] [-Manager <UserContactIdParameter>]
[-MobilePhone <String>] [-Name <String>] [-Notes
<String>] [-Office <String>] [-OtherFax
<MultiValuedProperty>] [-OtherHomePhone
<MultiValuedProperty>] [-OtherTelephone
<MultiValuedProperty>] [-Pager <String>] [-Phone
<String>] [-PhoneticDisplayName <String>] [-PostalCode
<String>] [-PostOfficeBox <MultiValuedProperty>]
[-SimpleDisplayName <String>] [-StateOrProvince
<String>] [-StreetAddress <String>]
[-TelephoneAssistant <String>] [-Title <String>]
[-UMDialPlan <UMDialPlanIdParameter>] [-UMDtmfMap
<MultiValuedProperty>] [-WebPage <String>]


Set-Contact [-AssistantName <String>] [-City <String>] [-Company <String>] [-CountryOrRegion <CountryInfo>] [-CreateDTMFMap <$true \| $false>] [-Department <String>] [-DisplayName <String>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Fax <String>] [-FirstName <String>] [-HomePhone <String>] [-Initials <String>] [-Instance <Contact>] [-LastName <String>] [-Manager <UserContactIdParameter>] [-MobilePhone <String>] [-Name <String>] [-Notes <String>] [-Office <String>] [-OtherFax <MultiValuedProperty>] [-OtherHomePhone <MultiValuedProperty>] [-OtherTelephone <MultiValuedProperty>] [-Pager <String>] [-Phone <String>] [-PhoneticDisplayName <String>] [-PostalCode <String>] [-PostOfficeBox <MultiValuedProperty>] [-SimpleDisplayName <String>] [-StateOrProvince <String>] [-StreetAddress <String>] [-TelephoneAssistant <String>] [-Title <String>] [-UMDialPlan <UMDialPlanIdParameter>] [-UMDtmfMap <MultiValuedProperty>] [-WebPage <String>]

Set-Contact [-AssistantName <String>] [-City
<String>] [-Company <String>] [-CountryOrRegion
<CountryInfo>] [-CreateDTMFMap <$true | $false>]
[-Department <String>] [-DisplayName <String>]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Fax <String>] [-FirstName
<String>] [-HomePhone <String>] [-Initials
<String>] [-Instance <Contact>] [-LastName
<String>] [-Manager <UserContactIdParameter>]
[-MobilePhone <String>] [-Name <String>] [-Notes
<String>] [-Office <String>] [-OtherFax
<MultiValuedProperty>] [-OtherHomePhone
<MultiValuedProperty>] [-OtherTelephone
<MultiValuedProperty>] [-Pager <String>] [-Phone
<String>] [-PhoneticDisplayName <String>] [-PostalCode
<String>] [-PostOfficeBox <MultiValuedProperty>]
[-SimpleDisplayName <String>] [-StateOrProvince
<String>] [-StreetAddress <String>]
[-TelephoneAssistant <String>] [-Title <String>]
[-UMDialPlan <UMDialPlanIdParameter>] [-UMDtmfMap
<MultiValuedProperty>] [-WebPage <String>]

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Identity	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ContactIdParameter	The Identity parameter specifies the object that you want to modify. The Identity parameter can take any of the following values for the contact object: GUID Distinguished name (DN) Canonical name Name The Identity parameter cannot be used if the Instance parameter is specified.
AssistantName	Optional	System.String	The AssistantName parameter defines the name of the contact's assistant.
City	Optional	System.String	The City parameter defines the contact's city.
Company	Optional	System.String	The Company parameter defines the contact's company.
CountryOrRegion	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.CountryInfo	The CountryOrRegion parameter defines the contact's country or region.
CreateDTMFMap	Optional	System.Boolean	This parameter specifies that a dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) map be created for the contact.
Department	Optional	System.String	The Department parameter defines the contact's department.
DisplayName	Optional	System.String	You can use the DisplayName parameter to specify the contact's name in the Exchange Management Console and in the Exchange global address list (GAL). DisplayName has meaning only for mail-enabled objects.
DomainController	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn	To specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that writes this configuration change to the Active Directory directory service, include the DomainController parameter.
Fax	Optional	System.String	The Fax parameter defines the contact's fax number.
FirstName	Optional	System.String	The FirstName parameter defines the contact's given name.
HomePhone	Optional	System.String	The HomePhone parameter defines the contact's home telephone number.
Initials	Optional	System.String	The Initials parameter defines the initials for the contact's name.
Instance	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Management.Contact	The Instance parameter enables you to pass an entire object to the command to be processed. It is mainly used in scripts where an entire object must be passed to the command. The Instance parameter cannot be used if the Identity parameter is specified.
LastName	Optional	System.String	The LastName parameter defines the contact's surname.
Manager	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.UserContactIdParameter	The Manager parameter defines the contact's manager.
MobilePhone	Optional	System.String	The MobilePhone parameter defines the contact's primary mobile phone number.
Name	Optional	System.String	The Name parameter specifies the contact's name in Active Directory Users and Computers, and also in the Group Name field in the Exchange Management Console if the group is mail-enabled. The Name value cannot exceed 64 characters.
Notes	Optional	System.String	The Notes parameter defines additional information about the contact.
Office	Optional	System.String	The Office parameter defines the contact's physical office name or number.
OtherFax	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty	The OtherFax parameter defines the contact's alternative fax number.
OtherHomePhone	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty	The OtherHomePhone parameter defines the contact's alternative home telephone number.
OtherTelephone	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty	The OtherTelephone parameter defines the contact's alternative office telephone number.
Pager	Optional	System.String	The Pager parameter defines the contact's pager number.
Phone	Optional	System.String	The Phone parameter defines the contact's office telephone number.
PhoneticDisplayName	Optional	System.String	The PhoneticDisplayName parameter specifies a phonetic pronunciation of the DisplayName parameter. The maximum length of this parameter value is 255 characters. For more information about the PhoneticDisplayName parameter and speech recognition, see Understanding Automatic Speech Recognition Directory Lookups.
PostalCode	Optional	System.String	The PostalCode parameter defines the contact's postal code.
PostOfficeBox	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty	The PostOfficeBox parameter defines the contact's post office box number.
SimpleDisplayName	Optional	System.String	The SimpleDisplayName parameter is used to display an alternative description of the object when only a limited set of characters is permitted. This limited set of characters consists of ASCII characters 26 through 126, inclusively. SimpleDisplayName has meaning only for mail-enabled objects.
StateOrProvince	Optional	System.String	The StateOrProvince parameter defines the contact's state or province.
StreetAddress	Optional	System.String	The StreetAddress parameter defines the contact's physical address.
TelephoneAssistant	Optional	System.String	The TelephoneAssistant parameter defines the telephone number of the contact's assistant.
Title	Optional	System.String	The Title parameter defines the contact's title.
UMDialPlan	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.UMDialPlanIdParameter	This parameter specifies the directory object ID for the dial plan.
UMDtmfMap	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty	This parameter specifies if you want to create a user-defined DTMF map for the UM-enabled contact.
WebPage	Optional	System.String	The WebPage parameter defines the contact's Web page.

Detailed Description

You can use the Set-Contact cmdlet to modify the settings of contact objects that are visible in Active Directory Users and Computers. If the contact is mail-enabled, use the Set-MailContact cmdlet to modify the contact's e-mail settings that are not available by using the Set-Contact cmdlet. For more information about the Set-MailContact cmdlet, see Set-MailContact (RTM).

To run the Set-Contact cmdlet, the account you use must be delegated the following:

Exchange Recipient Administrator role
Account Operator role for the applicable Active Directory containers

For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.

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Errors

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Exceptions	Description

Example

The following code example shows how to use the Set-Contact command to make the following changes to an existing contact who is named Ted Bremer in the Users container in the Active Directory domain that is named contoso.com:

Change the City value to Seattle.
Change the Company value to Contoso.

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Set-Contact -Identity "contoso.com/Users/Ted Bremer" -City "Seattle" -Company "Contoso"