XADM: Direct Reports Can Only Be Selected from User's Site

• Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Microsoft Exchange Administrator program to select Direct Reports for a user, the Global Address List (GAL) is not available. The only available lists are those which reside on the same Exchange site of which the user is a member.

However, from the mailbox, you can specify any user from the GAL for the manager option.

RESOLUTION

To allow managers and direct reports to be in different sites, connect to a server in the site of the user to be a direct report and adjust their Manager attribute.

STATUS

This Direct Report handling is intended by design for Exchange version 4.0. Since Direct Reports is a back-linked "calculated" attribute which is not directly writable, the Manager attribute must be modified on each recipient that you want to be a direct report.

Additional query words: missing book pick

Keywords : kbenv XADM exc4 exc5 exc55
Version : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb