DRA enables you to search for objects in on-premise Active Directory domains, Microsoft Exchange, and Azure tenants. You can search for users and groups in your Azure tenants, objects such as users, groups, contacts, computers, printers, and OUs in your Active Directory domains, and objects such as room mailboxes, equipment mailboxes, shared mailboxes, and dynamic distribution groups in Exchange. You can use the search filters for more efficient and effective searches.
NOTE:To get an accurate return of searched objects when using filters, any changes made to the pagination should be made before applying the filters and executing the search. Changing the items per page setting at the bottom of the Web Console when object type filters are applied is not supported.
To access the search feature in the Web Console, navigate to Management > Search.
DRA supports wildcard characters such as the question mark (?), asterisk (*), or number sign (#) to maximize your search results. Wildcard matching is not case-sensitive.
The following table provides examples of wildcard character specifications and what they match and do not match.
|
Character |
Match Item |
|---|---|
|
Question mark ? |
Any one character or one digit |
|
Number sign # |
Any one digit |
|
Asterisk * |
Any number of characters or digits |
The Multi-Field Match option enables you to search for matches to multiple attributes with a single search. When you search using Multi-Field Match, your search string is compared to multiple attributes such as name, display name, first name, and last name and if the search string matches any of these attributes, the object is returned in the search results.
The Multi-Field Match option only supports the “begins with” search criteria.
For example, if you have two users, one whose display name is “Martin Smith” and the other user whose user principal name is martha.jones@acme.com, and if you perform a search using the string “Mart” both users would be returned in the search results.
The table below lists the attributes that are searched for each object type:
|
Object Type |
Attributes Searched |
|---|---|
|
Azure Group |
displayName, mail |
|
Azure User |
displayName, employeeId, givenName, mail, surname, userPrincipalName |
|
Computer |
displayName, name, sAMAccountName |
|
Contact |
displayName, employeeId, givenName, mail, mailNickname, name, surname |
|
Dynamic Distribution Group |
displayName, mail, mailNickname, name |
|
Group |
displayName, mail, mailNickname, name, sAMAccountName |
|
Organizational Unit |
name |
|
Recycle Bin |
name, sAMAccountName |
|
User |
displayName, employeeId, givenName, mail, mailNickname, name, sAMAccountName, surname |
NOTE:The multi-match feature is not supported on Object Selector searches in the Delegation and Configuration console when adding delegates or permissions for the Exchange objects listed below:
user mailbox
mail-enabled user
mail-enabled group
mail-enabled contact
dynamic distribution group
shared mailbox
resource mailbox
You can sort the search result objects by any of the following attributes when you click an attribute's column header:
Alias
Display Name
EmployeeID
First Name
Last Name
Location
Name
Pre-Windows 2000 Name
User Principal Name
To add or remove attribute columns, click the column icon.
DRA enables assistant administrators to export Search results to a CSV file. To export the Search results from the Web Console, go to Management > Search and click the Download icon.
NOTE:Only the selected columns are exported. If you want additional data, not currently displayed, add those columns first and then export the Search results.