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Contact

Last modified: September 26, 2011

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 | Exchange Server 2010

The Contact element represents a contact item in the Exchange store.

<Contact>
   <MimeContent/>
   <ItemId/>
   <ParentFolderId/>
   <ItemClass/>
   <Subject/>
   <Sensitivity/>
   <Body/>
   <Attachments/>
   <DateTimeReceived/>
   <Size/>
   <Categories/>
   <Importance/>
   <InReplyTo/>
   <IsSubmitted/>
   <IsDraft/>
   <IsFromMe/>
   <IsResend/>
   <IsUnmodified/>
   <InternetMessageHeaders/>
   <DateTimeSent/>
   <DateTimeCreated/>
   <ResponseObjects/>
   <ReminderDueBy/>
   <ReminderIsSet/>
   <ReminderMinutesBeforeStart/>
   <DisplayCc/>
   <DisplayTo/>
   <HasAttachments/>
   <ExtendedProperty/>
   <Culture/>
   <EffectiveRights/>
   <LastModifiedName/>
   <LastModifiedTime/>
   <IsAssociated/>
   <WebClientReadFormQueryString/>
   <WebClientEditFormQueryString/>
   <ConversationId/>
   <UniqueBody/>
   <FileAs/>
   <FileAsMapping/>
   <DisplayName/>
   <GivenName/>
   <Initials/>
   <MiddleName/>
   <Nickname/>
   <CompleteName/>
   <CompanyName/>
   <EmailAddresses/>
   <PhysicalAddresses/>
   <PhoneNumbers/>
   <AssistantName/>
   <Birthday/>
   <BusinessHomePage/>
   <Children/>
   <Companies/>
   <ContactSource/>
   <Department/>
   <Generation/>
   <ImAddresses/>
   <JobTitle/>
   <Manager/>
   <Mileage/>
   <OfficeLocation/>
   <PostalAddressIndex/>
   <Profession/>
   <SpouseName/>
   <Surname/>
   <WeddingAnniversary/>
   <HasPicture/>
   <PhoneticFullName/>
   <PhoneticFirstName/>
   <PhoneticLastName/>
   <Alias/>
   <Notes/>
   <Photo/>
   <UserSMIMECertificate/>
   <MSExchangeCertificate/>
   <DirectoryId/>
   <ManagerMailbox/>
   <DirectReports/>
</Contact>

ContactItemType

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element name

Description

MimeContent

Contains the native Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) stream of an object that is represented in base64Binary format.

ItemId

Contains the unique identifier and change key of an item in the Exchange store.

ParentFolderId

Represents the identifier of the parent folder that contains the item or folder.

ItemClass

Represents the message class of an item.

Subject

Represents the subject for Exchange store items and response objects.

Sensitivity

Indicates the sensitivity level of an item.

Body

Represents the actual body content of a message.

Attachments

Contains the items or files that are attached to an item in the Exchange store.

DateTimeReceived

Represents the date and time that an item in a mailbox was received.

Size

Represents the size in bytes of an item. This property is read-only.

Categories

Represents a collection of strings that identify to which categories an item in the mailbox belongs.

Importance

Describes the importance of an item.

InReplyTo

Represents the identifier of the item to which this item is a reply.

IsSubmitted

Indicates whether an item has been submitted to the Outbox default folder.

IsDraft

Represents whether an item has not yet been sent.

IsFromMe

Indicates whether a user sent an item to himself or herself.

IsResend

Indicates whether the item had previously been sent.

IsUnmodified

Indicates whether the item has been modified.

InternetMessageHeaders

Represents the collection of all Internet message headers that are contained in an item in a mailbox.

DateTimeSent

Represents the date and time that an item in a mailbox was sent.

DateTimeCreated

Represents the date and time that a given item in the mailbox was created.

ResponseObjects

Contains a collection of all the response objects that are associated with an item in the Exchange store.

ReminderDueBy

Represents the date and time when the event occurs. This is used by the ReminderMinutesBeforeStart element to determine when the reminder is displayed.

ReminderIsSet

Indicates whether a reminder has been set for an item in the Exchange store.

ReminderMinutesBeforeStart

Represents the number of minutes before an event when a reminder is displayed.

DisplayCc

Represents the display string that is used for the contents of the Cc line. This is the concatenated string of all Cc recipient display names.

DisplayTo

Represents the display string that is used for the contents of the To line. This is the concatenated string of all To recipient display names.

HasAttachments

Represents a property that is set to true if an item has at least one visible attachment. This property is read-only.

ExtendedProperty

Identifies extended properties on folders and items.

Culture

Represents the culture for a given item in a mailbox.

EffectiveRights

Contains the client's rights based on the permission settings for the item or folder. This element is read-only.

LastModifiedName

Contains the display name of the last user to modify an item.

LastModifiedTime

Indicates when an item was last modified.

IsAssociated

Indicates whether the item is associated with a folder.

WebClientReadFormQueryString

Represents a URL to concatenate to the Microsoft Office Outlook Web App endpoint to read an item in Outlook Web App.

WebClientEditFormQueryString

Represents a URL to concatenate to the Outlook Web App endpoint to edit an item in Outlook Web App.

ConversationId

Contains the identifier of an item or conversation.

UniqueBody

Represents an HTML fragment or plain text which represents the unique body of this conversation.

FileAs

Represents how a contact is filed in the Contacts folder.

FileAsMapping

Defines how to construct what is displayed for a contact.

DisplayName

Defines the display name of a contact.

GivenName

Contains a contact's given name.

Initials

Represents the initials of a contact.

MiddleName

Represents the middle name of a contact.

Nickname

Represents the nickname of a contact.

CompleteName

Represents the complete name of a contact.

CompanyName

Represents the company name that is associated with a contact.

EmailAddresses

Represents a collection of e-mail addresses for a contact.

PhysicalAddresses

Contains a collection of physical addresses that are associated with a contact.

PhoneNumbers

Represents a collection of telephone numbers for a contact.

AssistantName

Represents an assistant to a contact.

Birthday

Represents the birth date of a contact.

BusinessHomePage

Represents the Home page (Web address) for the contact.

Children

Contains the names of a contact's children.

Companies

Represents the collection of companies that are associated with a contact.

ContactSource

Describes whether the contact is located in the Exchange store or the Active Directory directory service.

Department

Represents the contact's department at work.

Generation

Represents a generational abbreviation that follows the full name of a contact.

ImAddresses

Represents a collection of instant messaging addresses for a contact.

JobTitle

Represents the job title of a contact.

Manager

Represents a contact's manager.

Mileage

Represents mileage for a contact item.

OfficeLocation

Represents the office location of a contact.

PostalAddressIndex

Represents the display types for physical addresses.

Profession

Represents the profession of a contact.

SpouseName

Represents the name of a contact's spouse.

Surname

Represents the surname of a contact.

WeddingAnniversary

Contains the wedding anniversary of a contact.

HasPicture

Indicates whether the contact item has a file attachment that represents the contact's picture.

PhoneticFullName

Contains the full name of a contact, including the first and last name, spelled phonetically.

PhoneticFirstName

Contains the first name of a contact, spelled phonetically.

PhoneticLastName

Contains the last name of a contact, spelled phonetically.

Alias

Contains the email alias of a contact.

Notes (Contact)

Contains supplementary contact information.

Photo

Contains a value that encodes the photo of a contact.

UserSMIMECertificate

Contains a value that encodes the SMIME certificate of a contact.

MSExchangeCertificate

Contains a value that encodes the Microsoft Exchange certificate of a contact.

DirectoryId

Contains the directory ID of a contact.

ManagerMailbox

Contains SMTP information that identifies the manager mailbox of the contact.

DirectReports

Contains SMTP information that identifies the direct reports of a contact.

Parent Elements

Element name

Description

AdjacentMeetings

Describes all calendar items that are adjacent to a meeting time.

AppendToItemField

Identifies data to append to a single property of an item or folder during an UpdateItem Operation.

ConflictingMeetings

Identifies all items that conflict with a meeting time

Create (ItemSync)

Identifies a single folder to create in the local client store.

ItemAttachment

Represents an Exchange item that is attached to another Exchange item.

Items

Contains an array of items.

Items (CreateItem)

Contains an array of items to create in the folder that is identified by the ParentFolderId (TargetFolderIdType) element.

Resolution

Contains a single resolved entity.

SetItemField

Represents an update to a single property of an item in an UpdateItem Operation.

Update (ItemSync)

Identifies a single item to update in the local client store.

Text Value

None.

Remarks

The schema that describes this element is located in the IIS virtual directory that hosts Exchange Web Services of the Client Access server.

Element Information

Namespace

https://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types

Schema name

Types schema

Validation file

Types.xsd

Can be empty

False