How to send approval message when adding members to distribution group by script

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DenisPasternak-3587 asked Nov 20, '20 AndreasBaumgarten edited Nov 20, '20

How to send approval message when adding members to distribution group by script

Hi,

my script automatically get information from staff API, then create mail contact and add to distribution group.

But I need some kind moderation before script add new user to distribution group. I know that it most likely not possible to do, but I must to ask.

How do you think how can I to realize this scenario and send a message for distribution group moderator. I don't ask how to do this :) but want to ask you the way I can do this (maybe someone has already done such task).

Exchange On-prem 2016

Thank you.

windows-server-powershell office-exchange-server-administration

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Answer 1 · 2020-11-20T08:50:31.04Z

AndreasBaumgarten answered Nov 20, '20 AndreasBaumgarten edited Nov 20, '20

For me your requirement sounds like something of a Service Request with Approval before the PowerShell script is doing his magic.

If so, working with a Service Request could look like this:

A form to put the required information in (user, distribution group, maybe some notes for the approver)
A notification activity to notify the approver there is a request to approve/reject
Start a PowerShell script to do the magic

Service Requests are normally done in an IT Service Management Tool. But you can build something similar with SharePoint.
Or you can use a solution like this: au2mator -> https://au2mator.com/powershell
There is a Community Version for free available: https://au2mator.com/freedownload/

(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

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