emailAlias Element
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Specifies the e-mail alias of the user being located by the search request.
Syntax
<emailAlias>string value</emailAlias>
Element Information
Parent Element
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Searches for users. |
Remarks
This element searches for a user using their e-mail alias. It is important to note that a user also has a user alias and while that alias is an attribute of a user, it is only searched if the @ symbol is not specified. If a @ symbol is specified, the e-mail address and SIP URIs are searched.
user: bob-Kelly
email:bkelly@contoso.com
<emailAlias>bob-kelly</emailAllias> fails
<emailAlias>bob-kelly@</emailAllias> fails
<emailAlias>bkelly</emailAllias> works
<emailAlias>bkelly@</emailAllias> works
Examples
A user named Bob Kelly is part of the enterprise where the logged-on user works. Bob Kelly has an e-mail alias of 'b-Kelly' and a user alias of 'bob-Kelly'. The logged-on user is doing a search to find Bob Kelly and initiate an IM conversation with him.
<search>
<emailAlias>bob-kelly</emailAlias>
<search>
This search does not result in a find because the user has chosen the value of Bob Kellys user alias instead of the emailAlias value.
<search>
<emailAlias>b-kelly</emailAlias>
<firstName>Bob</firstName>
<function>and</function>
<search>
This search returns the expected results because the user has specified the correct e-mail alias of Bob Kelly. In addition, the firstName element has been added to ensure that only Bob Kelly is returned and Madeleine Kelly is not returned.