Active Directory distribution list report

In Windows Active Directory (AD) or Microsoft Exchange, groups can refer to distribution groups or security groups. Distribution lists or distribution groups enable communication with multiple users in a fast, easy manner. Managing distribution groups in an Exchange (2003, 2007, 2010, and 2013) environment can be quite a tedious task.

At any given point in time, it's imperative for administrators to:

• Get a complete list of all the distribution lists or distribution groups.
• Export the distribution list members in bulk in CSV, XLSX, or PDF formats.
• Extract only the inactive members or users from distribution groups.
• Identify all the empty distribution groups or lists in the organization.
• Have an up-to-date list of all the non-members of distribution lists.
• Know all users who are members of any distribution group(s) or their nested groups.
• Modify the group attributes or the attributes of the distribution lists.
• Add or remove members from distribution lists.
• Update the distribution lists.

And more.

Detailed Exchange distribution list reports or AD distribution group reports are vital for efficient management of distribution lists and also for effective cleanup of distribution lists.

It's tedious and difficult to query and extract distribution list reports using the native tools or PowerShell scripts since they require in-depth knowledge and understanding of multiple domains (i.e., AD or Exchange Server) and scripting.

With ADManager Plus, an AD distribution lists reporting tool, administrators will find it surprisingly easy and quick to extract or generate all the required information about distribution lists or distribution groups, with prebuilt reports like:

• Distribution Groups: Lists all the distribution groups.
• Distribution List Members: Lists all members in the distribution groups.
• Non-Distribution List Members: Lists all members not in distribution lists.

Administrators can also schedule all the AD distribution list reports to be generated and emailed to multiple users automatically at specified times in XLSX, CSV, PDF, or HTML formats.

Distribution Groups

Distribution lists can be either internal or external and are frequently used as mailing lists or for creating email distribution lists.

This report lists all the distribution groups in the Exchange Server and, more importantly, for every distribution list, it also displays these vital details:

• Distribution group name
• The corresponding members of the distribution list for each group
• Its nested distribution lists or distribution groups

And more.

Distribution List Members

This report lists all the users who are members of at least one distribution list or any of the nested groups of a distribution list and provides the following information about each user:

• Display name
• Full Name
• The distribution groups they're a member of

And more.

Explore these distribution list-specific reports as well as over 200 other reports in ADManager Plus, an AD distribution list reporting tool, with the 30-day, free trial, which offers unrestricted access to all the features throughout the trial period.

Non-Distribution List Members

This report lists all the users who are not members of or part of any distribution list, along with the following information:

• Full Name
• Groups (non-distribution groups) they're a member of

And more.

Additionally, ADManager Plus allows administrators to perform a variety of group management and group membership management operations. With this AD group management and reporting tool, administrators can:

• Create AD groups individually or in bulk using a CSV file.
• Add members to groups.
• Update AD groups.
• Remove existing members of a group.
• Modify groups individually or in bulk.
• Move groups in bulk.
• Delete AD groups.

Read more about group management using ADManager Plus.

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Benefits of using ADManager Plus as an AD distribution list reporting tool:

• Generate in-depth reports on distribution groups and distribution and non-distribution list members.
• Eliminate the need for PowerShell scripts to generate reports on distribution lists.
• Export reports in multiple formats and schedule them to be generated and delivered at a specific time.