Enable AutoTagging For a Mailbox

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Applies to: Exchange Server 2010* *Topic Last Modified: 2009-06-02

AutoTagging automatically assigns retention tags to items in the mailbox based on a user's past tagging behavior. These procedures show how users can enable AutoTagging for their own mailbox from the Exchange Control Panel, and how administrators can enable AutoTagging for one or more users using the Exchange shell.

Prerequisites

  • A retention policy has been assigned to the mailbox

What Do You Want to Do?

  • Use ECP to enable AutoTagging for your mailbox
  • Use the shell to enable AutoTagging for one or more users

Use ECP to enable AutoTagging for your mailbox

To perform this procedure, you must be assigned, either directly or using a universal security group, one of the following management roles:

  • Organization Management
  • My Options
  • Records Management
  • Organization Management - Tenant
  • My Options - Tenant
  • Records Management - Tenant

For more information, see Permissions Information for Cmdlet Help and Procedural Topics.

  1. In the ECP navigation pane, click the Organize E-mail link
  2. Go to the Retention Policies tab
  3. Select the Turn on auto-tagging check box
  4. Click Save to save the change

Use the shell to enable AutoTagging for one or more users

To perform this procedure, you must be assigned, either directly or using a universal security group, one of the following management roles:

  • Organization Management
  • My Options
  • Records Management
  • Organization Management - Tenant
  • My Options - Tenant
  • Records Management - Tenant

For more information, see Permissions Information for Cmdlet Help and Procedural Topics.

Enable AutoTagging for an individual mailbox

  1. Run the following command:
Set-MailboxComplianceConfiguration -Identity "User A" -RetentionAutoTaggingEnabled $true

Note

To disable AutoTagging for the mailbox, set the RetentionAutoTaggingEnabled parameter to $false.

Enable AutoTagging for all members of a Distribution Group

Run the following command to enable AutoTagging for all members of the distribution group DG-Sales.

Get-DistributionGroupMember "DG-Sales" | Get-Mailbox | Set-MailboxComplianceConfiguration -RetentionTaggingEnabled $True

Other Tasks

After you enable AutoTagging for a mailbox, you may also want to…

  • Check AutoTagging status for mailboxes

For More Information

Understanding AutoTagging

Understanding Retention Policies