Start-HistoricalSearch

EndDate

Required

System.DateTime

The EndDate parameter specifies the end date of the date range.

Use the short date format defined in the Regional Options settings for the computer on which the command is run. For example, if the computer is configured to use the short date format mm/dd/yyyy, enter 03/01/2010 to specify March 1, 2010. You can enter the date only, or you can enter the date and time of day. If you enter the date and time of day, you must enclose the argument in quotation marks ("), for example, "10/05/2010 5:00 PM".

ReportTitle

Required

System.String

The ReportTitle parameter specifies a descriptive name for the historical search. If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks (").

ReportType

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Management.FfoReporting.HistoricalSearchReportType

The ReportType parameter specifies the type of historical search that you want to perform. You can use one of the following values:

• MessageTrace

• MessageTraceDetail

• DLP

• TransportRule

• SPAM

• Malware

StartDate

Required

System.DateTime

The StartDate parameter specifies the start date of the date range.

Use the short date format defined in the Regional Options settings for the computer on which the command is run. For example, if the computer is configured to use the short date format mm/dd/yyyy, enter 03/01/2010 to specify March 1, 2010. You can enter the date only, or you can enter the date and time of day. If you enter the date and time of day, you must enclose the argument in quotation marks ("), for example, "10/05/2010 5:00 PM".

DeliveryStatus

Optional

System.String

The DeliveryStatus parameter filters the results by the delivery status of the message. You can use one of the following values:

• Delivered

• Failed

• Expanded

Direction

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Management.FfoReporting.MessageDirection

The Direction parameter filters the results by incoming or outgoing messages. Valid values for this parameter are Inbound and Outbound.

DLPPolicy

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty

The DLPPolicy parameter filters the results by the name of the DLP policy that acted on the message. You can specify multiple DLP policies separated by commas.

Locale

Optional

System.Globalization.CultureInfo

The Locale parameter filters the results by the locale of the message.

Valid input for this parameter is a Microsoft .NET Framework CultureInfo class culture code value. For example, en for English or fr for French.

MessageID

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty

The MessageId parameter filters the results by the Message-ID header field of the message. This value is also known as the Client ID. The format of the Message-ID depends on the messaging server that sent the message. The value should be unique for each message. However, not all messaging servers create values for the Message-ID in the same way. Be sure to include the full Message ID string. This may include angle brackets.

NotifyAddress

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty

The NotifyAddress parameter specifies the email addresses of internal recipients to notify when the historical search is complete. The email address must be in an accepted domain that's configured for your organization. You can enter multiple email addresses separated by commas.

To view the results of the historical search, you need to specify at least one email address for the NotifyAddress parameter. Otherwise, you need to click on the completed message trace in the Exchange admin center at Mail flow > Message trace.

Organization

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OrganizationIdParameter

The Organization parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

OriginalClientIP

Optional

System.String

The OriginalClientIP parameter filters the results by the original IP address of the message. For incoming messages, the OriginalClientIP value is the sender’s IP address. For outgoing messages, the OriginalClientIP value is the IP address of the external SMTP server that received the message.

RecipientAddress

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty

The RecipientAddress parameter filters the results by the recipient's email address. You can specify multiple values separated by commas.

SenderAddress

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty

The SenderAddress parameter filters the results by the sender's email address. You can specify multiple values separated by commas.

TransportRule

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty

The TransportRule parameter filters the results by the name of the transport rule that acted on the message. You can specify multiple transport rules separated by commas.