Commands › Exchange Online
Export-JournalRuleCollection
Export the journal rules in your organization to an XML file.
Quick start script
# Export-JournalRuleCollection — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org
# 2. Run and inspect
Export-JournalRuleCollection | Format-List
# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Export-JournalRuleCollection | Export-Clixml .\JournalRuleCollection-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xmlSyntax
Export-JournalRuleCollection [[-Identity] <RuleIdParameter>]
[-Confirm]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-ExportLegacyRules]
[-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]Parameters (5)
| Parameter | Type | Required | What it controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| -Identity | RuleIdParameter | The Identity parameter specifies the name of a journal rule. | |
| -Confirm | SwitchParameter | The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding. | |
| -DomainController | Fqdn | The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name... | |
| -ExportLegacyRules | SwitchParameter | The ExportLegacyRules switch specifies whether to export Exchange 2007 journal rules. You don't need to specify a value with this switch. | |
| -WhatIf | SwitchParameter | The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch. |
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