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New-UMAutoAttendant

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement New-*

Create a Unified Messaging (UM) auto attendant.

Quick start script

# New-UMAutoAttendant — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-UMAutoAttendant
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
New-UMAutoAttendant -Name <String> -UMDialPlan <UMDialPlanIdParameter> -WhatIf
New-UMAutoAttendant -Name <String> -UMDialPlan <UMDialPlanIdParameter>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-UMAutoAttendant
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

New-UMAutoAttendant [-Name] <String> -UMDialPlan <UMDialPlanIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-DTMFFallbackAutoAttendant <UMAutoAttendantIdParameter>]
 [-PilotIdentifierList <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-SpeechEnabled <Boolean>]
 [-Status <StatusEnum]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (9)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Name	String	yes	The Name parameter specifies the display name for the UM auto attendant. The display name for the UM auto attendant can contain as many as 64 characters.
-UMDialPlan	UMDialPlanIdParameter	yes	The UMDialPlan parameter specifies the UM dial plan identifier for the UM dial plan to be associated with this UM auto attendant.
-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...
-DTMFFallbackAutoAttendant	UMAutoAttendantIdParameter		The DTMFFallbackAutoAttendant parameter specifies a secondary UM auto attendant. A secondary UM auto attendant can be used only if the SpeechEnabled parameter is set to $true.
-PilotIdentifierList	MultiValuedProperty		The PilotIdentifierList parameter specifies a list of one or more pilot numbers. Pilot numbers route incoming calls to Mailbox servers. The calls are then answered by the UM auto attendant.
-SpeechEnabled	Boolean		The SpeechEnabled parameter specifies whether the UM auto attendant is speech-enabled. The default value is $true. If this parameter is omitted, or if the value is $false, the UM auto attendant isn't speech-enabled.
-Status	StatusEnum		The Status parameter specifies whether the UM auto attendant is enabled. Valid values are:
-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.

Reference facts derived from Microsoft documentation, © Microsoft, licensed CC BY 4.0; restructured with original guidance by serv365.ai.