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Set-ComplianceSearchAction

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Set-*

This cmdlet is functional only in on-premises Exchange. For more information, see May 2025 changes to Microsoft Purview eDiscovery. Use the Set-ComplianceSearchAction cmdlet to change the export key on export compliance search actions in on-premises Exchange.

Quick start script

# Set-ComplianceSearchAction — 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-ComplianceSearchAction
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Set-ComplianceSearchAction -Identity <ComplianceSearchActionIdParameter> -WhatIf
Set-ComplianceSearchAction -Identity <ComplianceSearchActionIdParameter>

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

Syntax

Set-ComplianceSearchAction [-Identity] <ComplianceSearchActionIdParameter>
 [-ChangeExportKey]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (5)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	ComplianceSearchActionIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the compliance search action that you want to modify. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the compliance search action. For example:
-ChangeExportKey	SwitchParameter		The ChangeExportKey switch creates a new export key for the compliance search action. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-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		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch doesn't work in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

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