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Set-ManagementScope

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Set-*

Change an existing management scope.

Quick start script

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

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Set-ManagementScope -Identity <ManagementScopeIdParameter> -DatabaseRestrictionFilter <String> -ServerRestrictionFilter <String> -WhatIf
Set-ManagementScope -Identity <ManagementScopeIdParameter> -DatabaseRestrictionFilter <String> -ServerRestrictionFilter <String>

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

Syntax — 3 parameter sets

DatabaseFilter

Set-ManagementScope [-Identity] <ManagementScopeIdParameter> -DatabaseRestrictionFilter <String>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-Force]
 [-Name <String>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

ServerFilter

Set-ManagementScope [-Identity] <ManagementScopeIdParameter> -ServerRestrictionFilter <String>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-Force]
 [-Name <String>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

RecipientFilter

Set-ManagementScope [-Identity] <ManagementScopeIdParameter>
 [-RecipientRestrictionFilter <String>]
 [-RecipientRoot <OrganizationalUnitIdParameter>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-Force]
 [-Name <String>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (10)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	ManagementScopeIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the name of the management scope to modify. If the name contains spaces, enclose it in quotation marks (").
-DatabaseRestrictionFilter	String	yes	This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-ServerRestrictionFilter	String	yes	This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-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 available only in on-premises Exchange.
-Force	SwitchParameter		This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.
-Name	String		The Name parameter specifies the name of the management scope. The management scope name can be a maximum of 64 characters. If the name contains spaces, enclose it in quotation marks (").
-RecipientRestrictionFilter	String		The RecipientRestrictionFilter parameter uses OPATH filter syntax to specify the recipients that are included in the scope. The syntax is `"Property -ComparisonOperator 'Value'"`.
-RecipientRoot	OrganizationalUnitIdParameter		The RecipientRoot parameter specifies the organizational unit (OU) under which the filter specified with the RecipientRestrictionFilter parameter should be applied. Valid input for this parameter is an OU or domain...
-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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