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Batch file action: Import Message Tracking Data

Introduction

Select this action to automatically collect events from Exchange message tracking files.

The message tracking data source is used to produce various traffic reports. Microsoft Exchange uses message tracking files to record all e-mail activity.

Interface description

Select servers

Option	Description
Process pre-selected servers for import	Use this option to implicitly select the Exchange servers you have already selected in the Import Message Tracking Data, Import IIS Data or Import Storage Size Data options on the File menu.
Select servers to process	Use this option to select specific Exchange servers.

Select a date range

Option	Description
Import from	The last import: Data will be imported from the last import date onwards. A fixed date: Select a fixed date in the calendar. Server default date: Data will be imported from the 'Next import date' set for each server, see Server Properties. First day of the month: Data will be imported from the first day of the current month. Days before schedule: Enter a value ('n'). Data will be imported n days before the day when this batch is scheduled to run.
Import to	A fixed date: Select a fixed date in the calendar. Yesterday: Data will be imported until yesterday. Today: Data will be imported until today. Number of days to import: Enter a value ('n'). Data will be imported from the date set in 'Import from' plus n days.

Option

Description

Import from

The last import: Data will be imported from the last import date onwards.
A fixed date: Select a fixed date in the calendar.
Server default date: Data will be imported from the 'Next import date' set for each server, see Server Properties.
First day of the month: Data will be imported from the first day of the current month.
Days before schedule: Enter a value ('n'). Data will be imported n days before the day when this batch is scheduled to run.

Import to

A fixed date: Select a fixed date in the calendar.
Yesterday: Data will be imported until yesterday.
Today: Data will be imported until today.
Number of days to import: Enter a value ('n'). Data will be imported from the date set in 'Import from' plus n days.

Select a directory import method


On-Premises (LDAP queries against a Global Catalog Server)	No import	No directory import operation is performed if this option is selected. This option is only available if the last update or complete re-import was carried out less than 24 hours ago.
	Quick Update (get and process modified recipients only)	This option searches for new recipients in the directory, or known recipients that have been modified since the last import. Objects USN (Update Sequence Number) are used for this purpose. The import process will be much faster. However, an object that was recently deleted in the directory will not be marked as deleted in the database. Pros: Faster import process. Cons: Deleted objects will not be identified and marked as deleted.
	Complete import (get and process all recipients)	This option allows re-importing all Exchange-related objects, including existing and already known recipients. Objects that can no longer be found in the directory, but that are still present in the database, will be marked as deleted. Running a complete directory reimport can be useful if you need to force synchronization between the directory and the database. Pros: The 'marked as deleted' flag is added to all objects that can no longer be found in the directory. Cons: The import process can take much longer. Note: This option is the only available when the directory is imported for the first time.
Office 365 (PowerShell commands against the Cloud)	No import	No import operation is performed against Office 365 if this option is selected. This option is only available if the last update or complete re-import was carried out less than 24 hours ago.
	Quick Update (get and process modified recipients only)	This option searches for new recipients in the hosted organization, or known recipients that have been modified since the last import.
	Full Update (get all recipients and only process the modified ones)	This option allows re-importing all Exchange-related objects, including existing and already known recipients. However, it only processes those that were found to have been modified since the last import took place. Note: This option is the only available when the directory is imported for the first time.
	Complete import (get and process all recipients)	This option is a deep variant of the previous one, which re-examines all recipients and all their attributes. Using it is not recommended if your Office 365 tenant is very large.