Automated way to check the option "Show this folder as an email Address Book"

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Victor.Ayala

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Hi, I need someone's help to point me in the right direction, I need to find an automated way to check the option "Show this folder as an email Address Book" for a "contactFolder" that was created using Microsoft Graph API. The problem is, I need to do this for multiple users, probably more than 100.

Why we need to check this option? Because, according to my client, checking this option makes the contacts available when users use the "To:", otherwise they cannot see (and use) the contacts in the "contactFolder".

I'm not an Outlook expert at all, I'm just a developer and regular Outlook user, so hopefully my question makes sense 😬

Greetings from Mexico
 
You need to use the ShowAsOutlookAB property - Microsoft's code sample is here - I don't have one yet - but am working on one.

docs.microsoft.com

Folder.ShowAsOutlookAB property (Outlook)

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This will enable all contact folders in the default mailbox as address books - assuming the folders are at the same level as the contacts folder. Remove .parent from the set fldfolder line if they are subfolders of the contacts.
Code: 
Sub SetAsAddressbook()
    Dim olNS      As NameSpace
    Dim myOlApp   As Outlook.Application
    Dim fldFolder As Object
    Dim SubFolder As MAPIFolder
  
    Set myOlApp = Outlook.Application
    Set olNS = myOlApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")

  Set fldFolder = olNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts).Parent

For Each SubFolder In fldFolder.Folders
If SubFolder.DefaultItemType = olContactItem Then

Debug.Print SubFolder.Name
SubFolder.ShowAsOutlookAB = True
End If

Next SubFolder

Set SubFolder = Nothing

ExitSub:
End Sub
 
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