# Create Contacts in Active Directory

You can create contacts for external users. To perform this operation follow the steps below:

Procedure:

Contact creation is a simple process where you have to import the CSV file which contains the list of contacts that need to be created along with the relevant attributes. Then select the OU in which the contacts have to be created.

Steps:

- Click AD Mgmt - -> Contact Management - -> Create Contacts

- Import the CSV file ( sample CSV file) with the required attributes – Note: LDAP attribute “name” is mandatory

- Select the container in which you wish to create the contacts.

- Now Click Apply

An example entry to create contacts is below.

name givenName displayName description mail co department John Mathew John Mathew description Martyn@domain.com Cananda Sales smith adam adam description smith@domain.com Cananda Marketing john paul johnpaul description john@domain.com Cananda Accounts philip kotler philipkotler description philip@domain.com Cananda Analyst pralad kakkar praladkakkar description pralad@domain.com Cananda sales

Sample CSV File

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