Guidance on how to create user, shared and resource mailboxes is included in the below links. For frequently asked questions (FAQs), please read through this article:
Creating a user, shared or resource mailboxes can take up to 24 hrs to provision.
The user creation process will now automatically include the migration of the account to Exchange Online. The time this activity takes is variable based on Microsoft processes.
In user management, the account will show as ‘Active’ with a mailbox location of ‘Exchange Online’.
Immediately after creation the account will briefly show as ‘Active’. It will then move into a ‘Pending’ status, before returning to ‘Active’ once all the provisioning activities have been completed.
No, once you have submitted the account to be created the account should not be adjusted or edited until the provisioning activity has completed. Editing the account name, alias or other attributes may disrupt or corrupt the provisioning process.
The user will be able to login to the account and start accessing emails only once all the provisioning activities are completed and the status shows as ‘Active’ and location ‘Exchange Online’.
When a new user starts, they will be automatically assigned to the default policy for that organisation. Local Administrators can select either the national policy assigned to their organisation(s) or a custom policy to be the default policy for an organisation by raising a ticket with the Service Desk. It is therefore up to the LAs discretion to assign a default policy best fit for their organisation’s users. For more information, please see User Policy Management guidance.
New users will be automatically added as members of your organisation’s default user policy.
For further information on how to create a new user policy, please see the User Policy Management: Creating a policy guidance.
Yes, you will be able to continue to bulk provision accounts as you do today. The number of accounts in question will determine how long this takes. Creating a large number of accounts in bulk (over 100) may take longer than one hour to complete.
All issues should continue to be raised to the NHSmail helpdesk (helpdesk@nhs.net).
| Last Reviewed Date | 29/01/2024 |
