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    Hello,

    I've been working on a simple script to edit several users in AD which require me to add some data in extensionattribute fields,
    Not every user has data which requires this field to be filled in to my script runs if there is data present in the csv file with the correct header. However when i leave the field empty the script refuses the run, (see code below & CSV loadout below)

    The question is how can i run my script that so that it will continu on even if the extensionattribute fields are left empty in the csv file. Can't seem to get it to run with out data

    Import-Module ActiveDirectory           
$users = Import-Csv -Path \adtest.csv          
foreach ($user in $users)
{Get-ADUser -Filter "SamAccountName -eq '$($user.samaccountname)'" | Set-ADUser -title $($user.title) `
			-streetAddress $($user.streetAddress) `
			-OfficePhone $($user.OfficePhone) `
			-HomePage $($user.HomePage) `
			-MobilePhone $($user.Mobile) `
			-PostalCode $($user.postalCode) `
			-City $($user.city) `
            -Add @{"extensionattribute1"=$user.extensionattribute1;"extensionattribute2"=$user.extensionattribute2} `
            }

    extensionattribute1,samaccountname,extensionattribute2,title,OfficePhone,Mobile,HomePage,streetAddress,postalCode,country,city
Dr,bd-tst-usr,Eng,Tile Of User Here, +123456789,+12346579 13,www.website.nl,StreetName 01,1234 AB , The Netherlands,City

    Wednesday, March 20, 2019 12:15 PM

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    What about something like this?

    Import-Module ActiveDirectory          
    $users = Import-Csv -Path \adtest.csv         
    foreach ($user in $users)
    {
        try {
            $Props = @{}
            if ($user.extensionattribute1) {$Props.extensionattribute1 = $user.extensionattribute1}
            if ($user.extensionattribute2) {$Props.extensionattribute2 = $user.extensionattribute2}
            Get-ADUser -Filter "SamAccountName -eq '$($user.samaccountname)'" -ErrorAction Stop | Set-ADUser -title $($user.title) `
                    -ErrorAction Stop `
           -streetAddress $($user.streetAddress) `
           -OfficePhone $($user.OfficePhone) `
           -HomePage $($user.HomePage) `
           -MobilePhone $($user.Mobile) `
           -PostalCode $($user.postalCode) `
           -City $($user.city) `
            -Add $Props
        }
        catch {
            # you'll probably want a better exception message here
            Throw "Didn't find user '$user' or couldn't update user"
        }
    }

    --- Rich Matheisen MCSE&I, Exchange Ex-MVP (16 years)


    Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:14 PM

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    Hi

    Have you tried adding a test for your variables?

    if ($user.Extensionattribute1) {
 $Extensionattribute1= $user.Extensionattribute1
}
else
{
 $Extensionattribute1 = $null
}

    Wednesday, March 20, 2019 1:44 PM
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    I know the script works and it can read the value's if entered 

    extensionattribute1,samaccountname,extensionattribute2,title,OfficePhone,Mobile,HomePage,streetAddress,postalCode,country,city
Dr,bd-tst-usr,Eng,Tile Of User Here, +123456789,+12346579 13,www.website.nl,StreetName 01,1234 AB , The Netherlands,City


    The above csv layout will work, 

    this will not (extensionattribute1 and extensionattribute2 are left empty as they do not contain value's )

    extensionattribute1,samaccountname,extensionattribute2,title,OfficePhone,Mobile,HomePage,streetAddress,postalCode,country,city
,bd-tst-usr,,Tile Of User Here, +123456789,+12346579 13,www.website.nl,StreetName 01,1234 AB , The Netherlands,City

    If thats what you mean by testing the variables then yes i know the work when presented with a value.


    Wednesday, March 20, 2019 2:06 PM
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    What about something like this?

    Import-Module ActiveDirectory          
    $users = Import-Csv -Path \adtest.csv         
    foreach ($user in $users)
    {
        try {
            $Props = @{}
            if ($user.extensionattribute1) {$Props.extensionattribute1 = $user.extensionattribute1}
            if ($user.extensionattribute2) {$Props.extensionattribute2 = $user.extensionattribute2}
            Get-ADUser -Filter "SamAccountName -eq '$($user.samaccountname)'" -ErrorAction Stop | Set-ADUser -title $($user.title) `
                    -ErrorAction Stop `
           -streetAddress $($user.streetAddress) `
           -OfficePhone $($user.OfficePhone) `
           -HomePage $($user.HomePage) `
           -MobilePhone $($user.Mobile) `
           -PostalCode $($user.postalCode) `
           -City $($user.city) `
            -Add $Props
        }
        catch {
            # you'll probably want a better exception message here
            Throw "Didn't find user '$user' or couldn't update user"
        }
    }

    --- Rich Matheisen MCSE&I, Exchange Ex-MVP (16 years)


    Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:14 PM
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    This code seems to work,

    did a little bit of fine tuning around the rest and your suggestion fixes the issue is counterend

    Thank you for the assistance 

    Monday, March 25, 2019 10:21 AM