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Phone number instead of contact name is displayed for an Active Directory contact in Skype for Business 2016


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Symptoms

An Active Directory contact name is not displayed but the phone number is displayed in Microsoft Skype for Business 2016. This issue occurs when the following conditions are true:

  • An Active Directory contact contains a telephone number, an email address, and a full name.

  • You have set the EnableExchangeContactSync parameter to False or cleared the Sync contact info between Skype for Business and Exchange option in the Personal section of Options.

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Cause

This is caused by a missed scenario to fetch the contact's display name.

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Resolution

To fix this issue, install the November 7, 2017, update (KB4011238) for Skype for Business 2016, and then use one of the following settings to enable the update.

In-band provisioning setting

Run the following command from a Lync PowerShell command prompt:

$a = New-CsClientPolicyEntry -Name EnableContactResolutionWithTelUriAndEmailOnly -Value "true"
Set-CsClientPolicy
-Identity Global -PolicyEntry @{Add=$a}

GPO setting

  1. In Group Policy Management, create a Group Policy object.
    Note When you create a GPO, specify a name and leave the source as none.
  2. On the Settings tab, right-click Computer Configuration or User Configuration, and then select Edit.
  3. Right-click Registry, select New, and then select Registry Item.
  4. In the New Registry Properties dialog box, specify the following information, and then select OK:

    Action: Create
    Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Key path: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Lync
    Value name: EnableContactResolutionWithTelUriAndEmailOnly
    Value type: REG_DWORD
    Value data: 1
    Base: Decimal

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Keywords: kb, kbqfe, kbsurveynew, kbfix, kbexpertiseinter, phone number displayed, active directory contact

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Article Info
Article ID : 4051050
Revision : 19
Created on : 1/4/2018
Published on : 1/4/2018
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