---
title: ActiveSync DDF file
description: View the XML file containing the device description framework (DDF) for the ActiveSync configuration service provider.
ms.date: 01/18/2024
---

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# ActiveSync DDF file

The following XML file contains the device description framework (DDF) for the ActiveSync configuration service provider.

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE MgmtTree PUBLIC " -//OMA//DTD-DM-DDF 1.2//EN" "http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/DTD/DM_DDF-V1_2.dtd"[<?oma-dm-ddf-ver supported-versions="1.2"?>]>
<MgmtTree xmlns:MSFT="http://schemas.microsoft.com/MobileDevice/DM">
  <VerDTD>1.2</VerDTD>
  <MSFT:Diagnostics>
  </MSFT:Diagnostics>
  <Node>
    <NodeName>ActiveSync</NodeName>
    <Path>./User/Vendor/MSFT</Path>
    <DFProperties>
      <AccessType>
        <Get />
      </AccessType>
      <Description>The root node for ActiveSync configuration.</Description>
      <DFFormat>
        <node />
      </DFFormat>
      <Occurrence>
        <One />
      </Occurrence>
      <Scope>
        <Permanent />
      </Scope>
      <DFType>
        <MIME />
      </DFType>
      <MSFT:Applicability>
        <MSFT:OsBuildVersion>10.0.10240</MSFT:OsBuildVersion>
        <MSFT:CspVersion>1.0</MSFT:CspVersion>
        <MSFT:EditionAllowList>0x4;0x1B;0x30;0x31;0x48;0x54;0x62;0x63;0x64;0x65;0x79;0x7A;0x7D;0x7E;0x81;0x82;0x8A;0x8B;0xA1;0xA2;0xA4;0xA5;0xAB;0xAC;0xAF;0xBC;0xBF;0xCA;0xCB;0xCD;0xCF;</MSFT:EditionAllowList>
      </MSFT:Applicability>
    </DFProperties>
    <Node>
      <NodeName>Accounts</NodeName>
      <DFProperties>
        <AccessType>
          <Get />
        </AccessType>
        <Description>The parent node group all active sync accounts.</Description>
        <DFFormat>
          <node />
        </DFFormat>
        <Occurrence>
          <One />
        </Occurrence>
        <Scope>
          <Permanent />
        </Scope>
        <DFType>
          <DDFName />
        </DFType>
      </DFProperties>
      <Node>
        <NodeName>
        </NodeName>
        <DFProperties>
          <AccessType>
            <Add />
            <Delete />
            <Get />
            <Replace />
          </AccessType>
          <Description>Defines a specific ActiveSync account. A globally unique identifier (GUID) must be generated for each ActiveSync account on the device.</Description>
          <DFFormat>
            <node />
          </DFFormat>
          <Occurrence>
            <ZeroOrMore />
          </Occurrence>
          <Scope>
            <Dynamic />
          </Scope>
          <DFTitle>Account GUID</DFTitle>
          <DFType>
            <DDFName />
          </DFType>
          <MSFT:DynamicNodeNaming>
            <MSFT:ServerGeneratedUniqueIdentifier />
          </MSFT:DynamicNodeNaming>
          <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="RegEx">
            <MSFT:Value>\{[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{12}\}</MSFT:Value>
          </MSFT:AllowedValues>
          <MSFT:AtomicRequired />
        </DFProperties>
        <Node>
          <NodeName>EmailAddress</NodeName>
          <DFProperties>
            <AccessType>
              <Add />
              <Delete />
              <Get />
              <Replace />
            </AccessType>
            <Description>The email address the user entered during setup. This is the email address that is associated with the Exchange ActiveSync account and it is required.</Description>
            <DFFormat>
              <chr />
            </DFFormat>
            <Occurrence>
              <One />
            </Occurrence>
            <Scope>
              <Dynamic />
            </Scope>
            <DFType>
              <MIME />
            </DFType>
            <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
            </MSFT:AllowedValues>
          </DFProperties>
        </Node>
        <Node>
          <NodeName>Domain</NodeName>
          <DFProperties>
            <AccessType>
              <Add />
              <Delete />
              <Get />
              <Replace />
            </AccessType>
            <Description>Domain name of the Exchange server</Description>
            <DFFormat>
              <chr />
            </DFFormat>
            <Occurrence>
              <One />
            </Occurrence>
            <Scope>
              <Dynamic />
            </Scope>
            <DFType>
              <MIME />
            </DFType>
            <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
            </MSFT:AllowedValues>
          </DFProperties>
        </Node>
        <Node>
          <NodeName>AccountIcon</NodeName>
          <DFProperties>
            <AccessType>
              <Add />
              <Delete />
              <Get />
              <Replace />
            </AccessType>
            <Description>Specify the location of the icon associated with the account.</Description>
            <DFFormat>
              <chr />
            </DFFormat>
            <Occurrence>
              <One />
            </Occurrence>
            <Scope>
              <Dynamic />
            </Scope>
            <DFType>
              <MIME />
            </DFType>
            <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
            </MSFT:AllowedValues>
          </DFProperties>
        </Node>
        <Node>
          <NodeName>AccountType</NodeName>
          <DFProperties>
            <AccessType>
              <Add />
              <Delete />
              <Get />
              <Replace />
            </AccessType>
            <Description>Specify the account type. This value is entered during setup and cannot be modified once entered. An Exchange account is indicated by the string value "Exchange".</Description>
            <DFFormat>
              <chr />
            </DFFormat>
            <Occurrence>
              <One />
            </Occurrence>
            <Scope>
              <Dynamic />
            </Scope>
            <DFType>
              <MIME />
            </DFType>
            <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
            </MSFT:AllowedValues>
          </DFProperties>
        </Node>
        <Node>
          <NodeName>AccountName</NodeName>
          <DFProperties>
            <AccessType>
              <Add />
              <Delete />
              <Get />
              <Replace />
            </AccessType>
            <Description>The name that refers to the account on the device.</Description>
            <DFFormat>
              <chr />
            </DFFormat>
            <Occurrence>
              <One />
            </Occurrence>
            <Scope>
              <Dynamic />
            </Scope>
            <DFType>
              <MIME />
            </DFType>
            <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
            </MSFT:AllowedValues>
          </DFProperties>
        </Node>
        <Node>
          <NodeName>Password</NodeName>
          <DFProperties>
            <AccessType>
              <Add />
              <Delete />
              <Get />
              <Replace />
            </AccessType>
            <Description>A character string that specifies the password for the account. For the Get command, only asterisks are returned.</Description>
            <DFFormat>
              <chr />
            </DFFormat>
            <Occurrence>
              <One />
            </Occurrence>
            <Scope>
              <Dynamic />
            </Scope>
            <DFType>
              <MIME />
            </DFType>
            <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
            </MSFT:AllowedValues>
          </DFProperties>
        </Node>
        <Node>
          <NodeName>ServerName</NodeName>
          <DFProperties>
            <AccessType>
              <Add />
              <Delete />
              <Get />
              <Replace />
            </AccessType>
            <Description>Specifies the server name used by the account.</Description>
            <DFFormat>
              <chr />
            </DFFormat>
            <Occurrence>
              <One />
            </Occurrence>
            <Scope>
              <Dynamic />
            </Scope>
            <DFType>
              <MIME />
            </DFType>
            <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
            </MSFT:AllowedValues>
          </DFProperties>
        </Node>
        <Node>
          <NodeName>UserName</NodeName>
          <DFProperties>
            <AccessType>
              <Add />
              <Delete />
              <Get />
              <Replace />
            </AccessType>
            <Description>Specifies the user name for the account. The user name cannot be changed after a sync has been successfully performed. The user name can be in the fully qualified format "someone@example.com", or just "username", depending on the type of account created. For most Exchange accounts, the user name format is just "username", whereas for Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, and most POP/IMAP accounts, the user name format is "someone@example.com".</Description>
            <DFFormat>
              <chr />
            </DFFormat>
            <Occurrence>
              <One />
            </Occurrence>
            <Scope>
              <Dynamic />
            </Scope>
            <DFType>
              <MIME />
            </DFType>
            <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
            </MSFT:AllowedValues>
          </DFProperties>
        </Node>
        <Node>
          <NodeName>Options</NodeName>
          <DFProperties>
            <AccessType>
              <Add />
              <Delete />
              <Get />
              <Replace />
            </AccessType>
            <Description>Specifies whether email, contacts, and calendar need to synchronize by default, and sets preference such as sync schedule, truncation sizes, and logging.</Description>
            <DFFormat>
              <node />
            </DFFormat>
            <Occurrence>
              <One />
            </Occurrence>
            <Scope>
              <Dynamic />
            </Scope>
            <DFType>
              <DDFName />
            </DFType>
          </DFProperties>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>CalendarAgeFilter</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <Description>Specifies the time window used for syncing calendar items to the phone.</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <chr />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <MIME />
              </DFType>
              <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
              </MSFT:AllowedValues>
            </DFProperties>
          </Node>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>Logging</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <DefaultValue>0</DefaultValue>
              <Description>Specifies whether diagnostic logging is enabled and at what level.</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <chr />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <MIME />
              </DFType>
              <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="ENUM">
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>0</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>Logging is off.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>1</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>Basic logging is enabled.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>2</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>Advanced logging is enabled.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
              </MSFT:AllowedValues>
            </DFProperties>
          </Node>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>MailBodyType</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <Description>Indicates format type of the Email.  Supported values are 0 (none), 1 (text), 2 (HTML), 3 (RTF), and 4 (MIME).</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <chr />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <MIME />
              </DFType>
              <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="ENUM">
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>0</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>none</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>1</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>text</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>2</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>HTML</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>3</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>RTF</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>4</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>MIME</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
              </MSFT:AllowedValues>
            </DFProperties>
          </Node>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>MailHTMLTruncation</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <Description>This setting specifies the size beyond which HTML-formatted e-mail messages are truncated when they are synchronized to the mobile phone. The value is specified in KB. A value of -1 disables truncation.</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <chr />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <MIME />
              </DFType>
              <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
              </MSFT:AllowedValues>
            </DFProperties>
          </Node>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>MailPlainTextTruncation</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <Description>This setting specifies the size beyond which text-formatted e-mail messages are truncated when they are synchronized to the mobile phone. The value is specified in KB. A value of -1 disables truncation.</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <chr />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <MIME />
              </DFType>
              <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
              </MSFT:AllowedValues>
            </DFProperties>
          </Node>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>Schedule</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <DefaultValue>-1</DefaultValue>
              <Description>Specifies the time until the next sync is performed in minutes.  If -1 is chosen, a sync will occur as items are received.  If a 0 is chosen, all  syncs must be performed manually.</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <chr />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <MIME />
              </DFType>
              <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="Range">
                <MSFT:Value>[(-1)-4294967295]</MSFT:Value>
              </MSFT:AllowedValues>
            </DFProperties>
          </Node>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>UseSSL</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <DefaultValue>1</DefaultValue>
              <Description>Specifies whether SSL is used.</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <chr />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <MIME />
              </DFType>
              <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="ENUM">
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>0</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>SSL is not used.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>1</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>SSL is used.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
              </MSFT:AllowedValues>
            </DFProperties>
          </Node>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>MailAgeFilter</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <DefaultValue>3</DefaultValue>
              <Description>Specifies the time window used for syncing email items to the phone.</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <chr />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <MIME />
              </DFType>
              <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="ENUM">
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>0</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>No age filter is used, and all email items are synced to the device.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>1</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>Only email up to one day old is synced to the device</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>2</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>Only email up to three days old is synced to the device.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>3</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>Email up to a week old is synced to the device.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>4</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>Email up to two weeks old is synced to the device.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>5</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>Email up to a month old is synced to the device.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>6</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>Email up to three months old is synced to the device.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
              </MSFT:AllowedValues>
            </DFProperties>
          </Node>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>ContentTypes</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <Description>Interior node for Content Types</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <node />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <DDFName />
              </DFType>
            </DFProperties>
            <Node>
              <NodeName>
              </NodeName>
              <DFProperties>
                <AccessType>
                  <Add />
                  <Delete />
                  <Get />
                  <Replace />
                </AccessType>
                <Description>Enables or disables syncing email, contacts, task, and calendar.Each is represented by a GUID.Email: {c6d47067-6e92-480e-b0fc-4ba82182fac7}. Contacts: {0dd8685c-e272-4fcb-9ecf-2ead7ea2497b}.Calendar: {4a5d9fe0-f139-4a63-a5a4-4f31ceea02ad}. Tasks:{783ae4f6-4c12-4423-8270-66361260d4f1}</Description>
                <DFFormat>
                  <node />
                </DFFormat>
                <Occurrence>
                  <OneOrN />
                </Occurrence>
                <Scope>
                  <Dynamic />
                </Scope>
                <DFTitle>Content Type GUID</DFTitle>
                <DFType>
                  <DDFName />
                </DFType>
                <MSFT:DynamicNodeNaming>
                  <MSFT:UniqueName>The GUID values allowed are one of the following: Email: "{c6d47067-6e92-480e-b0fc-4ba82182fac7}". Contacts: "{0dd8685c-e272-4fcb-9ecf-2ead7ea2497b}". Calendar: "{4a5d9fe0-f139-4a63-a5a4-4f31ceea02ad}". Tasks: "{783ae4f6-4c12-4423-8270-66361260d4f1}".</MSFT:UniqueName>
                </MSFT:DynamicNodeNaming>
              </DFProperties>
              <Node>
                <NodeName>Enabled</NodeName>
                <DFProperties>
                  <AccessType>
                    <Add />
                    <Delete />
                    <Get />
                    <Replace />
                  </AccessType>
                  <DefaultValue>1</DefaultValue>
                  <Description>Enables or disables Sync for Email, contacts, calendar, and Tasks.</Description>
                  <DFFormat>
                    <chr />
                  </DFFormat>
                  <Occurrence>
                    <One />
                  </Occurrence>
                  <Scope>
                    <Dynamic />
                  </Scope>
                  <DFType>
                    <MIME />
                  </DFType>
                  <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="ENUM">
                    <MSFT:Enum>
                      <MSFT:Value>0</MSFT:Value>
                      <MSFT:ValueDescription>Sync for email, contacts, calendar, or tasks is disabled.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                    </MSFT:Enum>
                    <MSFT:Enum>
                      <MSFT:Value>1</MSFT:Value>
                      <MSFT:ValueDescription>Sync is enabled.</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                    </MSFT:Enum>
                  </MSFT:AllowedValues>
                </DFProperties>
              </Node>
              <Node>
                <NodeName>Name</NodeName>
                <DFProperties>
                  <AccessType>
                    <Add />
                    <Delete />
                    <Get />
                    <Replace />
                  </AccessType>
                  <Description>The name of the content type.</Description>
                  <DFFormat>
                    <chr />
                  </DFFormat>
                  <Occurrence>
                    <One />
                  </Occurrence>
                  <Scope>
                    <Dynamic />
                  </Scope>
                  <DFType>
                    <MIME />
                  </DFType>
                  <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
                  </MSFT:AllowedValues>
                </DFProperties>
              </Node>
            </Node>
          </Node>
        </Node>
        <Node>
          <NodeName>Policies</NodeName>
          <DFProperties>
            <AccessType>
              <Add />
              <Delete />
              <Get />
              <Replace />
            </AccessType>
            <Description>Specifies the mail body type and email age filter.</Description>
            <DFFormat>
              <node />
            </DFFormat>
            <Occurrence>
              <One />
            </Occurrence>
            <Scope>
              <Dynamic />
            </Scope>
            <DFType>
              <DDFName />
            </DFType>
          </DFProperties>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>MailBodyType</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <Description>Specifies the email body type. HTML or plain</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <chr />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <MIME />
              </DFType>
              <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="ENUM">
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>HTML</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>HTML</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
                <MSFT:Enum>
                  <MSFT:Value>plain</MSFT:Value>
                  <MSFT:ValueDescription>plain</MSFT:ValueDescription>
                </MSFT:Enum>
              </MSFT:AllowedValues>
            </DFProperties>
          </Node>
          <Node>
            <NodeName>MaxMailAgeFilter</NodeName>
            <DFProperties>
              <AccessType>
                <Add />
                <Delete />
                <Get />
                <Replace />
              </AccessType>
              <Description>Specifies the time window used for syncing mail items to the device.</Description>
              <DFFormat>
                <chr />
              </DFFormat>
              <Occurrence>
                <One />
              </Occurrence>
              <Scope>
                <Dynamic />
              </Scope>
              <DFType>
                <MIME />
              </DFType>
              <MSFT:AllowedValues ValueType="None">
              </MSFT:AllowedValues>
            </DFProperties>
          </Node>
        </Node>
      </Node>
    </Node>
  </Node>
</MgmtTree>
```

## Related articles

[ActiveSync configuration service provider reference](activesync-csp.md)