Identifying the type of an organization by using XML

Use the GetOrgType procedure of the Managed Hosting namespace to return the type (hosting, reseller, customer, or private) of an organization. This call is implemented internally by checking the otherWellKnownObjects property of the organizational unit.

This procedure expects to be called with impersonate="1". The procedure impersonates the caller.

Example of a request that calls the GetOrgType procedure

<request>
  <procedure>
	<execute namespace="Managed Hosting" procedure="GetOrgType" impersonate="1">
	<executeData>
		<path>LDAP://OU=Reseller1,OU=Hosting,DC=contoso,DC=com</path> 
		<preferredDomainController>myPrimaryDC.contoso.com</preferredDomainController>
	</executeData>
	<after source="executeData" destination="data">
	</execute>
  </procedure>
</request>

Input for GetOrgType

The following input is valid for this request:

LDAP path of the organization
In the <path> element, specify the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) path of the organization for which you want to get the information.
```
<path>LDAP://LDAP path of the hosting organization</path>
```
Preferred domain controller (optional)
By using the <preferredDomainController> element, you can specify the domain controller you want to use for this request. Using a single preferred domain controller eliminates replication delays that arise between multiple controllers.

This information is optional. You are not required to include this element in the request.
```
<preferredDomainController>your primary domain controller.domain name extension</preferredDomainController>
```

Typical response for GetOrgType

<response>
  <data>
	<executeData>
	<path>LDAP://ou=Reseller,ou=Hosting,dc=contoso01,dc=com</path>
	<type>reseller</type>
	</executeData>
  </data>
</response>

Important

Although Active Directory is not case sensitive for elements such as the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) path, XML is case sensitive. To ensure that the procedure executes appropriately, specify all tags, elements, and data using uppercase and lowercase letters exactly as shown in the XML examples. For additional guidelines on how to use XML, see the Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/).