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title: "VBRADEntity"
description: "Contains an Active Directory object. Property Type Description GUID The Active Directory object ID. string The Active Directory object name. For Computer objects, returns the dNSHostName attribute. string The Active Directory object full name."
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# VBRADEntity

Contains an Active Directory object.

## Properties

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  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Property</p>
    </th>
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Type</p>
    </th>
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Id</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>GUID</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The Active Directory object ID.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The Active Directory object name.</p>
      <p>For Computer objects, returns the dNSHostName attribute.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">FullName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The Active Directory object full name.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Type</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VBRADEntityType</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The Active Directory object type:</p>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">Domain</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">Cluster</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">OrganizationUnit</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">Group</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">Folder</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">Computer</span></li>
      </ul>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">DistinguishedName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The Active Directory object LDAP distinguished name.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Related Commands

[`Find-VBRADEntity`](find-vbradentity.md)