# DirectoryItem

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Struct for a organizational unit of a domain.

- **Full name:** `MFiles.DirectoryItem`
- **Proto file:** [`mfiles/structs.proto`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/downloads/proto/mfiles/structs.proto)

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## Fields

| Field | Type | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| <a id="f-distinguished_name"></a>`distinguished_name` | `string` | 1 | The distinguished name of the directory item, e.g. "CN=gr01,OU=orgunit,DC=domain,DC=com" |
| <a id="f-display_name"></a>`display_name` | `string` | 2 | Name of the directory object as displayed in user interface. |

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## Used by methods

- [IRPCLoginsAdmin.GetOrganizationalUnitsForDomain](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCLoginsAdmin/GetOrganizationalUnitsForDomain/index.md): Lists the organizational units of a Windows domain.
- [IRPCVaultLoginsAdmin.GetOrganizationalUnitsForDomainInVault](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCVaultLoginsAdmin/GetOrganizationalUnitsForDomainInVault/index.md): Lists the organizational units of a domain.

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## Used in fields

- [`GetOrganizationalUnitsForDomainResponse.ous`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCLoginsAdmin/GetOrganizationalUnitsForDomain/index.md#response): Receives organizational units.
- [`GetOrganizationalUnitsForDomainInVaultResponse.ous`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCVaultLoginsAdmin/GetOrganizationalUnitsForDomainInVault/index.md#response): The organizational units. See [DirectoryItem](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Messages/MFiles.DirectoryItem/index.md).