About The Cos Definition Entry; About The Cos Template Entry - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

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The following sections describe the entries that make up a CoS in more detail and
provide examples of each type of CoS.

About the CoS Definition Entry

The CoS definition entry is an instance of the
The CoS definition entry also contains an object class that specifies the type of
template entry it uses to generate the entry. You can specify three different object
classes depending upon the type of CoS you want to use. The target entries share
the same parent as the CoS definition entry.
There are three types of CoS, defined using three types of CoS definition entries:
• Pointer CoS—A pointer CoS identifies the template entry using the template
DN only.
• Indirect CoS—An indirect CoS identifies the template entry using the value of
one of the target entry's attributes. For example, an indirect CoS might specify
the
then used to identify the template entry.
The target entry's attribute must be single-valued and contain a DN.
• Classic CoS—A classic CoS identifies the template entry using a combination of
the template entry's base DN and the value of one of the target entry's
attributes.
For more information about the object classes and attributes associated with each
type of CoS, refer to "Managing CoS From the Command Line," on page 184.
If the CoS logic detects that an entry contains an attribute for which the CoS is
generating values, by default the CoS supplies the client application with the
attribute value in the entry itself. However, you can use the CoS definition entry to
control this behavior.

About the CoS Template Entry

The CoS template entry contains the value or values of the attributes generated by
the CoS logic. The CoS template entry contains a general object class of
cosTemplate
tree along with the CoS definition.
The relative distinguished name (RDN) of the template entry is determined by one
of the following:
• The DN of the template entry alone.
This type of template is associated with a pointer CoS.
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attribute of a target entry. The value of the
manager
. The CoS template entries for a given CoS are stored in the directory
cosSuperDefinition
manager
object class.
attribute is