Creating Attributes - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Table 9-1 Attributes Tab Reference (Continued)
Field or Pane
OID
Syntax
Multi

Creating Attributes

You can use Directory Server Console to create new attributes. After adding
new attributes to your schema, you must create a new object class to contain
them. See "Creating Object Classes," on page 359 for information.
To create a new attribute:
Display the Attributes tab.
1.
This procedure is explained in "Viewing Attributes," on page 354.
Description
The object identifier of the attribute.
An OID is a string, usually of dotted decimal numbers, that uniquely identifies
an object, such as an object class or an attribute. If you do not specify an OID,
the Directory Server automatically uses attribute_name-oid. For example, if
you create the attribute birthdate without supplying an OID, the Directory
Server automatically uses birthdate-oid as the OID.
For more information about OIDs, or to request a prefix for your enterprise, send
mail to the IANA (Internet Assigned Number Authority) at iana@iana.org or visit
the IANA website at: http://www.iana.org/.
The attribute syntax:
• Case Ignore String—Indicates that values for this attribute are not case
sensitive.
• Case Exact String—Indicates that values for this attribute are case sensitive.
• Distinguished Name—Indicates that values for this attribute are DNs.
• Binary—Indicates that values for this attribute are binary.
• Telephone Number—Indicates that values for this attribute are in telephone
number format.
• Integer—Indicates that valid values for this attribute are numbers.
Operational attributes are not returned as a result of an ldapsearch operation
unless they are explicitly specified in the search. Generally, operational attributes
are reserved for use by the Directory Server.
If the attribute is multivalued, an X appears in this column, otherwise, this field is
blank. The Directory Server allows more than one instance of a multi-valued
attribute per entry.
Chapter 9 Extending the Directory Schema
Managing Attributes
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