Chapter 3 How To Design The Schema; Schema Design Process Overview - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 7.0 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

The site survey you conducted in chapter 2,"How to Plan Your Directory Data,"
generated information about the data you plan to store in your directory. Next, you
must decide how to represent the data you store. Your directory schema describes
the types of data you can store in your directory. During schema design, you map
each data element to an LDAP attribute and gather related elements into LDAP
object classes. Well-designed schema help maintain the integrity of the data you
store in your directory.
This chapter describes the directory schema and how to design schema for your
unique needs. This chapter contains the following sections:
• Schema Design Process Overview (page 39)
• Netscape Standard Schema (page 40)
• Mapping Your Data to the Default Schema (page 44)
• Customizing the Schema (page 46)
• Maintaining Consistent Schema (page 53)
• Other Schema Resources (page 56)
For information on replicating schema, refer to "Schema Replication," on page 131.

Schema Design Process Overview

During schema design, you select and define the object classes and attributes used
to represent the entries stored by Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server).
Schema design involves the following steps:
• Choosing predefined schema elements to meet as many of your needs as
possible.
How to Design the Schema
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