Directory Administration; Copying An Object; Section 5.2, "Directory Administration - Novell IMANAGER 2.7.3 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

You can do the following tasks to the attributes and all the objects in the container are updated:
Ignore: Is used not to update any changes to the objects.
Replace: Is used to replace an existing attribute value in the list. To replace, double-click the value,
make the changes, and press Enter. Then, click Replace.
Add: Is used to add values to an attribute. You can add more than one value to an attribute. For
example, you have more than one First Names for all the objects.
Remove: Is used to remove attribute values. To remove an attribute value (s):
1 If the attribute has more than one values, you must first hide the values that you do not want to
remove by pressing the Delete key on your keyboard. This is done because the Remove option
removes all the values listed. So, you must first hide the values that need not be removed.
Only the values that have to be deleted are displayed in the attribute list.
2 Click Remove from the drop-down list.
The specified values are deleted and the values that you hide are displayed in the list.

5.2 Directory Administration

Directory administration involves the management of objects in your directory tree. You can create,
edit, and organize objects.
Section 5.2.1, "Copying an Object," on page 37
Section 5.2.2, "Creating an Object," on page 38
Section 5.2.3, "Deleting an Object," on page 38
Section 5.2.4, "Modifying an Object," on page 38
Section 5.2.5, "Moving an Object," on page 39
Section 5.2.6, "Renaming an Object," on page 39
For more information about eDirectory
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5.2.1 Copying an Object

You can either create a new object with the same attribute values as an existing object, or copy
attribute values from one object to another.
1 In Roles and Tasks, click Directory Administration > Copy Object.
2 In the Object to Copy From field, type the name and context of the object or use the Object
Selector to find it.
3 Select one of the following options:
Create New Object and Copy Attribute Values
Copy Attribute Values to an Existing Object
The attributes whose class is not extended by the copied object, are not copied.
objects, see the eDirectory Administration guide (http://
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