Viewing Attribute Information; Viewing Class Information; Creating An Attribute - Novell IMANAGER 2.7.3 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

2 Select the class you want to add an attribute to, then click OK.
3 Select the attributes you want to add, then click OK.
Select the desired attributes from the Available Optional Attributes list, then click the Right-
arrow to add these attributes to the Add These Optional Attributes list. Use the Left-arrow to
remove attributes from Add These Optional Attributes.
Objects you create of this class now have the properties you added. To set values for the added
properties, use the generic Other property page of the object.

5.7.2 Viewing Attribute Information

You can view an attribute's structural details such as Syntax, flags and Classes that use the attribute.
To see an attribute's information:
1 In Roles and Tasks, select Schema > Attribute Information.
2 Select the attribute for which you want to see information, then click View.
The Content frame displays information related to the selected attribute.
3 When finished, click Close.

5.7.3 Viewing Class Information

The Class Information page displays information about the selected class and lets you add attributes.
During class creation, if the class is specified to inherit attributes from another class, the inherited
attributes are classified as they are in the parent class. For instance, if Object Class is a mandatory
attribute for the parent class, then it displays on this screen as a mandatory attribute for the selected
class.
To see a Class's information:
1 In Roles and Tasks, select Schema > Class Information.
2 Select the class for which you want to see information, then click View.
The Content frame displays information related to the selected class. To add an attribute to the
class, select Add a new attribute. To view the class's parent class, select View superclass.
3 When finished, click Close.

5.7.4 Creating an Attribute

You can define your own custom types of attributes and add them as optional attributes to existing
object classes. However, you cannot add mandatory attributes to existing classes. To create an
attribute:
1 In Roles and Tasks, click Schema > Create Attribute.
2 Follow the steps in the Create Attribute Wizard to complete the attribute creation procedure.
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