Creating A Class; Deleting An Attribute; Deleting A Class; Extending A Schema - Novell IMANAGER 2.7.3 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

5.7.5 Creating a Class

An auxiliary class is a set of properties (attributes) added to particular object rather than to an entire
class of objects. For example, an e-mail application could extend the schema of your eDirectory tree
to include an E-Mail Properties auxiliary class and then extend individual objects with those
properties as needed.
Using Schema Manager, you can define your own auxiliary classes. You can then extend individual
objects with the properties defined in your auxiliary classes. To create an auxiliary class:
1 In Roles and Tasks, click Schema > Create Class.
2 Follow the steps in the Create Class Wizard to define the new class.

5.7.6 Deleting an Attribute

You can delete unused attributes that aren't part of the base schema of your eDirectory tree. This
might be useful after merging two directory trees, or if an attribute has become obsolete over time.
To delete an attribute:
1 In Roles and Tasks, click Schema > Delete Attribute.
2 Select the attribute you want to delete, then click Delete.
Only attributes that you can delete are displayed.

5.7.7 Deleting a Class

You can delete unused classes that aren't part of the base schema of your eDirectory tree. iManager
prevents you from deleting classes that are currently being used in locally replicated partitions. To
delete a class:
1 In Roles and Tasks, click Schema > Delete Class.
2 Select the class you want to delete, then click Delete.
Only classes that are allowed to be deleted are shown.

5.7.8 Extending a Schema

You can extend the schema of a tree by creating a new class or attribute. To extend the schema of
your eDirectory tree, you need Administrator/Supervisor right to the entire tree. To extend the
schema:
1 In Roles and Tasks, click Schema > Extend Schema.
2 Follow the ICE Wizard through the import, export, migration of data, or schema update and
compare operations.

5.7.9 Extending an Object

1 In Roles and Tasks, click Schema > Object Extensions.
2 Specify the name and context of the object you want to extend, then click OK.
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