How The Rule Works - Novell POLICY IN DESIGNER 3.5 - 09-18-2009 Manual

5 Save the rule by clicking File > Save.
There is no information to change that is specific to your environment.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that the rules are listed in order. Part 1 must be executed before Part 2.

8.1.3 How the Rule Works

This rule is used when the destination location for an object does not exist. Instead of getting a veto
because the object cannot be placed, this rule creates the container and places the object in the
container.
Part 1 looks for any Add event. When the Add event occurs, two local variables are set. The first
local variable is named target-container. The value of target-container is set to the destination DN.
The second local variable is named does-target-exist. The value of does-target-exist is set to the
destination attribute value of objectclass. The class is set to OrganizationalUnit. The DN of the
OrganizationalUnit is set to the local variable of target-container.
Part 2 checks to see if the local variable does-target-exist is available. It also checks to see if the
value of the local variable does-target-exist is set to a blank value. If the value is blank, then an
Organizational Unit object is created. The DN of the organizational unit is set to the value of the
local variable target-container. It also adds the value for the OU attribute. The value of the OU
attribute is set to the local variable of target-container. It uses the source format as the destination
DN and the destination format is dot format.
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