Click the Create button. The New Attribute Type dialog box appears.

Managing Oracle Virtual Directory Entries and Schema 15-11 attribute, you select an existing attribute to base the new one on and then you modify the base attribute’s definitions to make it unique. Perform the following steps to create an attribute like an existing attribute using Oracle Directory Services Manager: 1. Log in to Oracle Directory Services Manager.

2. Select Schema from the task selection bar. The Attribute Types and Object Classes

navigation tree appears. 3. Expand the Attribute Types entry. A list of the existing schema attributes appears. 4. Click the existing attribute on which to base the new attribute.

5. Click the Create Like button at the top of the tree. The base attribute’s definitions

appear. 6. Modify the base attribute’s definitions as desired to create the new attribute. You must modify the base attribute’s Name and Object ID definitions to create a valid new attribute.

7. Click OK on the dialog box to create the new attribute. The new attribute appears

in the Attribute Types tree.

15.2.1.4 Modifying Schema Attributes

Perform the following steps to modify existing Oracle Virtual Directory schema attributes using Oracle Directory Services Manager:

1. Log in to Oracle Directory Services Manager.

2. Select Schema from the task selection bar. The Attribute Types and Object Classes

navigation tree appears.

3. Expand the Attribute Types entry. A list of the existing schema attributes appears.

4. In the list, click the attribute to modify. The attribute’s definitions appear.

5. Modify the attribute’s definitions as desired. Refer to step 5 in

Creating New Schema Attributes on page 15-9 for more information on attribute definitions.

6. Click Apply to save the changes.

15.2.1.5 Deleting Schema Attributes

Perform the following steps to delete existing Oracle Virtual Directory schema attributes using Oracle Directory Services Manager: 1. Log in to Oracle Directory Services Manager.

2. Select Schema from the task selection bar. The Attribute Types and Object Classes

navigation tree appears. 3. Expand the Attribute Types entry. A list of the existing schema attributes appears. 4. In the list, click the attribute to delete. The attribute’s definitions appear.

5. Click the Delete button at the top of the Attribute Types tree. A dialog box appears

asking you to confirm deleting the attribute. Note: Refer to step 5 in Creating New Schema Attributes on page 15-9 for a description of each field for the attribute definition. 15-12 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Virtual Directory

6. Click the Delete button on the confirmation dialog box to delete the attribute. The

attribute is removed from the list of existing attributes in the Attribute Types tree.

15.2.2 Managing Oracle Virtual Directory Schema Object Classes

This section explains how to manage Oracle Virtual Directory schema object classes and contains the following tasks: ■ Searching for Schema Object Classes ■ Creating New Schema Object Classes ■ Creating Like Schema Object Classes ■ Modifying Schema Object Classes ■ Deleting Schema Object Classes

15.2.2.1 Searching for Schema Object Classes

Oracle Directory Services Manager provides search functionality to simplify the process of navigating schema object classes. Perform the following steps to search for schema object classes using Oracle Directory Services Manager: 1. Log in to Oracle Directory Services Manager.

2. Select Schema from the task selection bar. The Attribute Types and Object Classes

navigation tree appears.

3. Expand the Object Classes entry. The Object Class controls, including search field,

and a list of the existing schema object classes appear. 4. Enter a string to search for in the search field. Two pattern matching characters are supported, and ?. Use the character as a wildcard to match zero or more characters. Use the ? character to match one single character. For example, the search string inet???person returns the object class inetOrgPerson.

5. Click the Go icon to start the search. The object classes that match the search

criteria appear in the navigation tree.

15.2.2.2 Creating New Schema Object Classes

Perform the following steps to create new Oracle Virtual Directory schema object classes using Oracle Directory Services Manager: 1. Log in to Oracle Directory Services Manager.

2. Select Schema from the task selection bar. The Attribute Types and Object Classes

navigation tree appears. 3. Expand the Object Classes entry. A list of the existing schema object classes appears.

4. Click the Create button. The New Object Class dialog box appears.

5. Enter the following information in the New Object Class dialog box fields: ■ Enter the name of the new object class in the Name field. ■ Optionally, enter a description for the object class in the Description field. Oracle Virtual Directory does not enforce this object class definition. ■ Enter a unique object identifier string in the Object ID field. Oracle recommends registering all custom object classes by using a unique object identifier.