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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. Managing Oracle Virtual Directory Entries and Schema 15-13 ■ Enable the Obsolete option to mark the object class as obsolete for administrative purposes. Oracle Virtual Directory does not enforce this object class definition. ■ Select the type of object class by selecting one option from the following Type list. Oracle Virtual Directory does not enforce this object class definition. – Select Abstract if the object class represents object classes to be inherited by another class and not intended to be used directly by an object. – Select Auxiliary if the object class will be used to add additional attributes to an existing object based on a structural object class. – Select Structural if the object class can form an entry. ■ Select a parent object class for the new object class by selecting an existing object class from the Superior list. If you do not select a parent object class the new object class must be descendant from top. ■ Add attributes that must be present in the object class by clicking the Add button in the Mandatory Attributes field, selecting an attribute from the list of existing attributes in the Mandatory Attribute Selector dialog box, and clicking OK . You can delete Mandatory Attributes by selecting the attribute and clicking the Delete button. ■ Add attributes that may optionally be supplied in the object class by clicking the Add button in the Optional Attributes field, selecting an attribute from the list of existing attributes in the Optional Attribute Selector dialog box, and clicking OK. You can delete Optional Attributes by selecting the attribute and clicking the Delete button.

6. Click OK on the New Object Class dialog box to create the object class. The new

object class appears in the Object Classes tree.

15.2.2.3 Creating Like Schema Object Classes

Oracle Directory Services Manager provides the ability to create new Oracle Virtual Directory schema object classes that are similar— or like—an existing object class. This ability is known as Create Like. When you create a new object class like an existing object class, you select an existing object class to base the new one on and then you modify the base object class’s definitions to make it unique. Perform the following steps to create an object class like an existing object class 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