Modify
Use Modify to change attributes and objectclasses in directory entries.
You must have write permission for the entry you want to modify. See Login for details.
Quick Reference
Modifying an Entry
You must have write permission for the entry you want to modify. See Login for details.
- In the browser, click on the entry you want to modify.
- Click on the
icon or select Modify from the Entry menu.
The Modify Attributes window is displayed. Click on the Modify ObjectClasses button to display the Modify Objectclasses window.
You can modify the following characteristics of an entry:
If you want to change the name of the entry, use the Rename function.
- When you have finished the modifications click Done.
Modifying an Attribute
Each objectclass in the selected entry has a number of attributes associated with it. Some of these attributes are mandatory (marked with an "M") and need to be given a value, others are optional (marked with an "O") and can be left without a value. In this window you can assign values to the attributes. You can assign multiple values to an attribute.
Some attributes accept multiple values, others can only have one value. This is defined in the schema by the SINGLE-VALUE keyword. If you try to add more than one value to a single-valued attribute, an error message is displayed.
- To assign a value to an attribute:
- From the Choose Attribute window, or from the entry definition,
select the attribute for which you want to add a value.
- Type the attribute's value in the text field.
- Click the Add button to add the value of the attribute to the
entry definition.
The value appears in the entry definition next to the attribute.
- To add an additional value to an attribute, repeat steps 1 to 3.
The additional value is added to the entry definition.
When an attribute has more than one value, an arrow is displayed next
to the attribute name in the entry definition. Click on the arrow to
collapse or expand the attribute definition.
- To delete a value from an attribute:
- Select the value or the attribute in the entry definition.
- Click the Delete button.
- If you delete the only value for an optional attribute, the
attribute is removed from the entry definition.
- If you delete the only value for a mandatory attribute, only the
value is cleared from the entry definition. The attribute stays in the
entry definition. If you click Done, you are prompted to supply
values for any mandatory attributes without values.
- To modify an attribute's value:
- In the entry definition, select the value of the attribute you want to
modify.
The attribute's value appears in the text field.
- Modify the value and click the Modify button.
The modified value appears in the entry definition.
- To clear the text field:
Modifying an Objectclass
- Click on the Modify Objectclass button.
- To add an objectclass to the entry:
- Select an objectclass from the Available Objectclasses list and click on the right arrow button to add the objectclass to the entry.
- Or, double click on an objectclass in the Available Objectclasses list to add the objectclass to the entry.
- To remove an objectclass from the entry:
- Select an objectclass from the Selected Objectclasses list and click on the left arrow button to remove the objectclass from the entry.
- Or, double click on an objectclass in the Selected Objectclasses list to remove the objectclass from the entry.