Method and system for automatic registration of attribute types
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method of automatically defining attributes in a directory schema during operation includes determining that an attribute not defined in the schema, and in response, creating a new attribute definition.
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154 Claims
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1-116. -116. (canceled)
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117. A method of automatically defining attributes in a directory schema during operation of the directory, the method comprising:
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determining that the attribute is to be defined in the schema; and
in response to determining that the attribute is to be defined in the schema, creating a new attribute definition for the attribute. - View Dependent Claims (118, 119, 120, 121)
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122. A method of automatically configuring an attribute definition in a directory schema, the method comprising:
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determining whether the attribute is defined in the schema;
in response to determining that the attribute needs to be defined in the schema, selecting an attribute definition template and creating an attribute definition; and
providing in the newly created attribute definition predetermined parameters. - View Dependent Claims (123, 124, 125, 126)
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127. An attribute template being configured to enable an attribute type definition and being adapted for use in conjunction with automatically defining attributes in a directory schema, the attribute template comprising:
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first elements being preset attribute definition elements; and
second elements being definable attribute definition elements. - View Dependent Claims (128, 129, 130, 131, 132)
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133. A directory schema that includes an attribute definition defined by:
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determining that the attribute is to be defined in the schema during operation of the directory; and
in response to the determination that the attribute is to be defined in the schema, creating a new attribute definition. - View Dependent Claims (134, 135, 136, 137, 138)
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139. A directory schema comprising at least one attribute automatically defined during operation of the directory, the schema generated by:
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determining that an attribute needs to be defined in the directory schema;
in response to determining that the attribute needs to be defined in the schema, selecting an attribute definition template and creating an attribute definition therefrom; and
providing in the newly created attribute definition predefined parameters. - View Dependent Claims (140, 141, 142, 143)
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144. A directory system comprising a directory schema that includes an attribute definition defined by:
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determining that the attribute needs to be defined in the schema during operation of the directory; and
in response to the determination that the attribute needs to be defined in the schema, creating a new attribute definition. - View Dependent Claims (145, 146, 147, 148, 149)
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150. A method of automatically defining attributes in any of a plurality of directory schema associated with respective directories in a directory network during operation of the directory network, the method comprising:
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receiving at one of the directories an operation having an attribute;
determining that the attribute is to be defined in the schema associated with the one of the directories;
in response to the determining, creating a new attribute definition for the attribute in the schema associated with the one of the directories; and
repeating the receiving, determining, and creating steps for at least one other directory in the plurality of directories. - View Dependent Claims (151, 152, 153, 154)
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