Browsing Object Classes

Object classes are groups of attributes. From the Object Classes pane you can launch panes for adding new object classes and changing existing object classes.

To view object classes:

• In the Navigator pane, select Schema Management, then click the Object Classes tab in the right pane. The full list that appears contains both object classes delivered with this product and object classes that you create.

• The properties of the object classes are displayed in columns. You must scroll right to see all the columns.

• To sort the pane contents by any column, click the heading of that column. For example, to see the object classes sorted by type, click the Type column heading.

Fields:

Name	Uniquely identifies an object class.
Object ID	Numerically identifies an object class per LDAP standards.
Description	Optional field to use to describe the object class in more detail.
Type	structural = can be used to create entries abstract = can only be used as a super class auxiliary = all attributes are optional; can be added to entries none = none are specified; server defaults to structural
Super class	Specifies one or more object classes whose properties this object class inherits.
Mandatory Attributes	Specifies the attributes that must be non-null for new entries (requires non-blank values)
Optional Attributes	Specifies the attributes that could be null for new entries (does not require non-blank values)

To add a new object class, click the Create button at the bottom of the pane, or select an object class and click the Create Like button at the bottom of the right pane. See Adding New Object Classes

To change the values for an object class, select that object class click Edit. See Modifying Object Classes .

To find object classes with certain properties, click Find Classes. See Find Object Classes .