Dear group,
Does any one knows how to add a new attribute to an object?
I tried to add a new attribute called status for person attribute using the instruction in the SDK but failed. I guess this is due to I have not extended the schema for person object.
What error code/message did you get?
Yes, you have to extend the schema if you want to add a new attribute that is not already in the schema of the object. There are two usual ways to do this and one non-suggested way.
1) Create a new structural objectclass that extends one of the objectclasses already used by the object. Create your new attribute. Add your new attribute to your new objectclass. Add your new objectclass to the object instead of the one that it extends.
2) Create a new auxiliary objectclass. Create your new attribute. Add your attribute to the new objectclass. Add your new objectclass to the object _in addition to_ the other objectclasses already present.
3) Add the objectclass "extensibleObject" to your object. This essentially turns off schema checking for the object. I don't recommend doing this in production, but it can be useful for application testing.
I wonder if I reason the cause of my problem correctly? Perhaps some one could point me to the right way.
Your reply is much appreciated.
HC Ramins Lin
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