Adding an entry

 

Use this information to add an entry to the directory tree.

  1. If you have not done so already, expand the Directory management category in the navigation area.

  2. Click Add an entry.

  3. Select one Structural object class from the drop-down list.

  4. Click Next.

  5. Select any Auxiliary object classes you wish to use from the Available box and click Add. Repeat this process for each auxiliary object class you want to add. You can also delete an auxiliary object class from the Selected box by selecting it and clicking Remove.

  6. Click Next.

  7. In the Relative DN field, enter the relative distinguished name (RDN) of the entry that you are adding, for example, cn=John Doe.

  8. In the Parent DN field, enter the distinguished name of the tree entry you selected, for example, ou=Austin, o=IBM. You can also click Browse to select the Parent DN from the list. You can also expand the selection to view other choices lower in the subtree. Specify the your choice and click Select to specify the Parent DN that you want. The Parent DN defaults to the entry selected in the tree.

    If you started this task from the Manage entries panel, this field is prefilled for you.

  9. At the Required attributes tab enter the values for the required attributes. If you want to add more than one value for a particular attribute, click Multiple values and then add the values one at a time.

  10. Click Optional attributes.

  11. At the Optional attributes tab enter the values as appropriate for the optional attributes. See Changing binary attributes for information about adding binary values. If you want to add more than one value for a particular attribute, click Multiple values and then add the values one at a time.

  12. Click OK to create the entry.

  13. Click the ACL button to change the access control list for this entry. See Access control lists for information about ACLs.

  14. After completing at least the required fields, click Add to add the new entry or click Cancel to return to Browse tree without making changes to the directory.

 

Parent topic:

Directory entry tasks