delta Element

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02/16/2009

The <delta> element contains the difference between two holograms.

Usage

<delta
    dn = "DN"
    operation = "operation"
/>

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
dn	DN	Yes	The distinguished name of the object.
operation	operation	Yes	The type of delta. The valid values are: none No change to the object. add The delta identifies the creation of a new object when there was none before. replace The delta identifies either the creation of a new object, or the replacement of an existing object, including the values of all of the attributes in the final object. update The delta identifies the update of an existing object, including the values of attributes that changed. delete The delta identifies the deletion of an existing object. delete-add The delta identifies the deletion of an existing object, followed by the creation of new object with the same distinguished name.

Yes

The distinguished name of the object.

operation

operation

Yes

The type of delta. The valid values are:

none: No change to the object.
add: The delta identifies the creation of a new object when there was none before.
replace: The delta identifies either the creation of a new object, or the replacement of an existing object, including the values of all of the attributes in the final object.
update: The delta identifies the update of an existing object, including the values of attributes that changed.
delete: The delta identifies the deletion of an existing object.
delete-add: The delta identifies the deletion of an existing object, followed by the creation of new object with the same distinguished name.

Child Elements

Element	Description
<anchor>	An array of bytes that uniquely identifies the object in the connected data source.
<attr>	Information about an attribute of the object.
<dn-attr>	Information about a referenced value attribute.
<objectclass>	An ordered list of string values that define the type of object in the connected data source.
<primary-objectclass>	The object type of the object. This entry varies with the connected data source.

Parent Elements

Element
<escrowed-export>
<pending-import>
<unapplied-export>
<unconfirmed-export>

Child Element Sequence

The tree shows the ordering and number of child elements. Child elements in a Sequence must appear in the order given and child elements in a Choice are mutually exclusive. Sequences and Choices can be nested. Element names are followed by the minimum and maximum occurrences.

Sequence
    anchor (Exactly 1)
    primary-objectclass (Exactly 1)
    objectclass (Exactly 1)
    dn-attr (Minimum = 0; Maximum = 1)
    attr (Minimum = 1; Maximum = many)
Sequence

Element Information

Can be empty

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