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Attribute Checking

When you load attributes (by using the set attribute command), the DSA checks their syntax. If you try to add attributes with values that do not comply with the attribute syntax, the DSA returns an error containing the attribute and the associated problem. For example if the syntax specifies numericString but the attribute value contains non-numeric characters, the DSA returns an error.

In the search service, the system ignores invalid attributes after the base object is found.

The DSA permits attributes of any size, so you do not have to define any attribute bound limits.