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Handling DN Conversion

An important consideration when implementing associations is the representations that DNs have in connector terminology. To help you understand how representation is configured and implemented, the source code for com.ca.jcs.converter.connector.DNPropertyConverter (which handles these conversions) is bundled with SDK.

The following metadata settings and their impact on the DN conversion are important to understand:

• processMetaDataDefs.MD_DN_NAME_ONLY ("DNNameOnly")
• MetaDataDefs.MD_DN_TEST_EXISTS ("DNTestExists")
• MetaDataDefs.MD_DN_LDAP_OBJECTCLASS ("DNLdapObjectClass")
• MetaDataDefs.MD_DN_IS_ABSOLUTE ("isDNAbsolute")

The following settings can be used for ambiguous properties where multiple objectclasses can apply:

• MetaDataDefs.MD_DN_LDAP_OBJECT_CLASSES (“DNLdapObjectClasses”)
• MetaDataDefs.MD_DN_NAME_ONLY_LDAP_OBJECTCLASS (“DNNameOnlyLdapObjectClass”)