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Custom Operations

You can define custom operations for certain managed objects to do the following:

• Use stored procedures
• Optimize queries for their database structure
• Retrieve a database-generated unique identifier

Custom operations apply only to attributes.

When specifying custom operations, remember the following:

• Users who specify custom operations must be familiar with SQL.
• The Administrative UI does not validate custom operations. Syntax errors and invalid queries are not reported until runtime.
• Custom operations must conform to XML standards. Represent special characters using XML syntax. For example, specify a single quotation mark (') as '

To specify a custom operation, use the Operation element.