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Context Class

The getDirectoryContext() and getDmsContext() methods in class SmDmsApiImpl create a context object—either SmDmsDirectoryContext or SmDmsContext. The context object contains information such as user directory, session, and connection information. The context object is so-named because its information is derived within the context of the provided realm OID or the user directory name or OID. When you have a context object, you call its getDmsDirectory() method to retrieve an SmDmsDirectory object. This object represents an LDAP or other namespace and gives you access to organizations and other elements in the namespace.