7.0 eDirectory DTD Commands and Events

The eDirectory™ document type definition file (nds.dtd) defines the schema of the XML documents that the DirXML® engine can process. XML documents that do not conform to this schema generate errors.

The nds.dtd file defines the following:

Input and output commands and events (such as add, delete, modify, and rename) that can be performed on entries and the data that must be included with each. For more information, see Section 7.2, Input and Output Elements.
Driver initialization operations (such as authentication information, driver filter, configuration options, and state) for the driver shim, publisher shim, and subscriber shim and the data that these operations require. For more information, see Section 7.4, Other Elements.
Schema operations for defining class and attribute definitions. For more information, see schema-def.
Rules for schema mapping, matching, creation, and placement. For more information, see Rule Reference.

Remember the following when reading a DTD file.

Marker	Meaning
?	0 or 1 of these can be included
+	1 or more of these must be included
*	0 or more of these can be included
CDATA	Character data
PCDATA	Parsed character data
<!	Beginning of an element, entity, or attribute definition
>	End of an element, entity, or attribute definition

NOTE:Generated DTD reference documentation is included with the Javadoc.