NetIQ Documentation: Identity Manager 3.6 DTD Reference - Common XML Constructs

8.1 Common XML Constructs

The following XML attributes are required (or have a default value) on a <definition> element and are common to all types:

Attribute	Possible Values	Default Value
name	NMTOKEN The configuration value name. Must be unique among all descendant <definition> elements found under the <definitions> element.	#REQUIRED
display-name	CDATA The string presented to the user to identify the value.	String
display-name-ref	Display names or descriptions that have localization refs.	#IMPLIED
dn-type	ldap, slash, qualifiedslash, dot, qualifieddot, custom Specifies the syntax allowed for the value. The Agents must enforce this syntax when the user enters the value.	#IMPLIED
hide	Boolean	#IMPLIED
mandatory	True or False If True, the Agent must require the user to supply a value for the CV.
type	String, Boolean, Integer, Real, dn, Enum, List, Passwordref, dn-ref The value type. If not present, the type defaults to String.	#IMPLIED

The following elements are contents of a <definition> element and are common to all types except the gcvref type:

Name	Explanation
value	Contains the current value of the CV. The actual allowed content is defined by the individual types.
description	A string presented to the user to explain the value in greater detail than is present in the display-name attribute. The description text might contain line breaks that must be honored when displaying the description. The description can have a description-ref attribute that is part of the localization scheme used with engine control values (ECVs).