
	Bulk Management Help Information
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Report on master/create and delete sources
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	This function initially searches a Directory sub-tree
for it's organization, organizational unit and locality nodes
For the sub-directories with one of these nodes as a parent, 
a report is produced which states all of the data sources that
are "master" sources for each attribute type. In addition those
sources that are permitted to create or delete entries are
listed.


Check for expired entries
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	A search is performed for those entries that have a
"deleteEntryAfter" attribute that has a UTC time prior to the
user specified expiry time (the default being the current time).

	The user will then be presented with a list of expired
entries within an edit so that any entries that are still 
required can be removed. The user will then be asked if the
remaining entries within the expiry list should be deleted before
deletion may take place.

	A "dmformat" log is produced of all the attributes that
were present in the entries that have now been deleted.


Dump Directory Subtree
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	Upon indicating the parent Distinguished Name for the
sub-tree to be dumped to a file this function will lead to the
entire sub-tree being retrieved, entry by entry, and stored
in a "dmformat" file.


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** THE FOLLOWING THREE OPTIONS ARE RELATED **
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4) Reset "validationCheckAt" within a Subtree
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	All of the leaf nodes within the specified sub-tree
that have the "bulkDataSourceDetails" object class, will have
their "validationCheckAt" attributes reset to a user
specified UTC time (the default being the current time.)

5) Compare a data source to the Directory
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	The complete copies of each of the data sources that are 
used to  update a given sub-directory are read one by one. For each entry,
within a given source, a search is performed to find the corresponding
algorithmic name attribute within the Directory. If a Directory
entry is found then the source entry's attributes are compared
against it to determine if any are missing.

	Missing attributes, together with entries that are held within
a data source but not within the Directory, are written to the report file 
in the dmformat.

If the Directory entry that corresponds to a data source entry is found
the Directory entry's validationCheckAt attribute is updated to the
current time.

6) Check for entries that have not be compared against
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	This function determines those entries that are
listed in the Directory but were not found in any of 
the data sources that were applied in function 5.

	Any entries, within a specified sub-tree, that
have a "validationCheckAt" attribute UTCtime at (or before)
the user specified value (which should be the value
that was set in function 4) are output to a log file.



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*** THE FOLLOWING IS A TEMPORARY OPTION FOR THE CHANGE OVER    ***
*** BETWEEN masterUpdatedAttrType AND nonMasterUpdatedAttrType ***
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7) Exchange masterUpdatedAttrType with nonMasterUpdatedAttrType
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	For those sub-tree entries that currently contain a 
"masterUpdatedAttrType" attribute.

	If you require the "masterUpdatedAttrType"  attributes  to  be 
Exchanged with a "nonMasterUpdatedAttrType" whose values are comprised
of those attribute types currently held  within a Directory entry that
are not listed within the "masterUpdatedAttrType", then specify E.
The bulk attributes plus "acl", "lastModifiedBy" and "lastModifiedTime"
will not be loaded to the "nonMasterUpdatedAttrType" attribute.

NOTE: *** The Exchange should only be used if BULKLOAD loaded the ***
      *** sub-tree entries					  ***
      
	If you require the "masterUpdatedAttrType" to merely be Removed
from the directory sub-tree then specify R.

