Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Developer Reference

attr (delta)

The <attr> child element of the <delta> parent element contains information about an attribute of the object.

Usage

<attr
	operation = "operation"
operation The operation that is applied to the object attribute during an update. These include add, delete, replace, and update. This attribute is required for an update <delta>. 

	name = "Any character string."
name The name of the attribute. 

	type = "type"
type The data type of the attribute. Attributes can have the following types.
Type Description
Binary The value is an array of bytes. The attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued.
Boolean The value is Boolean and can only be true or false. The attribute is single-valued.
Number The value is a 64-bit integer. The attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued.
String The value is a string. The attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued. 

	multivalued = "boolean"
multivalued Whether the attribute is multi-valued. This value is true if multi-valued and false if single-valued. 

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Attributes

Attribute Type Required Description
operation operation No The operation that is applied to the object attribute during an update. These include add, delete, replace, and update. This attribute is required for an update <delta>.
name Any character string. Yes The name of the attribute.
type type No The data type of the attribute. Attributes can have the following types.
Type Description
Binary The value is an array of bytes. The attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued.
Boolean The value is Boolean and can only be true or false. The attribute is single-valued.
Number The value is a 64-bit integer. The attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued.
String The value is a string. The attribute can be single-valued or multi-valued.
multivalued boolean No Whether the attribute is multi-valued. This value is true if multi-valued and false if single-valued.

Child Elements

Element Description
<value> The value of the attribute.

Parent Elements

Element
<delta>

Child Element Sequence

The tree shows the ordering and number of child elements. Child elements in a Sequence must appear in the order given and child elements in a Choice are mutually exclusive. Sequences and Choices can be nested. Element names are followed by the minimum and maximum occurrences.

value
<value> The value of the attribute. 
 (Minimum = 1; Maximum = many)

Element Information

Can be empty No