Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Developer Reference

delta

The <delta> element contains the difference between two holograms.

Usage

<delta
	dn = "DN"
dn The distinguished name of the object. 

	operation = "operation"
operation The type of delta. The valid values are:
none
No change to the object.
add
The delta identifies the creation of a new object when there was none before.
replace
The delta identifies either the creation of a new object, or the replacement of an existing object, including the values of all of the attributes in the final object.
update
The delta identifies the update of an existing object, including the values of attributes that changed.
delete
The delta identifies the deletion of an existing object.
delete-add
The delta identifies the deletion of an existing object, followed by the creation of new object with the same distinguished name.
 

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Attributes

Attribute Type Required Description
dn DN Yes The distinguished name of the object.
operation operation Yes The type of delta. The valid values are:
none
No change to the object.
add
The delta identifies the creation of a new object when there was none before.
replace
The delta identifies either the creation of a new object, or the replacement of an existing object, including the values of all of the attributes in the final object.
update
The delta identifies the update of an existing object, including the values of attributes that changed.
delete
The delta identifies the deletion of an existing object.
delete-add
The delta identifies the deletion of an existing object, followed by the creation of new object with the same distinguished name.

Child Elements

Element Description
<anchor> An array of bytes that uniquely identifies the object in the connected data source.
<primary-objectclass> The object type of the object. This entry varies with the connected data source.
<objectclass> An ordered list of string values that define the type of object in the connected data source.
<dn-attr> Information about a referenced value attribute.
<attr> Information about an attribute of the object.

Parent Elements

Element
<unapplied-export>
<escrowed-export>
<unconfirmed-export>
<pending-import>

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.

Sequence
	anchor
<anchor> An array of bytes that uniquely identifies the object in the connected data source. 
 (Exactly 1)
	primary-objectclass
<primary-objectclass> The object type of the object. This entry varies with the connected data source. 
 (Exactly 1)
	objectclass
<objectclass> An ordered list of string values that define the type of object in the connected data source. 
 (Exactly 1)
	dn-attr
<dn-attr> Information about a referenced value attribute. 
 (Minimum = 0; Maximum = 1)
	attr
<attr> Information about an attribute of the object. 
 (Minimum = 1; Maximum = many)
Sequence

Element Information

Can be empty No