In ConsoleOne, under the general/postal address are a...
Articles and Tips: qna
15 Nov 2000
Q.
In ConsoleOne, under the general/postal address are a couple of field names--City and State. What attributes are these in NDS/LDAP? Are they a subset of an attribute somewhere?
A.
According to the documentation, it looks like they are contained in the postalAddress attribute. The doc reads:
"A value for this attribute is typically composed of selected attributes from the MHS Unformatted Postal O/R Address version 1, according to Recommendation F.401. The address is limited to 6 lines of 30 characters each, including a Postal Country Name.
"Normally the information contained in such an address could include an addressee's name, street address, city, state or province, postal code and possibly a Post Office Box number, depending on the specific requirements of the named object.
"NetWare administrative utilities will link the postal address value to the following attributes: Physical Delivery Office Name, Postal Code, Postal Office Box, and Street Address.
"The postal address uses the following as default values:
Line 1: The object's RDN
Line 2: Street Address or Post Office Box Number
Line 3: (no default value)
Line 4: Physical Delivery Office Name, State or Province Name
Line 5: Postal Code
Line 6: Country Name (from the object's DN)
"The second line of the postal address will default to the post office box, if present, or otherwise to the street address. The third line of the postal address should be presented in the utility as the second line of both the post office box and street address. Each line of the postal address is limited to 30 characters. Attribute values are truncated to 30 characters when used in the postal address. Developers are encouraged to follow these guidelines."
An LDAP schema query requires extended terms (X_NDS) to return the NDS attribute constraints. I believe the Physical Delivery Office Name is the city.
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* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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