Steps to modify a ISIM Person attributes like adding a new custom attribute using LDIF rather than IDSWebApp:
1) Identify what type of attribute you want to add like a string type or a date type or an integer.
2) Next create an LDIF file like the one in the below format.(Just replace the below customattribute words to a naming of your preference) and name it as myschema.ldif
dn: cn=schemachangetype: modifyadd: attributetypesattributetypes: ( customattribute-oid NAME ( 'customattribute' ) DESC 'An attribute I defined for my LDAP application' EQUALITY 2.5.13.2 SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 {200} USAGE userApplications )-add: ibmattributetypesibmattributetypes: ( customattribute-oid DBNAME ( 'customattribute' 'customattribute' ) ACCESS-CLASS normal LENGTH 200 )
3) Now open the command prompt and browse to {LDAP installed location}\bin folder.
Eg: C:\IBM\ldap\V6.3\bin
4) Run the command with the appropriate parameters.
ldapmodify -D <admindn> -w <adminpw> -p <Port of the tds instance> -i myschema.ldif
5) Now your Attribute has been successfully added to IBM TDS.
6) Connect to your TDS instance using any third party browsers like Ldapbrowser or softera browser and connect to suffix called cn=schema using the cn=root userid.
7) Now check for your person objectclass attribute values which are represented using "$", If you are using inetorgperson object class then use the below example.
This example ldif file is for the default object class inetorgperson
If you are using your own objectclass then make sure you use the attributes that are specific for your objectclass.
dn: cn=schema
changetype: modify
replace: objectclasses
objectclasses: ( 2.16.840.1.113730.3.2.2 NAME 'inetOrgPerson' DESC 'Defines entries representing people in an organizations enterprise network.' SUP organizationalPerson STRUCTURAL MAY ( audio $ businessCategory $ carLicense $ departmentNumber $ displayName $ employeeNumber $ employeeType $ givenName $ homePhone $ homePostalAddress $ initials $ jpegPhoto $ labeledURI $ mail $ manager $ mobile $ customattribute $ atsgroups $ o $ pager $ photo $ preferredLanguage $ roomNumber $ secretary $ uid $ userCertificate $ userPKCS12 $ userSMIMECertificate $ x500UniqueIdentifier ) )
8) Save your LDIF file as person.ldif.
9) Use the below ldapmodify command.
ldapmodify -D <admindn> -w <adminpw> -p <Port of the tds instance> -i person.ldif
10) Now restart your instance and thats it your attribute is successfully added to your ISIM Person objectclass.
