This chapter describes how to work with objects. It contains the following topics:

• Summary of Tasks for Working with Objects
• Creating Objects
• Modifying Objects
• Copying Objects
• Deleting Objects
• About Validating Objects
• Validating Objects Using the Object List Editor
• Validating Objects Using the Command-Line Interface
• About the Validate Dialog Box
• About the Validation Options Dialog Box
• Using Queries to List Objects
• About Simple Queries
• About Compound Queries
• Searching the Repository for Objects
• Viewing Object Relationships
• Generating Reports About Object Relationships
• About Object Comparison and Synchronization
• Determining When Records Were Last Created and Updated