The Directory Server Access Control Model
Understanding the Directory Server Schema
Matching Rule Description Format
Understanding Attribute Syntaxes
The Attribute Syntax Description Format
Commonly Used Attribute Syntaxes
Attribute Type Description Format
Object Class Description Format
Directory Server Object Class Implementation
Understanding DIT Content Rules
DIT Content Rule Description Format
DIT Content Rule Implementation
Understanding DIT Structure Rules
DIT Structure Rule Description Format
DIT Structure Rules and Multiple Schemas
DIT Structure Rule Implementation
Understanding Matching Rule Uses
Matching Rule Use Implementation
Understanding Directory Server Plug-Ins
As for attribute types and object classes, name forms can be defined purely from the schema configuration files, in this case using the name form description syntax detailed in Name Form Description Format. All name form instances in the directory server are instances of the org.opends.server.types.NameForm class. Name form objects can be retrieved by the directory server schema using their OID, any of their human-readable names, or by the structural object class with which they are associated.