Oracle Fusion Middleware Reference for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition

Performing a Search Directed at a Superior Data View on an Excluded, Subordinate Data View

When an alternate search base is specified in a subordinate data view, search operations targeted at the superior data view are also performed in the subordinate data view.

By default, Directory Proxy Server automatically configures the alternateSearchBase parameter in the subordinate data view. For information about how to disable the automatic configuration, see To Manually Configure the excluded-subtrees and alternate-search-base-dn Properties in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Guide for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition.