Sun Directory Services 3.1 User's Guide

Viewing an Entry

Use View to look at the attributes defined for an entry in the directory. Figure 2-11 shows Deja View window. You can only open one View window per entry. To refresh a View window after modifying an entry, View the entry again. The original View window is replaced with a new one.

Figure 2-11 Deja View Window

The View Window

There are three ways to display the View window:

Double-click on an entry in the browser window
Select an entry in the browser window and click on the View icon, or select View from the Entry menu
Click on an entry in the search results list

The view window shows the list of attributes and values associated with the selected entry. Each attribute has an icon by the side of it:

	The attribute has one value. It is also used in the Create or Modify panels when a mandatory attribute has no value.
	The attribute has more than one value, but only the first is displayed. Click on the arrow to see the other values.
	The attribute has more than one value and they are all displayed. Click on the arrow to hide all but the first value.

Closing a View Window

Select Close from the Window menu of the View window, or Double click on the Window menu button.

The View window closes.

Copying an Entry From a View Window

Select Copy from the Edit menu of the View Window.

The entry is copied to the clipboard.

Highlighting an Entry From a View Window

Select Highlight from the Edit menu of the View Window.

The entry is highlighted in Deja's browser window.