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2 Click eDirectory Maintenance > Import Convert Export Wizard .
3 Select the task you want to perform.
4 Under Advanced Settings , choose from the following options:
5 Click Next .
6 Follow the online instructions to finish your selected task.
Using the Command Line Interface
You can enable conversion rules with the -p, -c, and -s general options on the Novell Import
Conversion Export executable. For more information, see
“General Options” on page 153 .
For all three options, URL must be one of the following:
Š A URL of the following format:
file://[ path /] filename
The file must be on the local file system.
Š An RFC 2255-compliant LDAP URL that specifies a base-level search and an attribute list
consisting of a single attribute description for a singled-valued attribute type.
Using XML Rules
The Novell Import Conversion Export conversion rules use the same XML format as Novell Nsure
Identity Manager. For more information on Novell Nsure Identity Manager, see the
Novell Nsure
Identity Manager Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/dirxml20/
index.html) .
Schema Mapping Rules
The <attr-name-map> element is the top-level element for the schema mapping rules. Mapping rules
determine how the import schema interacts with the export schema. They associate specified import
class definitions and attributes with corresponding definitions in the export schema.
Option Description
Schema Rules Specifies the location of an XML schema mapping rule to be used by the
engine.
Placement Rules Specifies the location of an XML placement rule to be used by the engine.
Creation Rules Specifies the location of an XML creation rule to be used by the engine.
Option Description
-p URL Location of an XML placement rule to be used by the engine.
-c URL Location of an XML creation rule to be used by the engine.
-s URL Location of an XML schema mapping rule to be used by the engine.