Export LDIF data

Use this window to export data from the database to an LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) file. LDIF is used to represent LDAP entries in text form.

To export data to an LDIF file:

  1. Type the path and file name of the LDIF file in the Path and LDIF file name field. Alternatively, you can click Browse to locate the file.
  2. If you want to overwrite the data in an existing file, select the Overwrite if file exists check box.
  3. If you want to export the creatorsName, createTimestamp, modifiersName, and modifyTimestamp operational attributes, select the Export operational attributes check box.
  4. If you want to export only some of the data in the directory, complete the Subtree DN field. The subtree DN identifies the top entry of the subtree that is to be written to the LDIF output file. This entry, plus all entries below it in the directory hierarchy, are written to the file. If you do not specify this option, all directory entries stored in the database are written to the output file based on the suffixes specified in the IBM(R) Tivoli Directory Server configuration file.
  5. Click Export.

You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:

Path and LDIF file name

Browse

Overwrite if file exists

Export operational attributes

Subtree DN

Start time

Elapsed time

Task messages

Clear results

Export

Stop

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