Understanding Attribute Flow in Microsoft Metadirectory Services (259032)

SUMMARY

Attribute flow is utilized in Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS) to flow attributes between the connector space, the hologram, and the metaverse. Attribute flow scripts have five vectors available. These vectors provide MMS with the ability to co-manage attributes from different source directories to a single joined metaverse object.

The following list contains the five vectors that are available in attribute flow scripts:

• CD: Used to specify the Connected Directory.
• CSP: Used to specify the potential value for the Connector Space built by the connector space construction template.
• MVP: Used to specify the potential value for the metaverse built by the metaverse construction template.
• CS: Used to specify the Connector Space.
• MV: Used to specify the metaverse.

Also, there are four kinds of assignments available in the attribute flow scripts:

    
     =    This assignment replaces the attribute.
    +=    This assignment appends additional values to a multivalued attribute.
    -=    This assignment removes a specific value from the attribute.
    <<    This assignment merges all values in one multivalued attribute.  
				

$mv.colors += $cd.colors
							

$mv.colors = Purple, Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Yellow
							

$mv.colors -= $cd.colors
							

$mv.colors = Red, Orange, Green
							

$cd.Colors = $mv.Colors
							

$cd.colors = Blue, Yellow, Purple
							

$mv.colors << $cd.colors
							

$cd.colors = Purple, Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Yellow