Using the command line

You can copy an attribute using the instructions provided here at command line.

About this task

View the attributes contained in the schema issue the command:

idsldapsearch -b cn=schema -s base objectclass=* attributeTypes IBMAttributeTypes

Select the attribute that you want to copy. Use an editor to change the appropriate information and save the changes to <filename>. Then issue the following command:

idsldapmodify -D <adminDN> -w <adminPW> -i <filename>

where <filename>contains:

dn: cn=schema
changetype: modify
add: attributetypes
attributetypes: ( <mynewAttribute-oid> NAME '<mynewAttribute>' DESC '<A new 
attribute I copied for my LDAP application> EQUALITY 2.5.13.2 
SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 {200} USAGE userApplications )
-
add: ibmattributetypes
ibmattributetypes: ( myAttribute-oidDBNAME ( 'myAttrTable' 'myAttrColumn' ) 
ACCESS-CLASS normal LENGTH 200 )