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Appendix
A
Glossary
MeetingPlace
Directory
Services
System
Manager’s
Guide Latitude
Communications
Correlation
Rule – A correlation rule consists of one or more
attribute
mappings that is responsible for ensuring that no two
entries
are created for the same user. If all of the attributes
contained
in a rule are mapped, then the source and destination
entries
will be correlated. If attribute mapping doesn't occur and
the
entries do not correlate, then a new entry is created.
DC
Directory – A MeetingPlace Directory Services graphical
interface
that allows you to create subtrees and view
MeetingPlace
profiles and corporate directory information once
MetaLink
agreements have been run between these servers and
the
MeetingPlace Directory Services server.
Directory
Information Tree – In a directory server, a tree-like
structure
whereby each entry is uniquely identified by a
distinguished
name.
Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol – Lightweight
Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP) is a standard protocol which
enables
you to locate organizations, individuals, and other
resources
such as files and devices in a network, whether on the
Internet
or on a corporate Intranet.
Live
Synchronization – Live Synchronization can be used by the
MetaLink
agreement to update directory information. The
MetaLink
communicates directly with the directory system and
propagates
any changes to MeetingPlace dynamically. MetaLink
can
update changes automatically or through a scheduled event.
MeetingPlace
Directory Services uses live synchronization to
identify
changes in the directory.
MetaDirectory
– A single directory infrastructure that helps
simplify
management and administrative task, and gives users
greater
access to information across an organization.
MetaLink
Agreement – A MetaLink agreement is an agreement
between
two servers in MeetingPlace Directory Services. An
agreement
consists of attribute mappings and correlation rules
that
defines a Meta-Directory by automatically and dynamically
synchronizing
data. When data changes in an organization's