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2: .TH SD 1C "16 Jan 1909"
3: .SH NAME
4: sd \- Full-screen directory user agent.
5: .SH SYNOPSIS
6: .B sd
7: .SH DESCRIPTION
8: .PP
9: The \fIsd\fR program implements a simple window interface to
10: an X500 OSI directory.
11: It is derived from an original interface called "widget".
12: .PP
13:
14: \fISd\fR runs on most cursor-addressable terminals, providing a full-screen
15: character-driven interface suitable for novice users.
16: It is based on the notion of "widgets" as characterized by the
17: X-windows system and attempts to simulate button,
18: dialogue and text widgets.
19: Functions are invoked by pressing the initial letter of the
20: function name displayed in the widget.
21: .PP
22: List and Search operations within the directory are conducted relative
23: to an area displayed in the \fISearch Area\fR widget.
24: An instance of this could be,
25: .sp
26: .in +.5i
27: .nf
28: \*(lqGB, Brunel University.\*(rq
29: .fi
30: .in -.5i
31: .sp
32: .PP
33: List returns a list of entries held below the 'Search Area'.
34: In the above case,
35: a call to list would return a list of departments in Brunel University.
36: .PP
37: A search is performed on the basis of
38: a search value
39: (or attribute)
40: which describes some aspect of the
41: object
42: (i.e. it's name,
43: location etc.)
44: and a type,
45: which associates the object being searched
46: for with one of a given set of types
47: (i.e. Person, Place, Organization, Department).
48: The search value is displayed in the \fISearch For\fR field
49: and it's type is shown in the \fIType\fR field.
50: Any search will return a list of objects that match
51: the given search value within the current search area.
52: To display information on or move to a listed object the list number
53: of that object must be entered.
54: .PP
55: An example of a simple search is shown below.
56: Here the target is the directory object for
57: \*(lqProfessor Polonius Plum\*(rq
58: of Brunel University.
59: The search is initiated with
60: the search area set to \*(lqGB, Brunel University.\*(rq,
61: a value \*(lqPlum\*(rq and type \*(lqPerson\*(rq,
62: with the directory then returning,
63: .sp
64: .in +.5i
65: .nf
66: 1 Computer Science, Polonius Plum
67: .br
68: 2 Law, Plumley Farquarson
69: .fi
70: .in -.5i
71: .sp
72: Subsequently entering '1' would then give,
73: .sp
74: .in +.5i
75: .nf
76: commonName - Polonius Plum
77: .br
78: surname - Plum
79: .br
80: userClass - staff
81: .br
82: rfc822Mailbox - [email protected]
83: .br
84: description - "ruddy faced and gat toothed"
85: .fi
86: .in -.5i
87: .PP
88: A standard search strategy in \fIsd\fR,
89: and most other directory interfaces,
90: is to move to a suitable search area,
91: i.e. an \*(lqarea\*(rq in which the real world object is contained,
92: and to then search using an appropriate value and type.
93: .PP
94: In order to make \fIsd\fR simple to understand
95: there are no facilities for modifying entries.
96: .br
97: .SH "OPTIONS"
98: .TP 12
99: .BI \-c
100: Bind to named directory system agent.
101: Pod binds to your local dsa,
102: if not otherwise requested.
103: .TP
104: .SH "SEE ALSO"
105: dish(1c) widget(1c)
106: .br
107: \fIThe ISO Development Environment: User's Manual, Volume 5: QUIPU\fR
108: .br
109: ISO 9594:
110: \fIInformation Processing \-\- Open Systems Interconnection \-\-
111: The Directory\fR
112: .SH AUTHOR
113: [email protected]
114: .br
115: [email protected]
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