Scenario details: Enter information into the directory database

As the manager, Jose Alvirez now adds and updates data for individuals in his department. He needs to add some additional information about Jane Doe. Jane Doe is a user on the iSeries server and her information was published. Jose Alvirez also needs to add information about John Smith. John Smith is not a user on the iSeries server. Jose Alvirez does the following:

Step 1: Log in to the Web Administration tool

Log into the Web Administration tool. ( http://myiSeries.my_co.com:9080/IDSWebApp/IDSjsp/Login.) by doing the following:

1. Select myiSeries.my_co.com, in the LDAP Hostname list.
2. Type cn=Jose Alvirez,cn=myco employees,dc=my_co,dc=com in the Username field.
3. Type secret in the password field.
4. Click Logon.

Step 2: Change employee data

1. Click Users and groups —> Manage users.
2. Select employees in the Realm list and click View users.
3. Select Jane Doe in the users list and click Edit.
4. Type DEPTA in the departmentNumber field.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Close.

Step 3: Add employee data

1. Click Users and groups —> Add user.
2. Select employees in the Realm pull down menu and click Next.
3. In the cnfield, type John Smith.
4. In the *sn field type Smith.
5. In the *cn field, type John Smith.
6. In the telephoneNumber field type 999 555 1235.
7. In the departmentNumber field type DEPTA.
8. In the mail field type jsmith@my_co.com.
9. Click Finish at the bottom of the window.