Manage the Active Directory Domain Services Schema : Configure Class Relationships, Configure Class Attributes

9/3/2012 4:20:02 PM

Scenario/Problem: You want to configure the subclasses of a parent class.

Solution: Configure class relationships by using the Active Directory Schema snap-in.

To configure class relationships, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and click Active Directory Schema.
3.	In the console tree, expand Active Directory Schema and then click Classes.
4.	In the details pane, right-click the class on which you want to configure the relationship and click Properties.
5.	On the class properties page, click the Relationship tab, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. The Relationship tab.
6.	To add auxiliary classes, click Add Class and select the class you want to add as an auxiliary class.
7.	To remove auxiliary classes, click the auxiliary class you want to remove and then click Remove.
8.	To add superior classes, click Add Superior.
9.	To remove superior classes, click the superior class you want to remove and then click Remove.
10.	Click OK to save the changes.

Scenario/Problem: You do not want to define the mandatory and optional attributes within a class.

Solution: Configure class attributes by using the Active Directory Schema snap-in.

To configure class attributes, perform the following steps:

1.	Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 RSAT installed.
2.	Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and click Active Directory Schema.
3.	In the console tree, expand Active Directory Schema and then click Classes.
4.	In the details pane, right-click the class on which you want to configure class attributes and click Properties.
5.	On the class properties page, click the Attributes tab, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2. The Attributes tab.
6.	To add optional attributes to the class, click Add and select the attributes you want to add as optional.
7.	To remove optional attributes to the class, click the optional attribute you want to remove and then click Remove.
8.	Click OK to save the changes.

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