Manage the Active Directory Domain Services Schema : Configure Classes to Be Visible in Advanced View, Configure Classes Not to Be Visible in Advanced View

9/3/2012 4:17:48 PM

Scenario/Problem: You want a class to be visible only in advanced view.

Solution: Configure the class to be visible in advanced view by using the Active Directory Schema snap-in.

To configure a class to be visible in advanced view, 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 you want to make visible in advanced view and click Properties.
5.	On the class properties page, select the check box next to Show objects of this class while browsing, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Configuring a class to be visible in advanced view.
6.	Click OK to save the changes.

Scenario/Problem: You do not want an attribute to be visible in advanced view.

Solution: Configure the class to not be visible in advanced view by using the Active Directory Schema snap-in.

To configure a class not to be visible in advanced view, 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 you want to make invisible in advanced view and click Properties.
5.	On the class properties page, deselect the check box next to Show objects of this class while browsing, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2. Configuring a class not to be visible in advanced view.
6.	Click OK to save the changes.

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