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> # Generic Editor Dialog

> Use this dialog box to view and edit all attributes and object classes of an entry, including the naming attributes that allows you to rename the entry.

> The list on the left shows all values for all of the attributes. Click on an attribute name or its value to modify it: writable values will show a cursor and read-only values will not. Type in new values for writable values you wish to modify.

> ## View

> These settings determine how information is presented in this dialog.

> Show Attribute Names. Select this option if you want the generic editor to display the names of the attributes as they appear in the schema. For example, mail instead of Email address.

> Show Attribute Descriptions. Select this option if you want the generic editor to display the friendly names of the attributes. For example, Email address instead of mail. This option is selected by default.

> Show Only Attributes With Values. Select this checkbox if you want the generic editor to display only those attributes that have values. This option is selected by default. Deselect this checkbox to show all attributes in this entry.

> Show DN. Select this checkbox if you want to view the entry's DN in the status line below the attribute list.

> Refresh. Click this button to update this dialog with the latest attribute values for this entry on the server.

> ## Edit

> Add Value. Select an attribute by selecting one of its values, then click this button to add a blank text box for this attribute. Enter the new value in the text box.

> You cannot add a value to any binary attribute, or to any single-valued attribute that already has a value. This button will be unavailable whenever the selected attribute does not allow another value. Clicking this button when the objectclass attribute is selected will display a secondary dialog for adding an object class. If you add another object class, you must also add any attributes that it requires.

> Delete Value. Use this command to delete the currently selected attribute value in the attribute list. Even if you delete the last value of an attribute, this will not delete the attribute itself. This button will be unavailable whenever the selected attribute value cannot be deleted, for example if the attribute is read-only.

> Add Attribute. Click this button to invoke a secondary dialog for choosing another attribute to add to this entry.

> Delete Attribute. Select an attribute by selecting one of its values, then click this button to delete the attribute from the entry. This button will be unavailable whenever the selected attribute cannot be deleted, for example if the attribute is required by the entry's object class.

> Naming Attribute. Select this button to invoke a secondary dialog that will modify the naming attribute. The table in this dialog show all of the attribute-value pairs that may be used as a naming attribute in the relative distinguished name (RDN) of this entry. Select the checkboxes beside all of the naming attributes you wish, and click OK to save this setting.

> If you have checked "Show DN" you will see the new DN of your entry. When you click OK to save your changes, your entry will be renamed, and all other modifications in this dialog will be applied.

> OK. Click OK to make all of the selected changes on the server.

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