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> # Attribute Set Manager Dialog

> Use this dialog to define sets of attributes and give them a name so that they can be used in replication agreements. Replication that updates a given set of attributes instead of all attributes is called fractional replication.

> Defined Sets. This list contains the names of all attribute sets defined in this directory server. Each set is listed with the attribute set icon and the set's description string. Select a set in this list to view the replication agreements in which it is used, or to edit or delete the set.

> Add. Click this button to define a new attribute set. In the Attribute Set dialog box that is displayed, select or deselect the checkbox in the Replicate column to include or exclude the corresponding attribute from the set. A checked box next to an attribute name indicates that it will be replicated.

> - Check All. By default, all attributes are selected, and it is recommended that you deselect only those attributes you specifically do not wish to replicate. If you wish to start over with your selection, the Check All button will select all attributes again.

> When you deselect a number of attributes, the directory server will replicate all attributes except the ones that are deselected. If new attributes are later defined in the schema and used in replicated entries, those new attributes will be replicated unless you edit the attribute set to deselect them.

> - Check None. Clicking this button will deselect all attributes and you may then select the attributes to include in your set. This type of fractional replication is recommended only for advanced applications because features of the consumer server such as access control and virtual attributes rely on many attributes. If these attributes are not replicated, those features will not work on the consumer and may even compromise security.

> When you click on Check None and then define your exact set of attributes, only the selected attributes will be replicated. If new attributes are later defined in the schema and used in replicated entries, those new attributes will not be replicated unless you edit the attribute set to select them.

> - Description. Enter a name or string to describe your set. This is the text that will appear in the list of defined sets and when editing the replication agreement that will use this set. If no description is provided, the server will generate a description based on the attributes that are excluded or included. You may edit this description at any time.

> Edit. Click this button to modify the attributes or description of the attribute set currently selected in the list. The Attribute Set dialog box is displayed and you use the buttons and fields described above to modify an existing set.

> Caution | You should not modify the attributes in any set that is being used by an active replication agreement. Adding or removing an attribute that has values in the replicated suffix will result in an incoherent state in the consumer replica. However, advanced applications may fine tune the attribute set of an active agreement if the attributes that are added or removed do not have values in the replicated suffix. For example, after defining the schema for a new attribute but before adding this attribute to any entry, you may include or exclude the attribute from a set used in active replication.

> Delete. After confirmation, this button will remove the selected attribute set from the list and delete its definition on the server. Do not delete a set that is in use by an active replication agreement.

> Used in. This box shows the replication agreements that use the attribute set selected in the list above. Each agreement is listed with its icon, the remote server name, and description of the agreement. The icon for the agreement indicates whether it is active or not: inactive agreements have a red-barred icon.

> ## See Also

> "Considerations for Fractional Replication" in Chapter 8 of the Sun Java System Directory Server Administration Guide.

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