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> # Members Tab of the Filtered Role Dialog

> Use this dialog to create or edit a new filtered role. Filtered roles allow you to assign entries to the role depending upon an attribute contained by each entry. You can then define role members by evaluating an LDAP filter. Entries that match the filter when it is evaluated are said to possess the role.

> LDAP filter. Enter the filter in this text field or click Construct to be guided through the construction of an LDAP filter. The default filter is (objectclass=*), which will select all entries below the entry where the role is defined.

> Construct. This button invokes a dialog box that helps you write an LDAP filter interactively. Enter the scope and type of entries for the search and one or more attribute value comparisons to select entries. When you click OK in this dialog, the corresponding filter string will be show in the field above.

> Test. Click this button to evaluate your filter now. The entries currently matching your filter appear in a dialog window. The following information is displayed:

> - Name (common name)

> - User ID

> - E-mail address

> - Phone number

> Check the list of entries matching your filter to ensure they are the intended members of your role. Construct and Test filters until you get the results you expect.

> OK. When the filter selects the entries you expected, click OK to save this definition of the filter.

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