Course Objective

To use Beans for Novell Services (BNS) to build a Java application that can read/write attributes and extend the schema for NDS.

Course Description

This course takes you through the process of programming a "White Pages" application which accesses Novell's NDS directory services using Novell's directory Java beans.

The purpose of a "White Pages" application is to allow users to look up information about members of a community, similar to the white-pages in a telephone book. The "White Pages" application developed in this course allows users to browse a company, viewing such employee data as pictures, phone numbers, titles, and so on, obtained from Novell's directory service, NDS.

Estimated Time to
Take this Course

This course takes the average Java programmer about 10 hours to complete.

Prerequisites

1. Entry level Java programming skills.
2. A basic understanding of directories (classes, objects, attributes, syntaxes, values) For information on this topic, refer to Intro to NDS.
3. The ability to build Java applications with a command line development environment (Javac from the JDK).
4. Ability to use ConsoleOne to set up trustee relationships between objects in the directory.
5. A DeveloperNet subscription. (The Electronic Level subscription is free!)

Required Items

See "Required Setup".

Optional Items

None.

Required Setup

1. Win32 development environment.
2. The most recent version of an Internet browser.
3. Novell NetWare 5 client version 3.0 or above that is authenticated to a NetWare 5 server with admin logged into a test NDS tree.
4. Access to ConsoleOne on either the client or NetWare 5 server.

Development Environment

JDK 1.1.x
Also, the procedures discussed in this article were tested using a 200 MHZ Pentium-based workstation with 64 MB RAM, running Windows NT 4.0, a NetWare 5.0 server, and the NetWare Client for NT 4.60.

Introduction

The introduction is what you are reading now. The highlighted block in the course graphic at the top of the page denotes this.

Basic Lecture

The "Basic Lectures" describe the pieces of NDS and how they interact. In order to successfully complete the course, you must have a firm understanding of directory concepts.

Self Check

Self Check (optional).

Application Lectures

The "Application Lectures" describe the application you will develop during the course. In order to successfully complete the course, you must have a firm understanding of the application you are trying to build.

Self Check

Self Check(optional).

OrgChart Setup

The "OrgChart Set Up" lesson provides detailed setup instructions that you must perform before you can start building the target application.

Writing OrgChart

The "Writing OrgChart" lessons teach you how to do the programming to authenticate, read attribute values, search, and read stream type attribute values. Upon completion of these lessons you will have developed the first part of the target application.

OrgBuilder Setup

The "OrgBuilder Set Up" lesson provides detailed setup instructions that you must perform before you can start building the target application.

Writing OrgBuilder

The "Writing OrgBuilder" lessons teach you how to code a schema extension, create an NDS object, write "string" type attribute values, and write "stream" type attribute values. This is the second part of the target application.