Category:Exclusions
Last Updated:2008-04-16
Exclusions are very important to the directory synchronization process. Exclusions are used to filter or limit the information you move between directories.
Open the desired connection and click the Exclude tab.
Add a single Exclude rule on each line.
Click Apply to save.
Click the Help button for detailed instructions and syntax help.
General Exclude Rule Syntax
Each line is considered a rule. The beginning of the rule defines the LDAP attribute to compare to (i.e. mail, dn, cn). The exclusion simply checks to see if the string is embedded ANYWHERE in the attribute. All exclusion rules are case insensitive (case doesn’t matter).
Example Rules
To exclude an entier container:
dn:ou=ExcludeThisContainer
To exclude a single object specify the entire dn of the object:
dn:cn=John Smith,ou=Recipients,dc=domain,dc=com
To exclude all email addresses with a specific domain.
mail:ExcludeThisDomain.com
To exclude all objects with a specific value in a specific attribute
extensionattribute10=Do Not Sync
Explanation about required Excludes to avoid looping when you are synchronizing two (or more) directories in both directions.
** For more detailed information on Excludes, see the product help file topic, Configuring a Connection / Exclude tab.