How to Create new entry, while keeping CoS and nsRoles in tact...

Question

Hi,
Here's the short version:
How can one create a new entry/context in DS, copy the attributes from an existing entry (using JNDI) and save them in the new entry/context WITHOUT duplicating CoS or nsRole/DN info.
Long version of the question:
We are using DS 5.2 and Portal 6 (and messenger/calendar etc). We have our employees saved in DS. What I want to do is change a user's name/uid by copying the user's attributes (in JNDI) and create a New entry with the New uid, with all the other attributes the same. Then deleting the original entry.
This is what I have done...
1. Get all the employee's attributes... (abriviated)(ctx is the DirContext)
NamingEnumeration answer = ctx.search(searchBase, filter, ctls);
SearchResult sr = (SearchResult)answer.next();
Attributes attrs = sr.getAttributes();
2. Create a new employee with the same attributes (assume I use a different uid in the dn)
ctx.createSubcontext(dn, attrs);
This works...it copies all the attributes to the new entry -BUT- when you look at the LDIF file, it ADDS several more attributes to the new entry.
Example: it adds the following...
sunPortalNetletRules
sunPortalGatewayEnableSSO
sunPortalDesktopDpDocument
sunPortalDesktopDpLastModifiedUser
iplanet-am-user-auth-modules
And about 20 others...
Now if I am not mistaken, these are the CoS and roles that the DS uses and propagates down to the entry. But when I copy the attributes over, (using JNDI) I get these attributes too but I want to copy only the attributes that are unique and have DS handle the roles and CoS like it does for the original entry.
Is there a way to tell the DS to just use the CoS or roles instead of duplicating all these attributes in this individual entry??? (and do it using JNDI)
(sorry this question is sooooo long.)
Thanks!
Eric

Answer 1

Hello Viji,
I am extremely thank ful for the document.
Kindly help me with below points of possible
1)     if it is standard table (LFBK) , even then shall we will need to do the generate program 
step in SCDO ?
2)     does it generate Z-function module ?
3)     do we need to call this function module at appropriate places to update the CDPOS and CDHDR 
for changes in the standard table ?
4)     I have already created custom business object for LFBK so that Iu2019ll be able to create entry 
in SWEC (fyi)
5)     how and when are the method used in the table maintenance generator called ?
6)     Page 14 point 3 says that "Add a new entry to link the Change Document Object ZPRPS_CD and 
table ZPRPS so that changes are recorded when table entries change."
Does this mean that once we create SCDO and generate program, these two steps are  enough 
for the SWED entry to create change log in CDPOS and CDHDR ?
7)     It is understood that it is necessary that the change object in SWEC should be logged in 
CDPOS and CDHDR only then the event would be created for the SWEC entry. is this correct ?
in order to create change log for the change object in CDHDR and CDPOS, is the SCDO entry 
and generate program steps enough or the methods of table  maintenance generator are also 
required ?
thank you very much for your time
B