Maintaining Data Checklist

To review, perform the following steps when planning how to maintain the data in your directory:

• Identify who is allowed to update which attributes in which parts of your directory tree.

• Determine which attributes and which parts of your directory tree are centrally maintained and which are user - maintained .

• Determine the frequency of data updates from each source.

• Create a data maintenance policy.

• Design your data update procedures.

• Create a policy and procedures for adding new data sources.

• Analyze the effects of these procedures on the performance and availability of your directory service.

• Develop client software needed for performing updates.

• Develop training and documentation for users and administrators who will update the directory.

• Conduct training, and distribute documentation and software.

• Monitor data quality.

• Take action when you find quality problems. This is a repetitive process that often requires you to revisit earlier steps.