Adding a Bookmark
It is very simple to add a bookmark. At any point in the Directory Tree in the navigation panel, select the entry that you wish to bookmark, and then click on the Add Bookmark option either in the Bookmarks Menu or in the Control Toolbar. The Bookmark Manager will open giving you the option to enter a Name and a Description for the Bookmark. The Name will be used to reference the bookmark in future and will appear in the Bookmarks menu under a menu named after your connection.
Fig-25: The Bookmark Manager dialog
Once you have entered the Name and Details for the bookmark, you can click on the Add Bookmark button to add it to your bookmarks list and store it for future use. The bookmark will then be saved under the folder that is selected in the panel on the right.
Note that you can add a Bookmark while in a search view, but the bookmark will apply to the particular DN of the entry that you bookmark and will not store the view for which it was added. This means that if you add a bookmark for an entry that you have found in a search view, clicking on that bookmark later will take you to the entry in the Global view, and not to the particular search view that you were in when you created the bookmark.
You can equally add a Bookmark for a schema entry, while in the Schema View. Bookmarks created for schema entries, will result in the browser loading the schema view and opening the entry that is bookmarked. This will switch out of any view that you may already be in at the time that you select the bookmark.
It is very important to understand that Bookmarks and Searches are stored in memory while LB is open. If you would like to store them permanently within a configuration for use next time you open the Browser, you will need to save the entire configuration file by clicking on the Save option in the File Menu. Note that you will be prompted to save a configuration when you close it, just in case you forget to save your existing Bookmarks and Searches.
Managing Bookmarks
Bookmarks for each connection are stored individually within a single configuration file. For any connection, you are able to manage the Bookmarks that you have stored by clicking on the Manage Bookmarks option in the Bookmarks Menu. This will open the Bookmark Management dialog.
Fig-26: The Bookmark Management dialog
In the Bookmark Management dialog, the panel on the left provides a Tree Browser that allows you to navigate through the different Bookmarks that you have stored. You can Add Folders in order to store your Bookmarks in a more organized fashion, and you can expand these folders in the Tree Browser. You can click on any Bookmark entry in the Tree Browser to view the details for the Bookmark within the information panel on the right side of the screen.
To add a new folder, simply click on the node in the Tree Browser that you want to create a folder under, and then click on the New Folder button at the bottom of the dialog window. You will be prompted for a name for the folder and a description. The description is only for information purposes, and is not mandatory. Once you have entered a name for the folder, you can click Save to save the changes.
To delete any Bookmark entry, simply right click on the entry in the Tree Browser and then select the Remove option. This will delete the entry and any reference to it stored in the configuration file. You can also Remove folders, but they cannot be deleted if they contain any entries, as a safety precaution.
Any Bookmark or Folder can be edited by clicking on it to select it in the Tree Browser, and then clicking on the Edit button. All of the fields available for the configuration of a Bookmark entry will become editable. You will be able to edit the DN for the location of the Bookmark, the Name that is used to stored the Bookmark, or the Description provided for the Bookmark. Once you have made your changes, you will be able to click on the Save button to store your changes. You are able to click the Cancel button to exit out of Edit mode without writing changes.
The Bookmark Management dialog also provides a New Bookmark button which gives you the option of adding a new Bookmark from within the dialog. Clicking on this button will allow you to specify the DN for the location of the Bookmark, the Name that is used to stored the Bookmark, and the Description provided for the Bookmark.
Finally, double clicking on any Bookmark in the Tree Browser will execute it and the focus will accordingly switch to the entry.
Automatic Bookmark Updates
Fig-27: A prompt to update bookmarks after renaming an entry
When the value for a naming attribute in the RDN of any entry is updated, you will automatically be prompted to update your bookmarks. If you select to update bookmarks, any bookmark pointing to the modified DN of an entry will be automatically updated so that it will continue to work as expected. If you opt out of the update, the bookmark is likely to break because the entry will no longer be accessible using the pointer DN.
Automatic Bookmark Updates apply as well to Schema Bookmarks.
LDIF Export Options
The LDIF Export Options are exceptionally useful for backing up data, or for creating replica directories. At any point in the directory tree, you are able to export an LDIF file that represents the data stored in the tree. There are two options available for this purpose.