Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services, Second Edition

Chapter 18. Maintaining Data

• The Importance of Data Maintenance

• The Data Maintenance Policy

• Handling New Data Sources

• Handling Exceptions

• Checking Data Quality

• Maintaining Data Checklist

• Further Reading

• Looking Ahead

Data maintenance refers to the policies and procedures used to keep the data in your directory up-to-date and accurate. Data maintenance is one of the most important tasks of maintaining your directory service. Your directory service is all about providing access to data; if that data is inaccurate or of poor quality, the quality of your entire service is reduced, users are disappointed, and directory-enabled applications may function incorrectly or not at all.

You will also find that without proper planning, data maintenance can become one ...