<Object> element attribute list declarations

An example of an <object> element attribute list declaration is:

<!ATTLIST object 
       class     CDATA #IMPLIED 
  name      CDATA #IMPLIED
  method    ( update | delete ) "update" >

Attribute-list declarations for the object element identifies the attribute declarations for the <object> element. If the object you specify does not already exist in the repository, define the class of the instance to be created.

Table 1. Attribute-list declarations for the object element

XML attribute	Description	Possible value	Value required/implied
class	The ICIM class of the object being declared. This can be any ICIM class name.	CDATA	Implied Default is MR_Object
name	Name of the object instance.	CDATA	Implied No default value
method	Specifies the desired topology change. You can delete or update an existing object. An update will create the object if it does not exist in the repository.	delete update	Implied Default is "update"

An object will have zero or more attributes or relationships within one declaration.