Web services apparatus and methods

Abstract

A method for use in a Web Services system includes providing access to a data repository and providing shadow attributes for use in conducting searches of the data repository.

1 . A method for use in a Web Services system comprising: 
 providing access to a data repository; and    providing shadow attributes for use in conducting searches of the data repository.    
   
   
       2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the shadow attributes store values case insensitively.  
   
   
       3 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising searching the shadow attributes according to a matching rule.  
   
   
       4 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein an attribute representing an operator of the repository is not stored as an attribute.  
   
   
       5 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising storing an operational attribute based on a pre-calculated operation.  
   
   
       6 . The method as recited in  claim 5 , wherein the operational attribute relates to at least one of deleted Users and Service Projection status.  
   
   
       7 . A computer recording medium including computer executable code for performing a method for use in a Web Services system comprising: 
 code for providing access to a data repository; and    code for providing shadow attributes for use in conducting searches of the data repository.    
   
   
       8 . The computer recording medium as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the shadow attributes store values case insensitively.  
   
   
       9 . The computer recording medium as recited in  claim 7 , further comprising code for searching the shadow attributes according to a matching rule.  
   
   
       10 . The computer recording medium as recited in  claim 7 , wherein an attribute representing an operator of the repository is not stored as an attribute.  
   
   
       11 . The computer recording medium as recited in  claim 7 , further comprising code for storing an operational attribute based on a pre-calculated operation.  
   
   
       12 . The computer recording medium as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the operational attribute relates to at least one of deleted Users and Service Projection status.