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[Chris Hyzer <>]

They are in a stem for namespaces... You can keep them centrally or closer to 
where they are used.  I don't think we have a recommendation, though I would 
think that if you are only going to use the attribute on objects in a certain 
folder, you should create them in that folder or an attributes folders in 
that folder :)  but it is up to you.

Thanks,
Chris


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Subject: [grouper-users] Stems and attribute definitions

All examples in
https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/Grouper/Grouper+attribute+framework
seem to imply that a stem is required when defining an attribute:

studentsAttrDef = attrStudentsStem.addChildAttributeDef("students",
AttributeDefType.attr);

AttributeDef attributeDef = stem.addChildAttributeDef("someName",
AttributeDefType.attr); attributeDef.setAssignToGroup(true);

attributeDef = folder.addChildAttributeDef("attr01", AttributeDefType.attr);

If a stem is indeed required, what is the significance of this stem
with regards to the attribute being defined?   Do we just arbitrarily
create a etc:attributes: stem where we define all attributes that we
plan to use?   Or is it better if we define attributes closer to where
they'll be actually used?  e.g. if I have group3.1, group3.2,
group3.3, group3.4 within stem1:stem2:stem3, is it recommended that i
define attributes to be associated with those groups and their
memberships under stem3?

Julio Polo
University of Hawaii