Retrieval of AAI attributes
You can retrieve AAI attributes by using the syntax hasAttribute("[AttrName]","[string]") or
isInAttribute("[AttrName]","[substring]").
[AttrName] is the attribute name you can find in the following table and also in the Specification of the AAI attributes (pdf file) (column LDAP names) on page 5.
[string] is the value of the AAI attribute with the name [AttrName] .
[substring] is any part of [string] .
You find the link to a list of possible attribute values in the Specification of the AAI attributes (pdf file) appendix, as of page 20.
Example: John Doe
| Variable [AttrName] |
Example value [string] |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| swissEduPersonUniqueID | 845938727494@unizh.ch | Unambiguous personal identification number |
| surname | Doe | Last name |
| givenName | John | First name |
| john.doe@unizh.ch | Preferred e-mail address | |
| swissEduPersonHomeOrganization | unizh.ch | Home organisation/university |
| swissEduPersonHomeOrganizationType | university | Type of home organisation |
| eduPersonAffiliation | student | Affiliation |
| swissEduPersonStudyBranch1 | 4 | Field of study 1st classification |
| swissEduPersonStudyBranch2 | 42 (=Natural sciences) | Field of study 2nd classification |
| swissEduPersonStudyBranch3 | 4600 (=Chemistry) | Field of study 3rd classification |
| swissEduPersonStudyLevel | 15 | Description of study progress |
| eduPersonEntitlement | http://vam.unizh.ch/surgery | Access right to resource |
| employeeNumber | 01-234-567 | Registration number (only for students at Zurich university) |
| organizationalUnit | 1 | Unity of home organisation e.g. faculty (only for employees) |
For the example mentioned above John Doe (see table) the following retrievals would respectively produce:
| isInAttribute("surname","oe") | true |
| hasAttribute("swissEduPersonStudyBranch3","4600") | true |
| hasAttribute("swissEduPersonStudyBranch3","1200") | false |
| isInAttribute("eduPersonEntitlement","http://vam.unizh.ch") | true |
| isInAttribute("eduPersonEntitlement","http://vam.unizh.ch/ophthalmology") | false |
| hasAttribute("employeeNumber","01-234-567") | true |
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