Understanding Networking Basics
Network Resources
Container object
Leaf object
Container object
Leaf object
Leaf object
Leaf object
Leaf object
Container object
Leaf object
Leaf object
Leaf object
Figure | Example of a Directory Tree |
To refer to where an object is in the Directory tree, the term context is used. The position of the object within its container is its context. For example, in the previous figure, the context of User object Jody is Jody.Development.MedTech.
To identify a particular object, you must know its context. To make it easy for users to locate the objects that they work with on a regular basis, you can set up configuration files to specify the context of each object.
This gives the users a more manageable view of the tree; they do not have to know exactly where each object is located in the tree.