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Element Name

Display Name

Purpose

The name that should appear in white-pages-like applications for this person.

LDAP attribute info

  • Name: displayName
  • OID: 2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.241
  • Indexing: no
  • Required: no
  • Multivalued: no

Required Format for storage

string(50), format: {a..z}{0..9}{-_'.} 

Example stored data

jonathan 'jon' morris doe

Standard Display Formats

 

Example output with masking

 

System of Record(s)White Pages Management System (WPMS)

Notes

  1. For faculty and staff this attribute may be displayed in the UH online directory.
  2. For WPMS the respective department contact enters a "Name", which is subsequently displayed in LDAP. It can be an unofficial name and may include a nickname.
  3. WPMS department contacts provide updates and corrections as needed.
  4. See also Common Name.