Schema partition

The schema directory partition holds the definitions for the type of data that can be held by the directory store. Both the Active Directory and ADAM services rely on the definitions in their respective schema partitions for maintaining data consistency. In addition, applications can refer to the schema partition to determine the type of data that the Active Directory forest or the ADAM instance allows. The schema can be extended to allow Active Directory and ADAM to hold data that is specific to a particular application.

See also: partition