The following table describes the databases, documents, and fields used to set up an extended directory catalog, in the order in which you use them.

Table 1. Configuration for extended directory catalog

Document/Database	Field(s)/Tab(s)	Purpose	Used for a condensed directory catalog too?
Directory Profile of each Domino® Directory to be aggregated in the directory catalog	Domain defined by this Domino Directory field on the Basics tab	Associates groups in the directory with a domain to distinguish between different groups with the same name in more than one Domino Directory	Yes
Extended Directory Catalog document in database created from PUBNAMES.NTF	All	Used for directory catalog configuration	No
Domino Directory Server document of the Dircat server that builds and updates the directory catalog	All fields in Server Tasks -> Directory Catalog tab	Provides the Dircat task with the file name(s) of the local directory catalog(s) to aggregate and a schedule for running	Yes
Directory Assistance document in Directory assistance database used by each server that uses the directory catalog	All fields related to a Notes® Directory Assistance document	Provides a server with the location of the extended directory catalog and indicates whether to trust the lookups for client authentication and group authorization. Note: Unnecessary if the extended directory catalog is built directly into the primary Domino Directory.	No
Server document in the Domino Directory of each server that uses the directory catalog	Directory Assistance database name field on the Basics tab.	Allows a server to use directory assistance. Note: Unnecessary if the extended directory catalog is built directly into the primary Domino Directory.	No

Related concepts
Setting up an extended directory catalog
Planning to set up directory catalogs
Directory catalogs

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