Filtering data import

The import-ldif command lets you include or exclude specific attributes and entries during an import.

The import-ldif arguments are summarized in the following table.

Inclusion and Exclusion Arguments for import-ldif
Argument	Description
`--includeBranch`	Base distinguished name (DN) of a branch to include in the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.
`--excludeBranch`	Base DN of a branch to exclude from the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.
`--includeAttribute`	Attribute to include in the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.
`--excludeAttribute`	Attribute to exclude from the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.
`--includeFilter`	Search filter to identify entries to include in the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.
`--excludeFilter`	Search filter to identify entries to exclude from the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.
`--excludeOperational`	Exclude operational attributes from the LDIF import.
`--excludeReplication`	Exclude replication attributes from the LDIF import.
`--excludeSoftDelete`	Exclude soft delete entries from the LDIF import.