In the following example, the Example.com company acquires Sample Corporation.
During the merger, Example.com migrates data from Sample Corporation's
o=sample rooted directory, converting Sample Corporation's
sampleAccount auxiliary object class usage to Example.com’s
exampleAccount object class for entries rooted under
dc=example,dc=com.
Knowing that it can take considerable time for Sample Corporation's directory clients to
become aware of the new directory information tree (DIT) and schema, proxy data
transformations are created to give the Sample Corporation's clients as consistent a view
of the data as possible during the migratory period. These transformations allow the
clients to search and modify entries under o=sample using the Sample
Corporation schema.