1. A method for mapping objects onto a lightweight directory access protocol repository, comprising: requesting that an object be stored in a lightweight directory access protocol (“LDAP”) repository, wherein the object includes attributes and is used in an object-oriented programming application; retrieving a list of persistent attributes from the object, wherein the persistent attributes are a subset of the attributes and wherein the persistent attributes each comprise a persistent attribute value; determining a path, wherein the path identifies a location in the LDAP repository; retrieving the persistent attribute values from the object; and storing the object in the LDAP repository so that the persistent attributes are stored in a format that is useable by applications other than the object-oriented programming application.