a digital computer including a processor and memory;

means adapted for receiving user credentials from an associated user;

testing means adapted for testing received user credentials to determine schema editing rights of the associated user;

means adapted for selectively receiving, from an associated user, schema input data in accordance with an output of the testing means;

validation means adapted for testing schema input data to determine acceptability thereof;

means adapted for prompting the associated user for corrected schema input data upon a determination of unacceptability thereof via the testing means;

testing means adapted for testing for a presence of software tools required to implement schema instructions specified by the schema input data;

means adapted for generating a signal representative of an absence of requisite software tools as determined by the testing means;

means adapted for generating a representation of a complete schema setup inclusive of the schema input data;

means adapted for prompting the associated user for confirmation as to acceptability of the complete schema setup;

means adapted for receiving, from the associated user, confirmation data representative of acceptability of the complete schema setup, wherein the associated database server completes a modification to an active directory set relative to at least one multi-function peripheral in accordance with the complete schema setup, and wherein the modification to the active directory setup includes at least one of control and management of document processing functions of the at least one multi-function peripheral;

means adapted for communicating the complete schema setup to an associated database server for implementation upon receipt of the confirmation data; and

means adapted for terminating the communication of the complete schema data, inclusive of the schema input data, as a result of the absence of requisite software tools as determined by the presence testing means.