LDAP
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a mature, flexible, and well supported standards-based mechanism software protocol for enabling anyone to locate data whether on the public internet or on a corporate intranet.
Common uses of LDAP include when:
- A single piece of data needs to be found and accessed regularly;
- Your organization has a lot of smaller data entries;
- Your organization wants all smaller pieces of data in one centralized location, and there doesn't need to be an extreme amount of organization between the data.
The LDAP source supports batch syncs.
You can review the parameters that can be found in the info tab below (Image 1).
Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Title | Mandatory. Input a name for your data sync | LDAP to Cinchy |
Version | Mandatory. This is a pre-populated field containing a version number for your data sync. You can override it if you wish. | 1.0.0 |
Parameters | |
Image 1: The Info Tab
The following table outlines the mandatory and optional parameters you will find on the Source tab (Image 2).
Source Details
Schema
Filter
The following parameters will help to define your data sync source and how it functions.
Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Source | Mandatory. Select your source from the drop down menu. | LDAP |
Server | Mandatory. The name of your LDAP Server Directory | Company-1 |
Object Category | Internal-Metrics | |
Username | Mandatory. The name of a user who has access to the LDAP server. | |
Password | Mandatory. The password for the above user. The Connections UI will encrypt this value. | |
CN (Common Name) | Optional. | |
The Schema section is where you define which source columns you want to sync in your connection. You can repeat the values for multiple columns.
Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Name | Mandatory. The name of your column as it appears in the source. | Name |
Alias | Optional. You may choose to use an alias on your column so that it has a different name in the data sync. | |
Data Type | Mandatory. The data type of the column values. | Text |
Description | Optional. You may choose to add a description to your column. | |
There are other options available for the Schema section if you click on Show Advanced.
Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Mandatory |
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Validate Data |
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Trim Whitespace | Optional if data type = text. If your data type was chosen as "text", you can choose whether to trim the whitespace (that is, spaces and other non-printing characters). | |
Max Length | Optional if data type = text. You can input a numerical value in this field that represents the maximum length of the data that can be synced in your column. If the value is exceeded, the row will be rejected (you can find this error in the Execution Log). | |
You can choose to add in a Transformation > String Replacement by inputting the following:
Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Pattern | Mandatory if using a Transformation. The pattern for your string replacement, i.e. the string that will be searched and replaced. | |
Replacement | What you want to replace your pattern with. | |
Note that you can have more than one String Replacement
You have the option to add a source filter to your data sync. Please review the documentation here for more information on source filters.
Image 2: The Source Tab
- Click Jobs > Start a Job to begin your sync.
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