Browsing the entries in an LDAP directory

Use the directory browser to view the directory hierarchy and the types of users, groups, and containers in the endpoint. You can also verify whether data was transferred correctly and add, modify, or delete entries.

Before you begin

Ensure that you can successfully connect to the endpoint directory from Federated Directory Server. A green tick mark displayed next to the endpoint name under Endpoints indicates that the connection is successful. If the connection is not successful, then an error is displayed when you try to browse data.

About this task

This feature is available only for LDAP directories. The LDAP endpoints that you can configure in Federated Directory Server are Active Directory, LDAP, Sun Directory, and IBM Security Directory Server.

Procedure

  1. On the endpoint configuration screen, click Browse Data.
  2. Click Search to search an entry under the specified Search base for the Search text that you enter.
  3. Click Actions and choose one of the following options:
    • To browse from the root of the directory tree, click Browse from root.
    • To browse from the search base that you specified in the endpoint configuration, click Browse endpoint search base.
  4. Click an entry to view its attributes. Only attributes that are populated with values are displayed.
  5. To display all attributes that are applicable to the object class for the entry, regardless of whether they have values, select Show all attributes. They are displayed in two sections, Required Attributes and Optional Attributes.
  6. You can add, modify, or delete an entry.
    Add an entry
    Click Actions > Add.
    Select the entity type from the list that is displayed.
    Click OK.
    Modify the value of an attribute
    Click an entry in the directory tree navigation pane.
    In the attribute and value table that is displayed, double-click the value and edit it.
    Click Save. An Entry modified message appears on the header of the pane.
    Delete an entry
    Click an entry in the directory tree navigation pane.
    Click Delete.
    Click OK.
  7. Optional: Test the access to the directory server.
    1. Click Login test.
    2. Enter the password to verify the credentials.
Parent topic: Configuring endpoints