Configuring LDAP access for user provisioning (Standard UI)

You can configure access to your LDAP server to import LDAP user information when creating users in IBM OpenPages® with Watson™.

Before you begin

To configure LDAP access for user provisioning, you must be a member of the OPAdministrators user group and have the following application permission; All Permissions > SOX > Administration > LDAP Server.

If you are using LDAP over SSL/TLS, make sure you have completed the preconfiguration task.

Procedure

  1. Click Administration > User LDAP Configuration.
  2. Click Add New.
  3. Type a name for the LDAP configuration and click OK.
    Note: You can configure multiple LDAP servers so that the Create User wizard shows the search results from all LDAP servers at once. The maximum number of search results, is the sum total of the maximum results of each LDAP server configured.
  4. In the Provider URL field, type the LDAP service provider that you want to use.
    The value should contain a URL string, such as ldap://<hostname>:389.
    Note: If you are using LDAP over SSL/TLS, there are some additional preconfiguration steps that you must perform. An example for the Provider URL when using LDAP over SSL/TLS is the following string: ldaps://<hostname>:636.
  5. Enter the values for your LDAP server. For information about a field, click Information icon.
  6. In the First name attribute field, Middle name attribute field, and Last name attribute field, type the attribute names that you want to map to the IBM OpenPages user's first name, middle name, and last name respectively.
    Note: The middle name is not displayed in IBM OpenPages by default. To display the middle name in the search results of the Create User wizard so that you can differentiate users who have the same first and last name, you can add the following code to the Label box of the com.display.name.format entry under the Formats folder on the Application Text page: %MN. For more information, see Modifying the user name format. The middle name is not stored in IBM OpenPages.
  7. Click Validate to ensure you have filled out the form correctly.

    If you have missed a required field or entered incorrect information, an error message is displayed at the top of the screen.

  8. After you have successfully validated the information, click Save.