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; .
If you are using LDAP over SSL/TLS, make sure you have completed the preconfiguration task.
Procedure
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Click .
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Click Add New.
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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.
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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.
- Enter the values for your LDAP server. For information about a field, click .
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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.
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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.
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After you have successfully validated the information, click Save.