Integrating Connections profile

You can enable the Connections profile in WebSphere® Portal so that users can view Connections business card information and link to features such as communities, blogs, and activities.

1. Search the Connections LDAP directory for the user whose profile you want to enable in WebSphere Portal and then add that user to the portal LDAP directory.
2. Ensure that ibm-primaryEmail is mapped to the appropriate attribute in the LDAP and that the email address in the Connections LDAP matches the email address in the portal LDAP. For example, mail or email
3. Register the Connections server. For stand-alone portal, complete the steps on the node. For a clustered environment, complete the steps on the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.
   1. Open the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.
   2. Click Resources > URL > URL Providers.
   3. Select the Default URL Provider at the beginning of the hierarchy.
   4. Under Additional Properties, select URLs.
   5. Click New and then specify these settings under General Properties:

      Name

      CONNECTIONS_PEOPLE_CARD

      JNDI name

      JNDI_CONNECTIONS_PEOPLE_CARD

      Specification

      Card for Connections version 2.5, or earlier:https://yourConnectionsServer.domain.com/profiles/html/businessCard

      For example: https://cntserv_exmp.com/connections/profiles/html/businessCard

      Card for later versions of Connections (post version 2.5): https://yourConnectionsServer.domain.com:portno

      For example: https://cntserv_exmp.com/connections

      The URL you type fetches the JavaScript file file/profiles/portalJS/portalBizCard.js.. You do not have to type in the entire url to the JavaScript file, only type in the Connections HTTPS address. If you are using an HTTP server in front of the Connections environment, the port number can be omitted.

      Category

      CATEGORY_CONNECTIONS_PEOPLE_CARD

   6. Click Save to save the changes to the master configuration.
4. Restart the WebSphere_Portal server.