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The The Service LDAP Servicemodule offers the ability to perform the following actionsallows you to:
- Import data from an LDAP address book into the Axxon PSIM database.
- Synchronize the Axxon PSIM database with an LDAP address book.
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All entries stored in an the LDAP directory must have the uid (unique user ID) and ou (user department) attributes. If these attributes are absent, then the Service LDAP service fails to import and synchronize users between from the LDAP address book and the Axxon PSIM DBPSIM database. If other attributes are used as unique ID and department name in the address book, then you must specify these attributes are to be specified while configuring LDAP Service – when configuring the Service LDAP object (see Configuration of correspondence between address attributes and Axxon PSIM DB fields). |
When importing or synchronizing, the users which that have been manually created in the Axxon PSIM Software Systembefore or after the import operation are not affected.
Importing You can import data and synchronizing synchronize the Axxon PSIM database with an the LDAP address book are accomplished using macros (the LDAP Service object's the Get all employees action – see of the Service LDAP object, see Example macro for user import importing users from LDAP address book; see . For more information on macros, see Creating and using macros for detailed information about macros). Use a Timer object for scheduled synchronization (see Creating and using the Timer object).
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LDAP attribute | FieldinAxxon PSIM | Commentary |
User | ||
sn | Surname (the User object, the name parameter) | If there is no sn attribute in return the returned data, then this such an entry is ignored. Please note Note that the last name of the user is stored in the "name" field in the Axxon PSIM database. |
givenname | Name (the User object, the surname parameter) | Please note Note that the first name of the user is stored in the "surname" field in the Axxon PSIM database. |
uid | ID in the external DB (the User object, the external_id parameter) | If there is no uid attribute in return with a unique ID in the returned data, then a new employee is created i.e. , that is, there is duplication of employee. If another attribute is used as uid a unique ID in the address book, then you must specify this attribute is to be specified while configuring LDAP Service – when configuring the Service LDAP object (see Configuration of correspondence between address attributes and Axxon PSIM DB fields.) |
| E-mail Email address (the User object, the email parameter) | ||
| telephoneNumber | Phone (the the User object, the phone parameter) | |
| title | Title (the the User object, the post parameter) | |
Department | ||
ou | Department name (the Department object, the name parameter) | If there is no attribute with a department name in the returned data, a department named Service LDAP is created and the user is placed in that department. If another attribute is used as oua department name in the address book, then you must specify this attribute is to be specified while configuring LDAP Service –when configuring the Service LDAP object (see Configuration of correspondence between address attributes and Axxon PSIM DB fields .) |
| Group | ||
| group | User group in Request type (see Configuring the connection to the LDAP address book) | The attribute is used to import user groups when selecting the request type Group or Users and groups. |
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