Working with LDAP DataSource

Use the following process to access the organizational unit ou=people of the DNS domain example.com.

The steps given below are followed to add the LDAP data source and list the people:

  1. From a filesystem or folder popup menu, choose Add a Datasource, select the type as LDAP DataSource and click Next.

  2. In the screen that appears, enter the name of the DataSource as Organization.

  3. Enter the local host name or the IP address of the client system in the Host text field.

  4. Enter ou=people, dc=example, dc=com in the Base text field.

  5. Enter the port number of the server. After setting the properties, the screen appears as shown in Figure 11.4, “LDAP Datasource Wizard”. Click Next.

    Figure 11.4. LDAP Datasource Wizard

    LDAP Datasource Wizard
  6. In the screen that appears, select none option from the Authentication Type combo box. Click Next.

  7. In the screen that appears, click Infer Schema. The attribute names and types are listed in the table as shown in Figure 11.5, “Completed Datasource Wizard”. Click Finish.

    Figure 11.5. Completed Datasource Wizard

    Completed Datasource Wizard
  8. Double click the Organization.ds data source. Click the Load Data menu in the data window. The output is displayed as shown in Figure 11.6, “Organization Result”.

    Figure 11.6. Organization Result

    Organization Result

Note

Refer to Appendix B, Samples for the sample files used in this example.