LDAP Input

Description

The LDAP Input transform allows you to read information like users, roles and other data from an LDAP server. The following sections describe the available options for the LDAP input transform.

General Tab

Option	Description
Transform name	Name of the transform; this name has to be unique in a single pipeline.
Host	Host can be the IP address of the LDAP directory server or its DNS name.
Port	Port number of LDAP directory server.
Use authentication	To enable LDAP authentication
Username	The username to be passed during authentication.
Password	The password to be passed during authentication.
Use certificate	To enable the use of a certificate.
Trust store path
Trust store password
Trust all certificates
Test connection	Tests the configured connection to the LDAP server.

Option

Description

Transform name

Name of the transform; this name has to be unique in a single pipeline.

Host

Host can be the IP address of the LDAP directory server or its DNS name.

Port

Port number of LDAP directory server.

Use authentication

To enable LDAP authentication

Username

The username to be passed during authentication.

Password

The password to be passed during authentication.

Use certificate

To enable the use of a certificate.

Trust store path

Trust store password

Trust all certificates

Test connection

Tests the configured connection to the LDAP server.

Search Tab

Option	Description
Dynamic search base	Enables the search base field.
Search base fieldname	The field containing the base LDAP node.
Search base	Base LDAP node to search the LDAP contents.
Dynamic filter string	Enables the filter string field.
Filter string fieldname	The field containing the filter string.
Filter String	LDAP filter to search the customized contents, in the current stage only "single filter format" is supported like. Example: mail=*

Option

Description

Dynamic search base

Enables the search base field.

Search base fieldname

The field containing the base LDAP node.

Search base

Base LDAP node to search the LDAP contents.

Dynamic filter string

Enables the filter string field.

Filter string fieldname

The field containing the filter string.

Filter String

LDAP filter to search the customized contents, in the current stage only "single filter format" is supported like. Example: mail=*

Advanced Tab

Option	Description
Include rownum in output?	Adds a row number to the output.
Rownum fieldname	The field containing the row number.
Limit	Limit the number of results returned.
Time limit	Limit the amount of time given to return results.
Multi valued field separator.
Set paging
Page size
Search scope	Object scope, One level scope, Subtree scope

Option

Description

Include rownum in output?

Adds a row number to the output.

Rownum fieldname

The field containing the row number.

Limit

Limit the number of results returned.

Time limit

Limit the amount of time given to return results.

Multi valued field separator.

Set paging

Page size

Search scope

Object scope, One level scope, Subtree scope

Fields Tab

Option	Description
Name	The name of the imported field. Note: If you renamed a field in the Select & Alter tab, the name here must match the renamed value.
Attribute
Fetch as	String, Binary
Is sorted Key?	Y/N
Type	The data type for this field.
Format	The format mask (number type or date format)
Length	The field length.
Precision	The precision option depends on the field type, but only Number is supported; it returns the number of floating point digits.
Currency	Symbol used to represent currencies
Decimal	A decimal point; this is either a dot or a comma
Group	A method of separating units of thousands in numbers of four digits or larger. This is either a dot or a comma.
Trim type	Where to trim the field, left, right, both, none
Repeat	If LDAP returns no value for an attribute, use the value from the previous row
Get fields	Gets the result fields

Option

Description

Name

The name of the imported field. Note: If you renamed a field in the Select & Alter tab, the name here must match the renamed value.

Attribute

Fetch as

String, Binary

Is sorted Key?

Y/N

Type

The data type for this field.

Format

The format mask (number type or date format)

Length

The field length.

Precision

The precision option depends on the field type, but only Number is supported; it returns the number of floating point digits.

Currency

Symbol used to represent currencies

Decimal

A decimal point; this is either a dot or a comma

Group

A method of separating units of thousands in numbers of four digits or larger. This is either a dot or a comma.

Trim type

Where to trim the field, left, right, both, none

Repeat

If LDAP returns no value for an attribute, use the value from the previous row

Get fields

Gets the result fields