Topics:

• Preparing the LDAP Environment
• Configuring the Adapter for LDAP
• Managing LDAP Metadata

The Adapter for LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) allows applications to access LDAP data sources. The adapter converts data or application requests into native LDAP statements and returns optimized answer sets to the requesting program.

This is a read-only adapter. Information Builders currently supports the following vendors: Sun, IBM, Novell, Microsoft, and OpenLDAP. Some vendors provide libraries that are available natively with the operating system and do not require installation. Some vendor libraries have to be installed.

Since the Adapter for LDAP operates at the protocol level, Information Builders recommends using the client that is native to the operating system. It is marked as preferred on the configuration page. There is no need to match the vendor of the LDAP server with the vendor of the LDAP client.