Using the ARDBC LDAP plug-in

The AR System Database Connectivity (ARDBC) LDAP plug-in enables you to access data from an external LDAP system through vendor forms.

Vendor forms are AR System  objects that present external data as entries in a  AR System  form. Using vendor forms and the ARDBC LDAP plug-in, you can view and manipulate external LDAP data as if it were stored in the AR System  database.

When using the ARDBC LDAP plug-in, remember these tips:

• The ARDBC LDAP plug-in uses the LDAP v3 protocol to issue requests to directory services.
• Attributes of directory service objects consist of character data, integer data, or time stamps. Attachments are not supported.
• By default, all attributes have one value. Multivalued attributes are supported by a special notation. See Specifying multivalued attributes.
• LDAP does not support transactions. Consequently, when an object is created, modified, or deleted, the change does not roll back if subsequent workflow in the AR System server  detects an error condition.
• The distinguished name and password specified in the ARDBC LDAP configuration are used to connect to any directory service referenced in LDAP search URLs.
• Only server-based certificates are supported.