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  objects that present external data as entries in a  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  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  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.