How To Add User and/or Group Attributes of Active Directory to DocuShare

1. Gather the LDAP information using the LDE.exe or LDIFDE.exe LDAP tool

Note: Click the solution link listed at the bottom of the page for detailed information on How To Use the LDIFDE Tool to Gather LDAP Information.

Note: This information will help you determine what the name of the LDAP attribute is for you to use in DocuShare.

2. Add the Custom Property in DocuShare.

Note: In this example, we will use the “Office†attribute which the LDAP attribute name is physicalDeliveryOfficeName.

a. Log into DocuShare as admin.

b. Click Admin Home| Object Properties | User. The User – Property Values page displays.

c. From the Add Custom Property menu choose the type as per requirement (Example: string for office address, integer for telephone number etc.) then click Go.

Note: Select Group instead of User to Add a Group Custom Property and then follow the same steps.

d. Fill the object properties and click Apply.

e. Click Admin Home | Object Properties | Update Properties and then click Submit changes.

3. Binding LDAP Attribute to user/group:

a. Browse to Admin Home | Account Management | LDAP Accounts | Bind User. The Bind User page displays.

Note: If you are binding a group attribute select Bind Group instead of User and then follow the same steps.

b. Place the LDAP Attribute (noted earlier) to DocuShare Property (Ex: office -- String -- physicalDeliveryOfficeName)

c. Click the Apply button.

d. Click Admin Home | Account Management | LDAP accounts. The Synchronize page displays.

e. Click the Synchronize All button.

f. Browse to the User’s Properties page and verify that the new LDAP attribute is displayed.

Note: Synchronizing groups may lead to misplacement of users organized in DocuShare.

Solution Published: September 11^th, 2013

Solution ID: 1371

Keywords: bind ldap, bind attribute