Setting Up a Connection to an LDAP Server Data Source

You set up a connection to an LDAP data source from the Administration page.

To set up a connection to an LDAP data source:

1. From the Administration page, select LDAP Connection to display the list of existing LDAP connections.
2. Click Add Data Source.
3. Enter the following fields for the new connection:

   • Enter the Data Source Name — This is the display name that is displayed in the Data Source selection list in the Data Model Editor.

   • Enter the LDAP Connection URL for the LDAP server in the format:ldap://hostname:port.

   • Enter the Username (for example: cn=admin,cn=users,dc=us,dc=company,dc=com).

   • Password — Enter the password if required.

   • Enter the JNDI Context Factor Class (for example: com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory).

4. Click Test Connection.
5. Define security for this data source. Use the shuttle buttons to move roles from the Available Roles list to the Allowed Roles list. Only users assigned the roles on the Allowed Roles list can create data models from this the data source or view reports that run against this data source.