Connecting to an LDAP Data Source

Overview

ROMA Connect can use LDAP as a data source for data integration tasks. Before using the LDAP data source, you need to connect it to ROMA Connect.

Prerequisites

Each connected data source must belong to an integration application. Before connecting a data source, ensure that an integration application is available. Otherwise, create an integration application in advance.

Procedure

Log in to the ROMA Connect console. On the Instances page, click View Console next to a specific instance.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose Data Sources. In the upper right corner of the page, click Access Data Source.
On the Default tab page, select LDAP and click Next.

Configure the data source connection information.

**Table 1** Data source connection information
Parameter	Description
Name	Enter a data source name. It is recommended that you enter a name based on naming rules to facilitate search.
Integration Application	Select the integration application to which the data source belongs.
Description	Enter the descriptive information.
URL	Enter the IP address and port number of the server, in the format of ldap://ip:port. ip indicates the access address of the database. port indicates the access port of the database.
Authentication Type	Select the security authentication type of the database. The options are Simple and None.
Username	This parameter is mandatory only if Authentication Type is set to Simple. Enter the username used for logging in to the database.
Password	This parameter is mandatory only if Authentication Type is set to Simple. Enter the password used for logging in to the database.

Click Check Connectivity to check the connectivity between ROMA Connect and the data source.
- If the test result is Data source connected successfully, go to the next step.
- If the test result is Failed to connect to the data source, check the data source status and connection parameters, and click Recheck until the connection is successful.
Click Create.