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. Ensure that an integration application is available before connecting a data source, or create one first.

Procedure

1. Log in to the ROMA Connect console. On the Instances page, click View Console of an instance.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Data Sources. In the upper right corner of the page, click Access Data Source.
3. On the Default tab page, select LDAP and click Next.
4. Configure the data source connection information.

   Table 1 Data source connection information

   Parameter	Description
   Name	Enter a data source name. Using naming rules facilitates future search.
   Encoding Format	Default: utf-8
   Integration Application	Select the integration application to which the data source belongs.
   Description	Enter a brief description of the data source.
   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 number of the database.
   Authentication Type	Select the security authentication mode of the database. Only Simple is available.
   Username	Enter the username used for logging in to the database.
   Password	Enter the password used for logging in to the database.

   The following figure shows how to configure data source connection.

   Figure 1 LDAP data source configuration example
   
5. 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.
6. Click Create.