Follow these steps if your corporation requires an LDAP server for Viewpoint setup. See Determining LDAP Configuration Mode in
Teradata® Viewpoint Configuration and Upgrade Guide, B035-2207.
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From the Viewpoint portal page, select
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- Open the LDAP Servers portlet.
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Next to Servers, select
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- Enter a nickname for the LDAP server, up to 8 characters.
- [Optional] Select the Enable server to activate LDAP.
- Enter the URL of at least one LDAP server.
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Select a Name Matching method:
Method Steps DN Pattern Bind Define the search strings using {0} as the username. User Search - [Optional] To search using a specific account, enter a valid service account DN and password. If these fields are empty, the Viewpoint portal connects to the LDAP server anonymously.
- Enter a search pattern.
- Enter a search base to specify a base directory for the search pattern. Example: OU=User Accounts,DC=td,DC=acme,DC=com
- [Optional] For Search Extent, select the Recursive scan check box to include subdirectories of the base directory in the search.
- Under Key User Information, enter the LDAP attribute names.
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[Optional] Test credentials.
- Under Settings Test, enter a username and password.
- Select Test.
- Select Apply.
- Log off, and then log on as a corporate LDAP user. See Auto-Provisioning and Role Mapping in Teradata® Viewpoint User Guide, B035-2206.