This section deals with the configuration of the LDAP Resource Handler in the WorkflowNET.Config.xml file. The different properties, preferences and the LDAP parameters can be configured under the <XmlResourceHandler> tag.

1. Configure the properties of the resources that will be exposed to Skelta Workflow.NET using the <Properties> tag. The different property types can be specified using the <Property> element described below:
   

   Note The name of the property in the XML file has to be the same as the field name in the view.

    <Properties>
  <Propertyname="" type="" purpose="" displayname="">
</Properties>
   
   Attributes: The attributes for the <Property> tag are described here:
      name = The name (active directory attribute) of the property
      type = The type of the property value
      purpose = This attribute can take one of the following values — identifier, name, email, groupid, groupname
      displayname = The user friendly name to be displayed in the process designer
   
2. Configure the preferences of the resources using the <Preferences> tag. The different preference settings can be specified using the elements described below:
   
    <Preferences>
  <SearchScope></SearchScope>
  <ReferralChasing></ReferralChasing>
  <TimeOut></TimeOut>
  <SizeLimit></SizeLimit>
  <AuthenticationUser></AuthenticationUser>
  <AuthenticationPassword></AuthenticationPassword>
</Preferences>
   
   
   •  <SearchScope></SearchScope>
     The different search scope values that can be set are — SubTree, Base, OneLevel
     
   •  <ReferralChasing></ReferralChasing>
     The different values that can be set here are — External, None, All, Subordinate
     
   •  <TimeOut></TimeOut>
     The search timeout in seconds can be set here.
     
   •  <SizeLimit></SizeLimit>
     The maximum number of items to be returned by the server can be set here.
     
   •  <AuthenticationUser></AuthenticationUser>
     The username for authentication can be set here.
     
   •  <AuthenticationPassword></AuthenticationPassword>
     The password for authentication can be set here.
     
3. Configure the LDAP server path for the resources using the <LDAPServer> tag as shown in the example below.
    <LDAPServer>LDAP://yourldapserver:389/</LDAPServer>
   
4. Configure the directory component using the <LDAPSearchBase> tag as shown in the example below.
    <LDAPSearchBase>dc=yourdc,dc=com</LDAPSearchBase>
   
5. Configure the search filter for the resources using the <LDAPBaseFilter> tag as shown in the example below. The Component Category is to be specified here.
    <LDAPBaseFilter>(objectCategory=Person)</LDAPBaseFilter>

A sample LDAP Resource Handler configuration in the Configuration XML file is shown below:

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