MDM - Portal - LDAP

[Former Member]

Running MDM version 7.1.04.129. Our SAP Portal is connected to LDAP currently and we are reflecting the users in the Portal. We use the default group, with the vision of using custom groups as well, from LDAP to allow all users access to the Portal. Is it necessary to create the users in MDM as well?

[Former Member]

It was necessary to connect MDM to LDAP and we determined we did not have to create the users in MDM since they will be pulled over from Active Directory.

[Former Member]

Is it also necessary to connect MDM to LDAP? Or can the Portal be the only piece connected to LDAP? This statement implies only Portal needs to be connected to LDAP - "An alternative approach is to derive MDM role assignments from the useru2019s group assignments. In a landscape with SAP Portal, for example, you can make use of useru2019s Portal role assignments."

[Former Member]

Hi ,

Yes ,there is also a configuration needed at mdm server level to connect to ldap.

when you try to access mdm through portal you have to provide user credential to connect to mdm.

As our requirement is using LDAP for every system then in this case same user name and password is used to connect to all

systems whther it is portal user or any other system user.

So when you try to connect to mdm through portal then you pass same user name and password as for the portal after recieve user name and password mdm verify with ldap the username and password and then retrieve the roles after validating the credential and check whether roles are present in mdm or not and if roles are not match then login will failed other wise logged in mdm repository.

For more information you can check in console guide on page

292-295.

Thanks,

sudhanshu

[Former Member]

Hi ,

This is necessary because when you attemp to connect MDM ,it will check whether the user is exist in ldap also or not.

So in this case it is necessary that same user exist in both ldap and mdm user.

Thanks,

Sudhanshu