tLDAPInput

tLDAPInput Properties

Component family	Databases/LDAP
Function	tLDAPInput reads a directory and extracts data based on the defined filter.
Purpose	tLDAPInput executes an LDAP query based on the given filter and corresponding to the schema definition. Then it passes on the field list to the next component via a Main row link.
Basic settings	Property type	Either Built-in or Repository. Since version 5.6, both the Built-In mode and the Repository mode are available in any of the Talend solutions.
		Built-in: No property data stored centrally.
		Repository: Select the repository file in which the properties are stored. The fields that follow are completed automatically using the data retrieved.
		Click this icon to open a database connection wizard and store the database connection parameters you set in the component Basic settings view. For more information about setting up and storing database connection parameters, see Talend Studio User Guide.
	Use an existing connection	Select this check box and in the Component List click the relevant connection component to reuse the connection details you already defined. Note When a Job contains the parent Job and the child Job, Component list presents only the connection components in the same Job level.
	Host	LDAP Directory server IP address.
	Port	Listening port number of server.
	Base DN	Path to the user’s authorised tree leaf. Note To retrieve the full DN information, enter a field named DN in the schema, in either upper case or lower case.
	Protocol	Select the protocol type on the list. LDAP : no encryption is used LDAPS: secured LDAP. When this option is chosen, the Advanced CA check box appears. Once selected, the advanced mode allows you to specify the directory and the keystore password of the certificate file for storing a specific CA. However, you can still deactivate this certificate validation by selecting the Trust all certs check box. TLS: certificate is used When this option is chosen, the Advanced CA check box appears and is used the same way as that of the LDAPS type.
	Authentication User and Password	Select the Authentication check box if LDAP login is required. Note that the login must match the LDAP syntax requirement to be valid. e.g.: “cn=Directory Manager”. To enter the password, click the […] button next to the password field, and then in the pop-up dialog box enter the password between double quotes and click OK to save the settings.
	Filter	Type in the filter as expected by the LDAP directory db.
	Multi valued field separator	Type in the value separator in multi-value fields.
	Alias dereferencing	Select the option on the list. Never improves search performance if you are sure that no alias is to be dereferenced. By default, Always is to be used: Always: Always dereference aliases Never: Never dereferences aliases. Searching:Dereferences aliases only after name resolution. Finding: Dereferences aliases only during name resolution
	Referral handling	Select the option on the list: Ignore: does not handle request redirections Follow:does handle request redirections
	Limit	Fill in a limit number of records to be read If needed.
	Time Limit	Fill in a timeout period for the directory. access
	Paging	Specify the number of entries returned at a time by the LDAP server.
	Die on error	This check box is selected by default. Clear the check box to skip the row on error and complete the process for error-free rows. If needed, you can retrieve the rows on error via a Row > Rejects link.
	Schema and Edit schema	A schema is a row description. It defines the number of fields to be processed and passed on to the next component. The schema is either Built-In or stored remotely in the Repository. Since version 5.6, both the Built-In mode and the Repository mode are available in any of the Talend solutions. Click Edit schema to make changes to the schema. If the current schema is of the Repository type, three options are available: View schema: choose this option to view the schema only. Change to built-in property: choose this option to change the schema to Built-in for local changes. Update repository connection: choose this option to change the schema stored in the repository and decide whether to propagate the changes to all the Jobs upon completion. If you just want to propagate the changes to the current Job, you can select No upon completion and choose this schema metadata again in the [Repository Content] window. This component offers the advantage of the dynamic schema feature. This allows you to retrieve unknown columns from source files or to copy batches of columns from a source without mapping each column individually. For further information about dynamic schemas, see Talend Studio User Guide. This dynamic schema feature is designed for the purpose of retrieving unknown columns of a table and is recommended to be used for this purpose only; it is not recommended for the use of creating tables. Warning Only three data types are supported here: String, byte[], and List. tMap can be used for data type conversion if needed.
		Built-in: The schema is created and stored locally for this component only. Related topic: see Talend Studio User Guide.
		Repository: The schema already exists and is stored in the Repository, hence can be reused. Related topic: see Talend Studio User Guide.
Global Variables	NB_LINE: the number of rows processed. This is an After variable and it returns an integer. RESULT_NAME: the name of the current LDAP entry satisfying the search filter. This is a flow variable, and it returns a string. ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This variable functions only if the Die on error check box is cleared, if the component has this check box. A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable functions after the execution of the component. To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl + Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it. For further information about variables, see Talend Studio User Guide.
Usage	This component covers all possible LDAP queries. Note: Press Ctrl + Space bar to access the global variable list, including the GetResultName variable to retrieve automatically the relevant Base.
Log4j	The activity of this component can be logged using the log4j feature. For more information on this feature, see Talend Studio User Guide. For more information on the log4j logging levels, see the Apache documentation at http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/apidocs/org/apache/log4j/Level.html.

Scenario: Displaying LDAP directory’s filtered content

The Job described below simply filters the LDAP directory and displays the result on
the console.

Drop the tLDAPInput component along with a
tLogRow from the Palette to the design workspace.
Set the tLDAPInput properties.
Set the Property type on Repository if you stored the LDAP connection details
in the Metadata Manager in the Repository. Then select the relevant entry on the
list.
In Built-In mode, fill in the Host and Port
information manually. Host can be the IP address of the LDAP directory server or
its DNS name.
No particular Base DN is to be set.

Then select the relevant Protocol on the
list. In this example: a simple LDAP protocol
is used.
Select the Authentication check box and fill
in the login information if required to read the directory. In this use case, no
authentication is needed.
In the Filter area, type in the command, the
data selection is based on. In this example, the filter is:
(&(objectClass=inetorgperson)&(uid=PIERRE DUPONT)).
Fill in Multi-valued field separator with a
comma as some fields may hold more than one value, separated by a comma.
As we do not know if some aliases are used in the LDAP directory, select
Always on the list.
Set Ignore as Referral
handling.
Set the limit to 100 for this use
case.

Set the Schema as required by your LDAP
directory. In this example, the schema is made of 6 columns including the
objectClass and uid columns which get filtered on.
In the tLogRow component, no particular
setting is required.

Only one entry of the directory corresponds to the filter criteria given in the
tLDAPInput component.

For an example of the use of dynamic schemas in
Input components, see Scenario 4: Writing dynamic columns from a MySQL database to an output file.

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