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The document describes the known LDAP fields exported by the LDAP server of the estos MetaDirectory and provides basic information about the server's features. It provides a brief introduction to the various LDAP contact attributes, the mandatory LDAP fields, the structure of the LDAP server search request and ways to adapt your own replicator to estos MetaDirectory.
Known estos MetaDirectory LDAP fields
Attribute Assignment for Phone Books
Search requests to estos MetaDirectory LDAP server:
estos MetaDirectory LDAP Server's Controls and Extensions
How to adapt your own replicator to estos MetaDirectory
Known estos MetaDirectory LDAP fields:
| LDAP Attribute | Readable fieldname Description |
Type: | Mandatory Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| LDAP structure attributes | |||
| createTimestamp | Creation time of the LDAP element | Generalized Time syntax | M |
| modifyTimestamp | Modification time of the LDAP element | Generalized Time syntax | M |
| creatorsName | The name of the creator of this LDAP element | Distinguished Name syntax | O |
| modifiersName | The name of the modifier of this LDAP element | Distinguished Name syntax | O |
| subschemaSubentry | Path to the LDAP schema description | Distinguished Name syntax | M |
| attributeTypes | Description of the used attributes | Directory String syntax | O |
| objectClass | Entry type | OID syntax | O |
| objectClasses | Description of an objectClass attribute | Directory String syntax | M |
| name | Name of the current entry. Same value as cn, ou or dc depending on the element | Directory String syntax | M |
| cn | Common name. Name of the current cn | Directory String syntax | O |
| ou | Organisational unit. Name of the curent ou | Directory String syntax | O |
| dc | Directory context. Name of the current dc | Directory String syntax | O |
| namingContexts | Entry points to the LDAP tree | Distinguished Name syntax | O |
| defaultNamingContext | Default LDAP entry node dc=meta | Directory String syntax | O |
| metaVersion | MetaDirectory Version e.g. 2.0.0.176 | Directory String syntax | O |
| databaseDescription | Additional description used by CTI software products for opening contacts in the source database. The field containts additional information for a database in its ou. | Directory String syntax | O |
| distinguishedName | Full qualified path to the current element within the LDAP server | Distinguished Name syntax | M |
| supportedLDAPVersion | Supported LDAP versions of the server | Integer syntax | O |
| supportedExtension | Supported extensions of this server | OID syntax | O |
| supportedControl | Supported controls of this server | OID syntax | O |
| LDAP contact attributes | |||
| databaseName | Name of the database | Directory String syntax | M |
| databaseType | Type of the source database | Integer syntax | M |
| entryIDDB | Identifier for the type of soure database | Directory String syntax | M |
| entryIDStore | Specific information about the data source | Directory String syntax | M |
| entryID | Unique identifier for the record from the data source | Directory String syntax | M |
| cn | Common name | Directory String syntax | M |
| displayName | Display name | Directory String syntax | O |
| givenName | First name | Directory String syntax | O |
| sn | Last name | Directory String syntax | O |
| title | Title | Directory String syntax | O |
| company | Company | Directory String syntax | O |
| department | Department | Directory String syntax | O |
| physicalDeliveryOfficeName | Office room number | Directory String syntax | O |
| streetAddress | Company street address | Directory String syntax | O |
| postalCode | Company ZIP code | Directory String syntax | O |
| l | Company city | Directory String syntax | O |
| st | Business address state | Directory String syntax | O |
| c | Business address country | Directory String syntax | O |
| privateAddressStreet | Private address street | Directory String syntax | O |
| privateAddressPostalCode | Private address postal code | Directory String syntax | O |
| privateAddressCity | Private address city | Directory String syntax | O |
| privateAddressState | Private address state | Directory String syntax | O |
| privateAddressCountry | Private address country | Directory String syntax | O |
| otherAddressStreet | Other address street | Directory String syntax | O |
| otherAddressPostalCode | Other address postal code | Directory String syntax | O |
| otherAddressCity | Other address city | Directory String syntax | O |
| otherAddressState | Other address state | Directory String syntax | O |
| otherAddressCountry | Other address country | Directory String syntax | O |
| Directory String syntax | O | ||
| mail2 | E-mail 2 | Directory String syntax | O |
| mail3 | E-mail 3 | Directory String syntax | O |
| sipAddress | sip address | Directory String syntax | O |
| url | Web page URL | Directory String syntax | O |
| telephoneNumber | Company phone | Directory String syntax | O |
| otherTelephone | Secondary company phone | Directory String syntax | O |
| telephoneNumberCompanyMain | Company main telephone | Directory String syntax | O |
| telephoneAssistant | Assistant telephone | Directory String syntax | O |
| homephone | Home phone | Directory String syntax | O |
| otherHomePhone | Secondary home phone | Directory String syntax | O |
| telephonePrimary | Primary telephone | Directory String syntax | O |
| cell | Phone mobile | Directory String syntax | O |
| telephoneCar | Car telephone | Directory String syntax | O |
| telephoneRadio | Radio telephone | Directory String syntax | O |
| pager | Phone pager | Directory String syntax | O |
| telephoneCallback | Callback telephone | Directory String syntax | O |
| telephoneISDN | ISDN telephone | Directory String syntax | O |
| telephoneTTYTTD | TTYTTD telephone | Directory String syntax | O |
| facsimileTelephoneNumber | Company fax number | Directory String syntax | O |
| otherFacsimileTelephoneNumber | Home fax number | Directory String syntax | O |
| customerid | Customer ID | Directory String syntax | O |
| directWebLink | Direct web link | Directory String syntax | O |
| directOpenContact | Data to open this contact | Directory String syntax | O |
| info | Comment | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom0 | Custom 0 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom1 | Custom 1 | Directory String syntax | O |
| Custom2 | Custom 2 | Directory String syntax | O |
| Custom3 | Custom 3 | Directory String syntax | O |
| Custom4 | Custom 4 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom5 | Custom 5 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom6 | Custom 6 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom7 | Custom 7 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom8 | Custom 8 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom9 | Custom 9 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom10 | Custom 10 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom11 | Custom 11 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom12 | Custom 12 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom13 | Custom 13 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom14 | Custom 14 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom15 | Custom 15 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom16 | Custom 16 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom17 | Custom 17 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom18 | Custom 18 | Directory String syntax | O |
| custom19 | Custom 19 | Directory String syntax | O |
| contactURL | URL to edit the contact | Directory String syntax | O |
| contactURLDescription | Description for the contactURL link | Directory String syntax | O |
| contactURL2 | 2. URL to open the contact | Directory String syntax | O |
| contactURLDescription2 | Description for the 2. contactURL link | Directory String syntax | O |
| contactURL3 | 3. URL to open the contact | Directory String syntax | O |
| contactURLDescription3 | Description for the 3. contactURL link | Directory String syntax | O |
| jpegPhoto | Binary JPEG data for the contact picture | JPeg Image syntax | O |
| imagePath | URL for the contact picture | Directory String syntax | O |
| sourceModifyTimeStamp | Any timestamp information about when the data was changed in the data source | Directory String syntax | O |
Attribute assignments for phone books:
The following list shows the matching of phonebook database entries to the LDAP database entries. The address information is copied to the business address fields no matter if the source entry is a business or private contact.
| Phone book entry | Legible LDAP field name | LDAP field |
|---|---|---|
| cn | Primary key | Record id for the phonebook database or an artificially created record id |
| displayName | Display name | This field value will be created while parsing the search results. You will not be able to search for this field value. |
| givenName | First name | Given name, if available |
| sn | Last name | Last name if available |
| company | Company | Company, if available |
| streetAdress | Company street address | Street address and house number if available |
| postalCode | Company ZIP code | ZIP code, if available |
| l | Company city | City, if available |
| telephoneNumber | Company phone | Company phone number, if available |
| otherTelephone | Secondary company phone | Secondary company phone number, if available |
| homePhone | Home phone | Home phone number, if available |
| otherhomePhone | Secondary home phone | Secondary home phone number, if available |
| facsimileTelephoneNumber | Company fax number | Facsimile business number if available |
| otherfacsimileTelephoneNumber | Home fax number | Facsimile home number if available |
| cell | Home phone | Cell phone number, if available |
Search requests to estos MetaDirectory LDAP server:
The server can handle complex search requests to the backend LDAP databases. When searching databases created by replicators, you can search for any content within any field of the database. Searching phone books is subject to restrictions because search parameters sent to the phonebook APIs are limited. You cannot search phone books for display names, because the displayname field is being created while parsing the search results. Many LDAP database fields will not have any matching phone book database entry.
LDAP search requests, in general:
The search request parser can handle complex search requests. The LDAP backend knows the following comparison algorithms. Remember that phonebooks handle search requests differently and may not be able to find results to certain search requests.
| Compare element | supported / unsupported |
|---|---|
| and | supported |
| or | supported |
| not | supported |
| equality | supported |
| greaterOrEqual | supported |
| lessOrEqual | supported |
| present | supported |
| substring filter | supported |
| approx. matching | unsupported |
| extensible matching | unsupported |
Example search requests:
| Search term | Result |
|---|---|
| (&(objectClass=contactperson) (|(homephone=+49815136856177) (mobile=+49815136856177) (pager=49815136856177))) |
Contacts with the telephonenumber "+49815136856177" in any of the fields homephone, mobile or pager. |
| (&(objectClass=contactperson) (|(sn=*Name*) (displayName=*Name*) (company=*Name*)) (|(homephone=+49815136856177) (mobile=+49815136856177) (pager=49815136856177))) |
Contacts with "Name" at any Position in the LDAP Fields sn, displayName or company AND the telephonenumber "+49815136856177" in any of the fields homephone, mobile or pager. |
| (&(objectClass=contactperson) (searchContact=Name)) |
This search request lets the estos MetaDirectory search for a contact in the fields setup with the Searchassistant. Even the wildcards are added to the search request according to the settings from the Searchassistant. At the moment the searchresult does NOT contain an element searchContact! |
| (&(objectClass=contactperson) (searchNumber=+49815136856177)) |
This search request lets the estos MetaDirectory search for a number in the fields setup with the Searchassistant. Even the wildcards are added to the search request according to the settings from the Searchassistant. At the moment the searchresult does NOT contain an element searchNumber! |
| (&(objectClass=contactperson) (searchIndividual=Name)) |
This search request lets the estos MetaDirectory search for a contact in the fields setup with the Searchassistant. Wildcards are not added automatically to the search request for searchIndividual. |
Controls and Extensions of the estos MetaDirectory LDAP server:
The following controls and extensions are supported by the LDAP server:
| Type | Name | OID |
|---|---|---|
| Control | PagedResult | 1.2.840.113556.1.4.319 |
| Control | Virtual list view request | 2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.9 |
| Control | Virtual list view response | 2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.10 |
| Control | Server-side sort request | 1.2.840.113556.1.4.473 |
| Control | Server-side sort response | 1.2.840.113556.1.4.474 |
| Control | Request to not search phone books | 1.3.6.1.4.1.10924.233.5 |
| Control | Request to search phone books only | 1.3.6.1.4.1.10924.233.6 |
| Control | Notify client IP address | 1.3.6.1.4.1.10924.233.7 |
| Control | Define the phone number output format
|
1.3.6.1.4.1.10924.233.8 |
| Control | Search for items which are marked as 'deleted' | 1.3.6.1.4.1.10924.233.9 |
entryIDDB values of the estos MetaDirectory LDAP server:
The following list shows the list of known database types:
| entryIDDB | Name or type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB03 | Microsoft Outlook / Exchange | ||||||||
| DB05 | HCL Notes | ||||||||
| DB06 | ODBC | ||||||||
| DB06 | ODBC | ||||||||
| DB07 | LDAP | ||||||||
| DB08 | Active Directory | ||||||||
| DB14 | Microsoft CRM 1.2 | ||||||||
| DB16 | Phone books
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| DB17 | Steps Business Solutions |
| databaseType | Name or type |
|---|---|
| 0 | text |
| 1 | Act 2000 |
| 2 | Microsoft Outlook |
| 3 | Microsoft Exchange |
| 4 | HCL Notes |
| 5 | ODBC |
| 6 | LDAP |
| 7 | Active Directory |
| 8 | Novell Directory |
| 9 | MetaDirectory |
| 14 | DATEV Basis |
| 15 | Microsoft CRM 1.2 contacts |
| 16 | Microsoft CRM 1.2 accounts |
| 18 | Steps Business Solutions |
| 19 | DasTelefonbuch Deutschland |
| 20 | TwixTel |
| 21 | 11880.com |
| 22 | XML data |
| 23 | Active Directory, outbound |
| 24 | XML, outbound |
| 25 | CSV, outbound |
| 1000 | Custom user replicator |
How to adapt your own replicator to estos MetaDirectory:
To gain enough performance for replicating large contact archives the estos MetaDirectory does not support standard ways to write data into the archives. Custom LDAP extensions allow you to push contacts on block to the LDAP server. A software development kit describing how to use the custom extensions and how to write data to the LDAP archives is not yet written.
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