The locations are used to format phone numbers in the LDAP settings node
The location settings include all of the information necessary for formatting phone numbers and defining sorting sequences.
In the LDAP Advanced Settings node in Database Management, each node is assigned a location. This location is used in the following cases:
Search for Phone Numbers
When searching for phone numbers via LDAP, the phone number is converted to the supercanonical format. This allows you to search for phone numbers via LDAP, even if they are not available in the supercanonical format. Example: Location is Germany. A search by LDAP (searchNumber=0301234567) can be found at +49301234567, because the number you are looking for has been standardized with the location.
Formatting Phone Numbers in the Result
In the LDAP properties node, you can specify how the phone numbers are formatted in the search result. This allows the phone numbers to be dialed (with official retrieval) or formatted in a readable way.
Search Order in the Result
If a "Server Side Sort Control" is used in an LDAP search, the LDAP server already returns the results sorted. Depending on the language, different sorting rules exist.
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