LDAP and SRM..

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

i would like to know is there any <b>relationship between LDAP and SRM?</b>

Thanks,

Durai.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Durai,

I am no 'Guru'..but wanted to contribute whatever little i know about it.

LDAP(lightweight directory access protocol) is a software protocol that can be used to share resources such as organizations,users,devices etc on a network.As of EBP 3.5,it has been made possible to import multiple EBP users from an LDAP server.

This might help you a little(or probably not) before the forum gurus--Vadim,Christophe,Jay,Sanjay,Bert etc would share the 'real'thing behind it.:)

Cheers

Priya

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Durai/Priya,

In SRM, there are few options to create EBP users. LDAP(lightweight directory access protocol) is one of them.

If you have access to tcode USERS_GEN in SRM, you can see all options how you can create EBP users.

What is unique to EBP users, there are good threads answered by us in fact one started by Priya.

Durai, you can review those theads about EBP users.

Thanks,

Jay

[diegohs · Accepted solution]

Im not an expert.. but

I supposed that you can install SAP EP in order to use it with SAP SRM (dont forget to install SRM BP's). Then you can configure SSO between EP and SRM. And after that, you can connect your EP to your LDAP.

I supposed that you can use a CUA in your sap landscape. 😃

Best regards,

Diego

[Former Member]

Hi every body,

Thank you very much. still my basic guys are doing configuration , once they finish those work i'll start my development. so once my development gets starting i'll reopen this same thread.

don't mistake me i opened this thread before i start my development.

Request,

If you see the same subject in feature assume that i start my develop by time please open once again and give me your great ideas and suggestions.

please friends don't mistake me and i am so sorry if this tread hate any body.

thanks,

durai.

[Former Member]

Hello Durai,

As Vadim stated, LDAP connector is available in all SAP systems to maintain SU01 users.

- define a TCPIP RFC destination

- define LDAP connector with same program ID as in RFC destination

- define LDAP user & password

- then define LDAP server (host, port, LDAP version, mappings...)

You can then use transaction LDAP to test connection & searches.

An LDAP option is available in SRM USERS_GEN transaction, but it is not really usable because it retrieves all the users (no filter).

After user creation, yo can use report RSLDAPSYNC_USER to synchronize the LDAP modifications. This report was not too performant, because scanning all the LDAP users, even if you enter filter criterias.

The other connection is made via SAP EP and User Management. In that case, there are some links between Portal LDAP and SRM.

Rgds

Christophe

[Former Member]

Hi Durai,

You can use the SAP LDAP connector that exists by default in all SAP systems (LDAP transaction).

This connector allows you to update SU01 users from an LDAP.

There is no standard SRM tool for users/org update, if you want to do so, you have to develop your own program, that requests LDAP and updates the SRM users (with SRM FM that manages the BP,CP,Position and SU01).

Regards.

Vadim