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Import Methods and Sources

Account Import can import user details from several sources, and supports two import methods:

Import methods

You can import user details by running:

Account Import wizard

This is the simplest method for importing user details. You launch the wizard from the Administration console: choose Tools > Account Import Wizard. The wizard can import data from any supported source—see the next section.

Command line import operations

These enable you to schedule regular import operations, for example, to ensure that your LDAP directory and CA DataMinder user hierarchy stay synchronized. From a command line, you can import data from any supported source—see the next section.

Import sources

Account import can import user information directly from an LDAP directory, data file or command file:

LDAP directory

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) enables directory services to manage directory objects. Objects and attributes in an LDAP directory are exposed to any other application that uses the LDAP protocol. CA DataMinder can import user details from the following LDAP directories:

• Microsoft Active Directory
• Novell eDirectory (NDS)
• Netscape/Sun ONE Directory Server
• Domino Server 6.0.4, 6.5, or 7.x

Data files

These are structured files of user data, in XML or spreadsheet-compatible format. Data files contain encoded versions of all or part of an external user hierarchy and contain the user details necessary for CA DataMinder to create, or re-create, this external hierarchy on the CMS.

Command files

These are import configuration files containing CA DataMinder user and machine import commands (for example, 'create new user' or 'set user attribute'). Typically, you import command files to make specific changes or additions to your existing CA DataMinder user hierarchy.

Note: For full details about user import operations, see the Account Import chapter in the Platform Deployment Guide.

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