Configure portlets to use common directory services 

Configuring the IBM Connections portlets to use common directory services enables directory lookup from IBM Connections in the IBM WebSphere Portal environment.

  1. Review: Use the Profiles database as the user directory.

  2. Stop WebSphere Portal Server.

      For a clustered deployment, stop all Portal servers.

    • On the server hosting IBM Connections, open the LotusConnections-config.xml file for editing. This file is located in...

        {install.root}/config/cells/{local.cell}/LotusConnections-Config

    • Make sure the Profiles database is set up to be the user directory for IBM Connections by looking for the following setting:

    • Locate the <serviceReference> elements with the serviceName="communities" and serviceName="profiles" attributes and take note of the values of the <interService> and <hrefPathPrefix> elements.

        <sloc:serviceReference serviceName="profiles"
          <sloc:hrefPathPrefix>/profiles</sloc:hrefPathPrefix>
          <sloc:interService href="https://enterprise.example.com:9080"/>
        </sloc:serviceReference>
        <sloc:serviceReference serviceName="communities"
          <sloc:hrefPathPrefix>/communities</sloc:hrefPathPrefix>
          <sloc:interService href="https://enterprise.example.com:9081"/>
        </sloc:serviceReference>

    • Do the following to copy the configuration files:

      • For a single server: On the IBM WebSphere Portal server, copy the following files:

        • directory.services.xml
        • directory.services.xsd
        • sonata.services.xml
        • sonata.services.xsd

      • From the Connections Portlet deployment directory,

          $WP_PROFILE/installedApps/cell/PA_WPF.ear/snor.pf.portlets.war/WEB-INF/lcaccelerator/waltz

        ...to...

          $WP_PROFILE/config/cells/cell/

      • For a clustered deployment: On the primary IBM WebSphere Portal server, copy directory.services.xml and directory.services.xsd from the Connections Portlet deployment directory,

          $WP_PROFILE/installedApps/cell/PA_WPF.ear/snor.pf.portlets.war/WEB-INF/lcaccelerator/waltz

        ...to the DMGR directory

          DMGR_profile/config/cells/cell/

    • Edit directory.services.xml to remove the comment characters from the following section:

        <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.auth">DSX-Admin</property>

          <!-- *** This setting will turn off the usage of LDAP group membership globally ***
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.ldap.group.membership.service.enabled">false</property>
          -->
          <!-- *** WPI can only be used when Profiles services is available ***
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.enabled">true</property>
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.url">https://profiles.ibm.com/profiles/</property>
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.auth">DSX-Admin</property>
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.auth.alias">connectionsAdmin</property>
          -->
          <!-- *** WCI can only be used when Waltz is running on SSO enabled environment ***
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.enabled">true</property>
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.url">https://communities.ibm.com/communities/</property>
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.auth">DSX-Admin</property>
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.auth.alias">connectionsAdmin</property>
          -->
          <!-- *** User these custom id settings below with VMM/Waltz provider only, when you like to set up different id attribute type per object class ***
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.custom.user.id.attribute.type">customUserID</property>
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.custom.group.id.attribute.type">customGroupID</property>
          -->

    • Edit directory.services.xml and set:

      Option

      Property from LotusConnections-config

      com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.url

      [interService href] + [hrefPathPrefix] + /dsx/

      com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.enabled

      true

      com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.auth

      None

      com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.auth.alias

      profiles_directory_service_extension_auth_alias

      com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.url

      [interService href] + [hrefPathPrefix] + /dsx/

      com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.auth

      DSX-Admin

      com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.enabled

      true

      com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.auth.alias

      ccommunities_directory_service_extension_auth_alias

        For example, here is a sample code block from directory.services.xml after setting the parameters:

        <config version="3.0" id="directory.services"
               xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
               xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="directory.services.xsd">
               <profileProvider class="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.provider.WaltzServiceProvider/dsx1/">
          <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.enabled">true</property>
        <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.url">https://profiles.ibm.com/profiles/dsx/</property>
        <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.auth">None</property>
        <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.profiles.integration.service.auth.alias">connectionsAdmin</property>
        <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.enabled">true</property>
        <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.url">https://communities.ibm.com/communities/dsx/</property>
        <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.auth">DSX-Admin</property>
        <property name="com.ibm.connections.directory.services.waltz.communities.integration.service.auth.alias">connectionsAdmin</property>
        <profileProvider/>
        </config>

      1 - dsx may be superflous

    • (Clustered deployment only) Login to DMGR admin console and navigate to the System Administration - Nodes. Select both WebSphere Portal nodes and click Full Resynchronize.

    • Restart the Portal server after updating directory.services.xml or restart all of the servers for a clustered deployment.


Parent topic

IBM Connections Portlets for WebSphere Portal


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