Creating an LDIF file connection in SharePoint 2010

In order to Create and LDIF file connection you need to Lunch the forfront identity manager in sharepoint

1.       Launch the FIM client - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers\14.0\Synchronization Service\UIShell\miisclient.exe

2.       Open the Metaverse Designer (at the top), click on “person”, then “Add Attribute” at the bottom, the “New Attribute” and add a new attribute called businessUnit. This step is because there is no pre-defined metaverse attribute which relates to Business Unit.

3.       Copy this XML file to a location on the FIM server

4.       Import Management Agent:-

5.       Select the xml file and step through the creation steps hitting next each time

6.       Hit finish

7.       Select the MOSS MA and click properties (this is the OOTB MA which gets created with SharePoint install and needs to be manually edited)

8.       Select “Configure Attributes” and create the new attributes in the red box below

9.       Create them as follows – type the attribute name into the box and hit OK. Repeat for the other attributes

10.   Select “Define Object Types” and click Edit

11.   Select the new attributes from the left panel and click “Add” to add them to the bottom right panel. Click OK

12.   Select “Configure Attribute Flow” and expand “Object Type: user”

13.   Scroll to the bottom and add the new mappings in the red box

14.   To add the mappings, select the data source attribute and corresponding metaverse object type,  select “Export” and “Allow Nulls” and click “New”

15.   Check “Configure Attribute Flow” for both the MOSS MA and the LDIF MA and ensure all mappings are set up as follows

MOSS MA

SP UP Attribute	Export Mapping	Metaverse Attribute
FirstName	ß	givenName
LastName	ß	sn
userID	ß	uid
NEW: division	ß	division
NEW: businessUnit	ß	NEW:businessUnit
Department	ß	department
Office	ß	postalAddress
NEW: costCentre	ß	costCenter
Manager	ß	manager
NEW: internalWorkNumber	ß	officePhone
WorkPhone	ß	telephoneNumber
NEW: internalMobileNumber	ß	mobilePhone
CellPhone	ß	mobile
PreferredName	ß	displayName
WorkEmail	ß	mail
SPS-Location	ß	location

LDIF MA

LDIF File Attribute	Import Mapping	Metaverse Attribute
FirstName	à	givenName
LastName	à	sn
UserName	à	uid
division	à	division
businessUnit	à	NEW:businessUnit
Department	à	department
office	à	postalAddress
costCentre	à	costCenter
Manager	à	manager
internalWorkNumber	à	officePhone
WorkPhone	à	telephoneNumber
internalMobileNumber	à	mobilePhone
CellPhone	à	mobile
PreferredName	à	displayName
WorkEmail	à	mail
SPS-Location	à	location