kolab ldap using SQL backend

[Martin Konold]

Am Sonntag, 30. Januar 2005 20:43 schrieb digitalphoto:

Hi Joe,

> table then has a related record on Company with the Company's ID. So I type
> the Company name only once in a lifetime

Yes, I understand. Basically this is about referential integrity as typically 
provided by normalized relational databases.

LDAP on the other hand is about directories. Directories are a little bit 
different from relational databases. E.g. directories (either X.400 or LDAP) 
tend to be redundant and incoherent.

> (That avoids typos and saves a lot 
> of time) and then can call all members of a Company at the same time, or
> have a form allowing me to choose a member of that Company to send a
> document. I've been spinning wheels trying to figure how to do it in LDAP.

Basically the idea is not to put such features in the backend (e.g. the 
database) but in the frontend e.g. the web admin gui or any other 
application.

> Maybe I'm missing something, but how can I organize people by company and
> avoid typing the company every time I add a record in LDAP?

Create either a smart frontend application e.g. by extending the existing php 
application or use a simple script.

Regards,
-- martin

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