Active directory attribute mapping
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a native active directory object stored in an active directory;
retrieving schema information associated with the active directory, the schema information identifying formats of attributes included in the native active directory object;
generating a translated object comprising one or more attributes of the native active directory object translated into a format of the application based on a schema that is being implemented by the application, wherein the generating further comprising adding instructions within the translated object for transforming the one or more translated attributes back to a format of the active directory;
performing an operation based on at least one translated attribute of the native active directory object causing a value of the at least one translated attribute of the native active directory object to be modified; and
converting the format of the at least one modified attribute from the application format back into the format of the active directory based on the instructions included within the translated object and storing the at least one converted modified attribute in the active directory to reflect the modification to the value thereof.
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Abstract
An application programming interface (API) may provide accessing an active directory and searching for a native active directory object to identify data stored in the active directory. The procedure may also include retrieving schema information associated with the active directory applying the schema information to an application and overriding the application configuration based on the schema information. The procedure may also include translating the native object into a different language dictionary than a current language dictionary.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a native active directory object stored in an active directory; retrieving schema information associated with the active directory, the schema information identifying formats of attributes included in the native active directory object; generating a translated object comprising one or more attributes of the native active directory object translated into a format of the application based on a schema that is being implemented by the application, wherein the generating further comprising adding instructions within the translated object for transforming the one or more translated attributes back to a format of the active directory; performing an operation based on at least one translated attribute of the native active directory object causing a value of the at least one translated attribute of the native active directory object to be modified; and converting the format of the at least one modified attribute from the application format back into the format of the active directory based on the instructions included within the translated object and storing the at least one converted modified attribute in the active directory to reflect the modification to the value thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured to receive a native active directory object stored in an active directory based on a request from an application, retrieve schema information associated with the active directory, the schema information identifying formats of attributes included in the native active directory object, generate a translated object comprising one or more attributes of the native active directory object translated into a format of the application based on a schema that is being implemented by the application, and add instructions within the translated object for transforming the one or more translated attributes back to a format of the active directory, perform an operation requested by the application based on at least one translated attribute of the native active directory object causing a value of the at least one translated attribute of the native active directory object to be modified, and convert the format of the at least one modified attribute from the application format back into the format of the active directory based on the instructions included within the translated object and storing the at least one converted modified attribute in the active directory to reflect the modification to the value thereof. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein program instructions which when executed cause a processing device to implement a method comprising:
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receiving a native active directory object stored in an active directory; retrieving schema information associated with the active directory, the schema information identifying formats of attributes included in the native active directory object; generating a translated object comprising one or more attributes of the native active directory object translated into a format of the application based on a schema that is being implemented by the application, wherein the generating further comprising adding instructions within the translated object for transforming the one or more translated attributes back to a format of the active directory; performing an operation based on at least one translated attribute of the native active directory object causing a value of the at least one translated attribute of the native active directory object to be modified; and converting the format of the at least one modified attribute from the application format back into the format of the active directory based on the instructions included within the translated object and storing the at least one converted modified attribute in the active directory to reflect the modification to the value thereof. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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