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Figure 7-60 User object class

7.5.3 Configuring Workplace Services Express files

Workplace Services Express uses WebSphere Member Manager. In order for

WebSphere Member Manager to recognize the preferredLanguage attribute, you

need to add it to the Member Manager LDAP attributes XML file.

Complete the following steps:

1. Using a text editor locate the file in the following directory:

wse_root\PortalServer\config\templates\wmm\wmmLDAPAttributes_ACTIVE_

DIRECTORY.xml

2. There are many attributeMap tags. Search for the one with wmmAttributeName

of preferredLanguage and ensure the settings in Example 7-5 on page 354

match. If the tag does not exist, you need to add it.

Note: The following manual file configuration is not required for Workplace

Services Express V2.5, only for Workplace Services Express V2.0.

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Example 7-5 wmmAttributeName tag

<attributeMap wmmAttributeName="preferredLanguage"

pluginAttributeName="preferredLanguage"

applicableMemberTypes="Person"

dataType="String"

valueLength="128"

multiValued="false" />

3. To complete the task, the Member Manager ExtID must be mapped to a field

that can contain a string to uniquely identify an entry. For the Active Directory

server, you can map the objectGUID attribute to the external identifier.

objectGUID is a unique identifier that is automatically included by Active

Directory for each LDAP entry created, so there is no need to modify the

schema and add an additional one. If you need instructions about how to add

a unique identifier to Active Directory refer to 8.5.2, “Adding a unique ID to an

Active Directory Schema” on page 435. The following two files need to be

modified to complete the mapping:

– <wse_root>\PortalServer\config\templates\wmm\wmm_LDAP.xml.ACTIVE_

DIRECTORY.3.wmm

Search for the <ldapRepository> tag, and set the wmmGenerateExtId

attribute to false.

Example 7-6 <ldapRepository> tag

<ldapRepository name="wmmLDAP"

UUID="LDAP1"

adapterClassName="com.ibm.ws.wmm.ldap.activedir.ActiveDirectoryAdapterImpl"

supportDynamicAttributes="false"

configurationFile="wmm/xml/wmmLDAPAttributes_AD_LDAP.xml"

wmmGenerateExtId="false"

supportGetPersonByAccountName="true"

profileRepositoryForGroups="LDAP1"

supportTransactions="false"