Step 7: Setting up a data repository

Select an option from the Repository Type drop-down list, then click Next:

Portal: Your data is synchronized to and held on the cloud portal.

File: Your data is held in a text file on your local system. See Selecting a file repository location for details of the next step.


	Note Select File when you are setting up the Directory Synchronization Client for the first time. This lets you test the connection to your LDAP server and ensure the results are correct before setting up the connection to the portal.

When you are finished with your repository settings, see Step 8: Optional settings.

Customizing cloud service connection details

By default, the client uses the cloud connection details that you entered in the Sync Client settings window. You can optionally override your default cloud service username and password details, however, by marking Custom account details for this synchronization and entering the new details.

Configuring mail domains

If you are configuring a mail synchronization, you can upload email addresses from all available domains, or only the ones you specify. The list of domains is obtained from the cloud portal. There may be a slight delay as the cloud service is contacted to retrieve your domain details.

To restrict the domains you use:

Mark Restrict uploads to the domains listed below.

Edit the list of domains so that it includes only the ones you want to use.

To include the subdomains of selected domains in the upload, mark Include subdomains.

Selecting a file repository location

If you select File, also specify the location of the data repository files. There are 3 files: a list of current email addresses, additions since the last synchronization, and deletions since the last synchronization.

The file holding the current list represents the state of the repository after the synchronization. The additions and deletions files show what would be sent to the cloud service in order to adjust the repository based on the source data.

Click the Browse icon next to the File Name field, then browse to the location where you want to store your mail synchronization files.

Enter a file name and click Select.

The Additions and Deletions fields are automatically filled in with file names based on the name you entered. For example, if your main file is named test-mail.txt, the additions file is named test-mail-additions.txt, and the deletions file is named test-mail-deletions.txt.

From the File Format drop-down list, select one of the following:

Escaped CSV creates a file in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) format. For mail, the file has one email address per line. For groups, each line includes the group name, the users in the group, the GUID, and any parent groups. For users, each line includes the username, any mail aliases, the GUID, the email address, and the member groups.

LDIF creates a file in the LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF). Each directory entry is represented as a record, including the dn and objectClass attributes.

Click Next to continue.