Adding source data to the Profiles database
Populate the Profiles database with information from the source server by using the Profiles population wizard or by populating the database manually.
About this task
The Profiles population wizard provides an interface to make it easier for you to populate the
Profiles database with information from your LDAP directory. Alternatively, if you do not want to
use the wizard, you can populate the database manually by manually updating the
profiles_tdi.properties file in the TDI directory.
Note: Although LDAP is the
default source, and the only source supported by the Profiles population wizard, other sources are
available if you are manually populating the Profiles database. See Manually populating the Profiles database for more information.
Note: You can create custom TDI
connectors to add, update, and synchronize your source data and Profiles database content. See
topics such as Developing custom Tivoli Directory Integrator assembly lines for Profiles and Using the ProfileConnector for more information.
Procedure
To populate the Profiles database with information from the LDAP server, do one of the
following:
- Run the Profiles population wizard on the server where IBM® Tivoli® Directory Integrator is installed.
- Populate the Profiles database manually by updating the property values relevant to your configuration in the profiles_tdi.properties file. For more information, see Manually populating the Profiles database.