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Performing a Site Survey
When you examine the applications that will use your directory, look at the types
of information each application uses. The following table gives an example of
applications and the information used by each:
Table 2-1
Application
Phone book
Web server
Calendar server
Once you identify the applications and information used by each application, you
can see that some types of data are used by more than one application. Doing this
kind of exercise during the data planning stage can help you avoid data
redundancy problems in your directory and see more clearly what data your
directory dependant applications require.
The final decision you make about the types of data you maintain in your directory
and when you start maintaining it is affected by these factors:
•
The data required by your various legacy applications and your user
population.
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The ability of your legacy applications to communicate with an LDAP
directory.
Identifying Data Sources
To identify all of the data that you want to include in your directory, you should
perform a survey of your existing data stores. Your survey should include the
following:
•
Identify organizations that provide information.
Locate all the organizations that manage information essential to your
enterprise. Typically this includes your information services, human resources,
payroll, and accounting departments.
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Application Data Needs
Class of Data
People
People, groups
People, meeting
rooms
Data
Name, email address, phone number,
user ID, password, department number,
manager, mail stop
User ID, password, group name, groups
members, group owner
Name, user ID, cube number, conference
room name
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