Populating custom extension attributes

To map custom extension attributes to fields in your source LDAP directory, configure settings in the tdi-profiles-config.xml file for each custom extension attribute.

To populate custom extension attributes into the Profiles database, complete the following steps:
Open the tdi-profiles-config.xml file.

After the Tivoli® Directory Integrator solution files are extracted, the file is located in the following directory:

TDI/conf/LotusConnections-config
Modify the file to indicate the property to extend, the property's name, data type, and key. Use the following parameters:

Parameter Description

extensionId The ID of the extension attribute.This parameter is required.

| |sourceKey|The name of the LDAP attribute that maps to the extension attribute.This parameter is required.

| |userLabel|An administrator-defined label for the extension attribute that is populated into the database. This string does not display in the user interface or API.This parameter is optional.

| |userTypeString|An administrator-defined string defining the data type of the extension attribute. This string does not display in the user interface or API.This parameter is optional.

|

For example, to add an attribute called spokenLangs, the configuration would look similar to the following configuration in the profiles-config.xml file:

```
<simpleAttribute extensionId="spokenLangs"
  length="64" 
  userLabel="Spoken Languages"
  userTypeString="String"
  sourceKey="spokenLang"/>
```

**Note:** The formatting is compatible between the tdi-profiles-config.xml file and the profiles-config.xml file, allowing you to copy and paste configuration information between the files.

Save your changes to tdi-profiles-config.xml and then close the file.
In the directory TDI/conf/LotusConnections-config, open the file profiles-types.xml.
Modify the file to add the new custom extension attribute.

For example, to define the attribute called spokenLangs, the configuration would look similar to the following configuration:
```
<property>
  <ref>spokenLangs</ref>
  <updatability>read</updatability>
  <hidden>false</hidden>
</property>
```
For more information about the format of profiles-types.xml, see Profile-types.
Save your changes to profiles-types.xml and close the file.
To populate the custom extension attributes, run one of the following scripts:
- - Linux™:
```
./sync_all_dns.sh
```

Microsoft™ Windows™:

sync_all_dns.bat

- Linux:

./populate_from_dn_file.sh

Microsoft Windows:
```
populate_from_dn_file.bat
```

Parent topic:Extension properties in the data model

Related information

Extension properties in the data model

Profile-types