Data Exchange Between Learning Manager and Other Systems
All the tools and features discussed in this chapter share a common goal: enabling the exchange of data between your ALM account and other IT solutions deployed within your organization. This section briefly describes the types of data that can be exchanged and discusses some typical use cases.
Automated user import
As discussed in Chapter 5, Managing Users, it is perfectly possible to define users directly within Adobe Learning manager. That being said, virtually every organization maintains some kind of centralized user directory responsible for user authentication.
LDAP-compliant directory solutions, such as Microsoft Active Directory, Azure ADFS, OpenLDAP, and ApacheDS, are among the most popular directory solutions used by organizations of any size.
LDAP
LDAP stands for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. It is the most widely used industry standard for accessing and maintaining directory services within...
