Managing Directory Services Configuration

Workflow Manager 2013 / AdminStudio Enterprise Server 2013

Workflow Manager can be integrated with Windows Active Directory and Novell eDirectory. This enables you to set up automatic login with Workflow Manager based upon directory service authentication.

All directory service-related tasks can be managed starting from the Directory Services page, which you can access clicking Directory Services or Directory Services Attributes in the Environment Settings group of the navigation bar.

Information about managing directory services is presented in the following sections:

Directory service connections—If you import a directory services group, all members of that group can login to Workflow Manager without requiring you to import them individually. Workflow Manager can then retrieve attributes, such as email address or telephone number, from the directory service dynamically. For information on integrating Workflow Manager with directory service users and groups, see Managing Directory Services Connections.
Directory service attributes—You may add data elements to your workflow templates which, for accounts imported from directory services, will be directly populated from directory service attributes (such as account name, email address or location). For information on enabling the use of Directory Service Attributes, see Managing Directory Services Attributes.

Note: For more information about Directory Services and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), see Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Overview on the Microsoft TechNet website.