Fields mapping

General

When creating users in Virola based on the users in the directory server you need to define the attributes of the fields which will be imported to the Virola server database. The attributes should be written exactly as they appear in the LDAP directory server. The example below shows the basic list of attributes which can be mapped in the directory server settings in Virola with Active Directory fields:

Virola Field	Active Directory Field	LDAP attribute
First Name	First name	givenName
Middle Name	Initials	initials
Last Name	Last name	sn
Title	-----	-----
User Avatar	Picture / Photo	thumbnailPhoto
Nickname	Display name	displayName
Date of Birth	-----	-----
Job Title	Job title	title
Job Department	Department	department
Job Description
Phone Numbers	Telephone number, Home, Mobile, Fax, IP Phone	telephoneNumber, homePhone, mobile, facsimileTelephoneNumber, ipPhone
Email Addresses	Email	mail
Social media profile URLs	------	-----
Postal addresses	Street, P.O. box, City, State/province, Zip/Postal Code, County/region	streetAddress, postOfficeBox, l, St, postalCode, Co,

Fields mapping in Virola

To map fields of Virola and your directory server you need to write LDAP attributes exactly as they appear in your directory server to the fields on "Fields mapping" tab.

Fields mapping in Virola