WeDid: Callista and OpenLDAP Integration
Challenges
The client had a requirement to capture course information from Callista and student/user information from an OpenLDAP directory.
Solution:
| Purpose | To capture relevant data relating to a student/employee from Callista and LDAP, and combine the information into a single Flat File / XML. |
| Applications | Callista Student Information System LDAP |
| Versions | Callista On-Premise OpenLDAP |
| Tool | Dell Boomi Atomsphere |
| Information | Callista Course Information > CSV File LDAP Student/User Information > CSV File |
| Data Formats | XML |
| Volumes | 1000/day |
| Process | The process queries for course information in Callista. The employee number will be used to lookup the associated student details in the LDAP server. This information then gets combined and created/stored into a FTP server. |
| Schedule | Every 15 minutes |
| Complexity | Medium |