MOPS 2007 Resource Pool Sync with other data sources than AD - LDA

[Mauricio I]

Hi Gurus,

I have a complex requirement this time: a customer is asking to synchronize
MOPS 2007's resource pool with at least two data sources different than AD
provided by LOB apps. Please take into account my developer profile is
novice, I am more a Technical Architect for MOPS.

Thanks in advance

Mauricio I

 

[CTA]

Hi Gurus,

I have a complex requirement this time: a customer is asking to synchronize
MOPS 2007's resource pool with at least two data sources different than AD
provided by LOB apps. Please take into account my developer profile is
novice, I am more a Technical Architect for MOPS.

Thanks in advance

Mauricio I

Hi Mauricio,

I have done something like this where I had to synchronize the
enterprise resource pool with multiple SharePoint lists. See my post
(second of two) here:

http://colbyafrica.blogspot.com/2007/10/multi-list-sharepoint-synchronization_26.html

Let me know if this is similiar to your requirement. I may have some
ideas for you.

Colby

 

[Mauricio I]

Colby,

You almost hit the nail. "data access layer with a source/field mapping
mechanism " is basicaly what I was thinking of. The main difference I see in
your approach with my requirement is that I am extrating information from
LDAP sources, but I think the utilizaton of PSI web services will serve as a
solution.

Thanks

Mauricio

 

[CTA]

Hi Mauricio,

If the LDAP source has precedence over the resource pool, this should
be fairly easy to accomplish using .NET 2.0 and the PSI. What are you
using LDAP to access? Microsoft AD, Exchange, Novell, other?

If you have specifics, I might recommend a basic architecture for you.

Colby

 

[Mauricio I]

Hi Colby,

LDAP sources will act as the top source for resource information. I was
already reading about the web services offered in the PSI and I agree with
you about the .NET solution. Your ideas are more than welcome

Thanks

Mauricio

 

[CTA]

I would maintain a lookup between the resource pool (RES_UID) and the
LDAP store (if I recall, objects in an LDAP-accessible store have
unique Identifiers) and synch that way, probably implemented as a
Windows service that periodically polls the LDAP store and compares
it's data to that of the resource pool. Of course, if you have an
LDAP store with server-side events (such as Exchange), it would be
better not to poll and simply activate the synchronization from a
server-side event.

Do you have custom LDAP objects that you are going to synch to
enterprise resource custom fields?