Most organizations store their users in a directory service. FlowWright provides connectors to synchronize these users from the directory service to FlowWright. Following user connectors to Active Directory, LDAP, and OLEDB are available.

Go to the Administration > User Management page. 

Select the User Management > User-Connectors menu option.  

The Manage User Connectors UI is shown below. Each type of user connector requires specific configuration details related to the directory service. User connectors will not synchronize disabled users.

Create a user connector.

User connectors can be created by choosing the “Actions > Create” menu option. 

The following UI will be shown. New connectors can be created for the OLEDB, Active Directory, and LDAP connector types. 

Each type of user connector needs specific configuration details for the directory service. The configuration fields for the OLE DB dialog are shown as follows.

A pop-up window appears for configuration. Select the connector type from the drop-down list (OLEDB, LDAP, Active Directory). You must provide the connector display name. Enter the SQL connection string to connect to the FlowWright database and fetch users from the “deUsers” table. Include the WHERE condition clause if necessary. Specify the external username and the full name column names. Provide the email column name for the user. Choose the frequency period (daily, one-time, days). Select the time zone from the drop-down list. Add the time to run this connector batch job. You can add more than one value for a one-time run. Check the enabled checkbox. 

Click the Create button to confirm. The new user connector is included in the list, and a confirmation message is displayed in the top-right corner. 

The configuration fields for the Active Directory dialog look as follows.

The configuration fields for the LDAP dialog are as follows: provide the display name, Path, Username, password, external username, email, and additional fields to map user details to Active Directory fields. Select the checkboxes to synchronize users and group members. Configure the sync duration, time zone, and sync time.   

Edit the user connector.

User connectors can be modified by selecting one from the table and clicking the “Actions > Edit” menu item. The user connector configuration information will be displayed in a pop-up window. You can change the configuration fields by clicking the Update button to confirm the changes. 

Remove the user connector.

You can remove user connectors by selecting them from the table and clicking the “Actions > Remove” menu option. 

A pop-up window appears for confirmation. Click OK to confirm. The user connector is removed, and the confirmation message shows in the top-right corner. 

Enable/Disable User Connector.

This function activates or deactivates the user connector for a specific period. 

Select the user connector and click on the Actions > Enable/Disable menu option. Note: This functions as a toggle.

The selected user connector is enabled or disabled based on its previous status. A confirmation message appears in the top-right corner. Enabled user connectors function according to the configured settings. 

Test user connector.

User connectors can be verified or tested by choosing the “Utils > Test” menu option.

A confirmation message is displayed in the top-right corner. 

Run the user connector now.

This function runs and synchronises the users with the application based on the configured connection. 

Select the user connector and click on Utils > Run Now. 

The connector runs, and a notification message appears as shown in the example below. 

Export User Connector.

A user connector can be exported as an XML file and then imported into the target environment as XML.  

Select the user connector from the table and click on the Export > XML menu option. The XML file will be generated and downloaded to your local folder. 

The XML content is included here for reference.

Select the user connector from the table and click the Export > SQL menu option. The SQL file will be generated and downloaded to your local folder. 

The SQL content is provided here for reference. You may run this SQL syntax to insert the user connector into the target FlowWright database. 

Import the user connector.

Select the user connector from the table and click on the Import > XML menu option. 

A pop-up window appears for configuration. Choose the XML file from the local folder, then click the Import button. 

The user connector is imported and set up in the list. A confirmation message appears in the top-right corner.