Grouper Users - Open Discussion List

[Chris Hyzer <>]

Yes, accessing (setting / reading) group types and attributes is available 
via web service as of 1.4 in the group detail part of the group object...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Barton 
> [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 10:25 AM
> To: Loris Bennett
> Cc: Grouper Users Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [grouper-users] ldappc: Exporting custom attributes?
>
> Group attributes of grouper groups can be mapped to LDAP attributes on
> group objects by means of the group-attribute-mapping element in the
> ldappc config file.
>
> Chris will need to comment on ability to access group attributes using
> web services.
>
> Unfortunately, stems do not admit custom attributes at this time. That
> may change in a future release.
>
> Tom
>
> Loris Bennett wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was wondering whether it is possible to export custom attributes of
> > groups to LDAP using ldappc.
> >
> > I was thinking about how to deal with changes in an organisational
> > structure. Currently I am generating stems based on the names of
> > organisational units. Colleagues suggested that using the numerical
> > IDs of the org units might be better, as these are less likely to
> > change. On the other hand, for debugging purposes, stems containing
> > names would be more convenient.
> >
> > I am aware that I could attach the ID to a groups by using a custom
> > type with an appropriate attribute. However, I have not seen how I
> > could export the information to LDAP or access it via the web
> service,
> > but I may have missed something.
> >
> > What could my options be?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Loris
> >