Estimated Time To Read This: 3 – 4 minutes       In this post, I continue my blog series on employee group LDAP-related functionality in PD Place™ version 3.7.1 and later. If you missed my previous blogs, check them out here, here and here. Challenge In Part 3 of this series, I mentioned PD Place installations configured for LDAP integration can also be configured so that a user’s employee group associations are updated automatically from the LDAP server once that user logs in to PD Place. One thing to ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 4 minutes       Continuing with my series of blogs on the latest LDAP settings for PD Place™, this post is going to focus on employee group LDAP-related functionality. (Check out parts 1 and 2 if you haven’t had a chance to. They cover an intro to LDAP settings and some key preferences.) The Logic Behind Employee Group Updating from LDAP When a user logs in to a PD Place installation that is integrated with an LDAP server, if that installation is configured to update the ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       In this follow-up to my first blog about the new LDAP features added to PD Place™ versions 3.7.1 and 3.7.1.1, I’m going to explain what Key Mapping preferences are. This is especially of interest to PD Place users who are considering integrating, or have already integrated, their installation with LDAP servers, such as the Microsoft® Active Directory® service. The “LDAP Employee Group Key Mapping” Preference This field is used when the user signs into PD ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       In this post, I am going to cover the new Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) features that were added to PD Place™ version 3.7.1. This is especially of interest to PD Place users who are considering integrating their installation with LDAP servers such as the Microsoft® Active Directory® service (or have already done so). The LDAP Preference Area There’s a new area in PD Place’s “Preferences” screen, dedicated to LDAP-related ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       Today I’ll elaborate on PD Place™ portal button functionality, which allows for seamless integration between PD Place and another internal website within your organization. Issue Previously, a number of clients have required seamless integration between PD Place and their internal website.  This meant that they required: The user to access the internal website from PD Place itself. The user  to access that site without the need to re-enter their ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       The new PD Place™ installation manual has been created for clients who want to have more control over the PD Place™ installation process within their internal network. Problem In the past, due to the technical requirements of PD Place™, the process of installing the software required the direct assistance of a PD Place™ developer. However, this meant that the PD Place™ developer required access to the servers where PD Place™ and its associated data would be ... Read More