You can configure Novell eDirectory to be the directory
service for FileNet® P8.
Make sure to consider the following requirements:
- The Windows server where
Novell eDirectory Server is installed must have an NTFS hard drive
partition.
- The Novell eDirectory administrator might have to create an index
if the sorting attribute is not in the list of default attributes
shipped by eDirectory.
- Access control settings in FileNet P8 require
that all users have Browse access on the directory server. If you
do not want to set Browse access at the individual user level, it
is a best practice to establish a Public trustee for the realm.
- FileNet P8 supports
cross-realm group memberships. This means that FileNet P8 supports a configuration
in which a group is in one realm while some or all of its users are
in another.
- Server Side Sorting (SSS)
must be enabled. This is because FileNet P8 components call on
Content Platform Engine to perform searches using a sorted paging mechanism.
Note that SSS is normally enabled by default but is sometimes disabled due to concerns with
performance.