There's this great entitlement that came with your ND 8 licenses that I think just hasn't gotten enough press. This new entitlement is for Tivoli Directory Integrator, or TDI. You see, Notes/Domino R8 came with an entitlement to use Tivoli Directory Integrator - it's completely free for you to use - as long as Domino is one of the systems you use in your assembly lines.
Have you heard of it? Well, let me tell you...you just might start singing it's praises if you aren't already!
So, what is TDI? First of all, the term "Directory" in the product name I think is a little misleading, as TDI can be used for integrating anything- not just directories. In essence, TDI reads databases or files in many different formats and can push that data into Domino. For instance..it can take data out of your HR system and put it into a Domino database or the Domino Directory. Or it can take data out of Active Directory into Domino. Or from a web service or SAP or whatever into Domino! It's practically limitless in what it can connect to and how you can use it to populate Domino!
What does this mean to you? Well, many of my customers have asked me lately the following questions:
I'm sure many of you have the same questions - or ones similar. Do you know what my first answer is to those questions? Yup.. TDI! You have this great, little-known tool totally FREE to you that does so much of what you need...and I bet you didn't even know it!
So...what is it..how do you get started? Below are some links to great information to get you started. And, please, let me know...are you interested in hearing more? More details? More how-to's? I'm thinking about doing a series on TDI like I did for DAOS. What do you think? Would that be worthwhile???
Video on How to Integrate Domino with Active Directory using TDI
Document on Lotus Domino Integration with Tivoli Directory Integrator
Learning TDI (TDI 101)
TDI Users Group and Forum
Happy Reading!!! (TDI ROCKS!!!)
Have you heard of it? Well, let me tell you...you just might start singing it's praises if you aren't already!
So, what is TDI? First of all, the term "Directory" in the product name I think is a little misleading, as TDI can be used for integrating anything- not just directories. In essence, TDI reads databases or files in many different formats and can push that data into Domino. For instance..it can take data out of your HR system and put it into a Domino database or the Domino Directory. Or it can take data out of Active Directory into Domino. Or from a web service or SAP or whatever into Domino! It's practically limitless in what it can connect to and how you can use it to populate Domino!
What does this mean to you? Well, many of my customers have asked me lately the following questions:
- How do I use my Active Directory username/password for logging into iNotes?
- How can I get my AD and Domino names to synchronize?
- How can I get information like phone numbers or location out of my HR system into my Domino Directory?
- My Sametime (or Quickr) environment points to AD for login/authentication - how do I used that same info for iNotes?
I'm sure many of you have the same questions - or ones similar. Do you know what my first answer is to those questions? Yup.. TDI! You have this great, little-known tool totally FREE to you that does so much of what you need...and I bet you didn't even know it!
So...what is it..how do you get started? Below are some links to great information to get you started. And, please, let me know...are you interested in hearing more? More details? More how-to's? I'm thinking about doing a series on TDI like I did for DAOS. What do you think? Would that be worthwhile???
Video on How to Integrate Domino with Active Directory using TDI
Document on Lotus Domino Integration with Tivoli Directory Integrator
Learning TDI (TDI 101)
TDI Users Group and Forum
Happy Reading!!! (TDI ROCKS!!!)
