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LDAP Add Attribute

LDAP Add Attribute

Aug 19, 2026

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Snap type:

Write

 

Description:

This Snap adds a new attribute to an existing LDAP entry on the LDAP server.

  • Expected upstream Snaps: File Reader followed by CSV Parser.

  • Expected downstream Snaps: [None].

  • Expected input: The Distinguished name of the entry and an attribute. An attribute consists of a name and value.

  • Expected output: The attribute (if did not exist before) will be added to the entry on the server.

 

Prerequisites:

[None]

 

Support and limitations:

Works in Ultra Tasks.

Account: 

This Snap uses account references created on the Accounts page of SnapLogic Manager to connect to an LDAP server. See LDAP Account  for information on setting up this type of account.

 

Views:

Input

This Snap has at most one document input view, which contains the entry name and the new attribute to be added.

Output

This Snap has at most one document output view.

Error

This Snap has at most one document error view and produces zero or more documents in the view.

Settings

Label

 

 

Required. The name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your pipeline.

Distinguished name

 

 

Required. The distinguished name of the entry to which a new attribute is added.

Example: cn=syed,ou=People,dc=Snaplogic,dc=com

Default value: [None]

 

Pass through

Select to include the entire input data in the Snap's output. The Snap includes this data within the $original field in the output. 

Default value: Not selected

Entry type

 

The type of entry. The options available include:

  • Courier Mail: Account

  • Courier Mail: Alias

  • Generic: Address Book Entry

  • Generic: DNS Entry

  • Generic: LDAP Alias

  • Generic: Organizational Role

  • Generic: Organizational Unit

  • Generic: Posix Group

  • Generic: Simple Security Object

  • Generic: User Account

  • Kolab: User Entry

  • Samba: Account

  • Samba: Group Mapping

  • Samba: Machine

  • Thunderbird: Address Book Entry

  • User Group

  • Other


Default value: Other
 

Attribute value delimiter

 

Character or string to be used as delimiter to split the value of an attribute into multiple values.

Example: ,(Comma), ;(Semi-colon),  :(Colon),  /(Backslash)

Default value: [None]

 

Attribute name

 

Required. The name of the attribute being added to the entry.
Note: It is suggestible based on the entry type.

Example: employeeType

Default value: [None]

 

Attribute value

 

Required. The value to be assigned to the attribute.

Example: permanent,fulltime

Default value: [None]

 

MultiExcerpt Include

 

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