In LDAP Administrator, LDAP elements like groups, profiles, entries and some other elements provided by the application addins are displayed as a tree-like, hierarchical structure.
After you have connected to an LDAP server, you can start browsing the directory information tree (DIT) just as you do with folders on your file system.
Browsing ModesThere are two browsing modes Softerra LDAP Administrator offers. They are:
Auto-Fetch Mode. This mode is preset by default. Using this mode, sub-nodes of a tree element are fetched as soon as you select the element in the tree. Due to the fact that some entries may contain large amounts of sub-entries, this mode may prove unsuitable.
Manual Mode. Use this mode if you do not want to fetch all sub-nodes of an element upon its selection. With this mode enabled, the application is going to fetch just the items belonging to the selected element. In order to expand sub-nodes of an element, click the
button next to it. The Manual mode is
recommended in cases when your directory has containers consisting
of large numbers of entries, because you can view the container's
attributes right upon selection without having to fetch its sub-entries.
To set a preferred mode:
Launch the Application Options dialog by clicking Options on the Tools menu.
Select the User Interface page.
Check or uncheck the Fetch sub-nodes upon context change box. The checked box means that the Auto-Fetch Mode is enabled, otherwise the Manual Mode is on.
Coping With Large Amounts of NodesSome LDAP directories may consist of large amounts of entries on multiple levels, which can make your browsing process rather time-consuming. LDAP Administrator recommends the following features to help you solve the problem. They are:
Results Paging
Filtering Information
Using Favorites
Navigation History
The tree elements that you have seen displayed while browsing get saved in the
navigation history. So, assisted by the
(Previous/Next) navigation buttons of the Navigation Bar,
you can move consecutively forward or backward from one element you've just seen
to another. Another way to revisit an element is by using arrows on the
Back and Forward buttons.
Stopping an Operation
Expanding entries that have large amounts of sub-entries can take rather long
periods of time. LDAP Administrator makes sure you can stop a lengthy operation
currently performed by any of the tree elements. A tree element in the middle of
an operation gets marked with the
icon. To stop an operation, select an element and click
on the Navigation Bar.
