PowerExchange for LDAP reads data from the LDAP directory server and writes data to the LDAP directory server. PowerExchange for LDAP tracks changes made to the directory contents through change data capture (CDC).

Use the Informatica Developer to import data objects. When you import LDAP metadata, you connect to the directory server through JNDI and Service Provider APIs. The Informatica Developer uses the JNDI or Service Provider APIs, also called as the Service Provider Interface (SPI), to start a binding with the LDAP directory server to import LDAP data objects. The LDAP data objects represent metadata for LDAP entries.

The Data Integration Service connects to the LDAP directory server to extract data from LDAP sources and load data into LDAP targets. You then create mappings with the LDAP data objects. The Data Integration Service reads and writes data based on the read or write operation you specify.