Many LDAP clients do not support language tags in search queries. Such LDAP clients can specify, for example, "givenName=Etienne" to find an entry with "givenName;lang-fr=Etienne" defined.

To enable LDAP alternate language searches, configure the LDAP service to allow them, and add the language tags to entries. Use an Alternative Language Information document in the IBM® Lotus® Domino® Directory to add language tags to a Person document. Use LDAP add and modify operations to add language tags to any other type of entry.

Configuring the LDAP service to allow LDAP alternate language searches

Follow these steps to allow all servers in a domain that run the LDAP service to process LDAP alternate language searches:

1. In the Directory Profile, enable support for LDAP alternate language searches:

1. From the Domino Administrator, open the primary Domino Directory of the server that runs the LDAP service:
2. Choose Actions - Edit Directory Profile.
3. In the "Allow the creation of Alternate Language Information documents" field, choose Yes.
4. Click Save & Close.

1. From the Domino Administrator, open the server that runs the LDAP service, or a open a server in the same domain as the one that runs the LDAP service.
2. Click the Configuration tab.
3. In the left pane, expand Directory, then LDAP, and then select Settings.
4. Do one of the following:

If you see the prompt "Unable to locate a Server Configuration document for this domain. Would you like to create one now?" click Yes, then click the LDAP tab on the document.

If you do not see the prompt, click "Edit LDAP Settings."

1. In the "Allow Alternate Language Information processing" field, choose Yes.
2. Click Save & Close.

To add LDAP language tags for a specific language to a Person document (dominoPerson entry), create an Alternative Language Information document that is associated with the Person document. The Alternative Language Information document contains a subset of the fields in the Person document, for which you assign values in the alternate language. You can create multiple Alternative Language Information documents for one Person document. You can create Alternative Language Information documents in any Domino Directory that the LDAP service serves.

To add LDAP language tags for a specific language to a Domino Person document:

1. From the Domino Administrator, open the Domino Directory that contains the Person document.

2. Click the People & Groups tab.

3. Select People, and open the Person document to which you want to add the language tags.

4. Choose Actions - Add Alternate Language Information.

5. Click the Basics tab, and do the following:

1. In the Language field, select the language to use.
2. Enter values in the selected language for any of the other fields in the Basic tab.
Note The User name (FullName) field is inherited from the Person document. LDAP uses this as the distinguished name that identifies the person, and you can't create an alternate language version of it.

7. Click Save & Close.

Viewing Alternative Language Information documents

To view the Alternative Language Information documents associated with Person documents:

1. From the Domino Administrator, click the Files tab, and open the Domino Directory.

2. Expand the People view, and select the Alternate Languages view.

Related topics

Processing LDAP operations using a secondary Domino Directory or Extended Directory Catalog
Corporate hierarchies
Customizing the LDAP service configuration
The LDAP service

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