PowerCampus configuration

Enter the settings that allow Ellucian Mobile to communicate with PowerCampus.

Note: While the settings are entered in the Mobile Cloud Configuration tool, they are stored locally in your Mobile Integration Server database and not in the Ellucian Cloud. If you have legal requirements that prevent the transmission of sensitive information across country borders, you can instead enter some of these settings in the powercampus-mobileserver-config.groovy file so that both data entry and storage are local. See Specify PowerCampus configuration in the config.groovy file.

Services Configuration section

You have the choice of using LDAP, CAS, or SAML for the Authentication Method. (See Single Sign on to Web Apps for more information about the CAS option). PowerCampus implementations always use PowerCampus authentication services for their User ID Service and Role Service. You can also use an LDAP connection to pull information for the Directory Module.

PowerCampus tab

Complete the Web API Configuration section to implement a PowerCampus Registration module. You establish these settings during the PowerCampus WebAPI installation.
Complete the Database Configuration section for all modules.

Table 1. Web API Configuration
Field	Description
URL	The URL that contains the path to the server where the PowerCampus WebAPI is installed. Be sure to include the trailing slash (/).
Username	The username of the user with permissions to access the PowerCampus WebAPI.
Password	The password of the user with permissions to access the PowerCampus WebAPI.

Table 2. Database Configuration
Field	Description
Database Host	The host name of the PowerCampus database.
Port	The connection port of the PowerCampus database.
Database Name	The database name of the PowerCampus database.
Username	A database user who has the necessary permissions to read student grades, schedules, and directory information.
Password	The password of the DB user.

LDAP tab

If you are using LDAP for authentication, or you intend to use an LDAP connection to pull information for the Directory module (Directory Module), create one or more LDAP connections. For example, you might want to use one LDAP source for authentication and another for the directory, or you might want to use different LDAP sources for different directories (such as one for students and another for alumni).

To create an LDAP connection, click Add LDAP Connection and then complete the New LDAP Connection form as described below.

Note: Because of the complexity of LDAP installations, please consult an LDAP administrator at your institution if you are not sure what to enter in these fields.

Table 3. LDAP Configuration
Field	Description
Logical Name	Enter a descriptive name for this LDAP connection.
Type	Select the type of the LDAP directory. If your LDAP directory type is not specifically listed, select Other.
URL	The URL to the PowerCampus Active Directory LDAP interface with the host and port. You can also use LDAPS to secure your connection.
Search User DN	The DN that is used to connect to Active Directory to search for the user entry to bind for authentication. This DN needs read permission to all user entries.
Search Password	The password for the search user DN.
Search Base	The base from which the user entries will be searched.
Login Attribute	The attribute to use to search for the user entry. This is likely to be CN.
Login Alias Attribute	An additional attribute to search for the user entry. sAMAccountName is typically the same as the CN. The loginAliasAttribute can be used to specify an email address attribute to allow for authentication using the user's email address and user ID.
SIS ID Attribute	The SIS user ID attribute name.
Role Attribute	The role attribute name.