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Identify one or more needs that can be filled by integrating an existing application with an LDAP directory service.
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Choose the best LDAP development tool for the task at hand.
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Choose an approach to LDAP integration that allows you to meet your goals and satisfy the users of the application.
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Design your LDAP integration so the resulting application coexists well with other directory-enabled applications and the directory service itself.
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Document how the application will be integrated with the directory service, and then share that information with the people who maintain the directory service.
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Consider performance and scalability during LDAP integration design and implementation.
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Plan for the transition from the older version of the application to the new LDAP directory-enabled one.