Finalizing the end schema of your LDAP directory
Last updated: 9/17/2026About this task
The last step shows the LDAP schema generated and allows you to further customize the end schema.
Procedure
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If needed, rename the metadata in the Name field
(metadata, by default), add a
Comment, and make further modifications, for example:
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Redefine the columns by editing the relevant fields.
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Add or delete a column using the
and 
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Change the order of the columns using the
and 
buttons.
Information noteWarning: Avoid using any Java reserved keyword as a schema column name.Make sure the data type in the Type column is correctly defined.For more information regarding Java data types, including date pattern, see Java API Specification.Below are the commonly used Talend data types:-
Object: a generic Talend data type that allows processing data without regard to its content, for example, a data file not otherwise supported can be processed with a tFileInputRaw component by specifying that it has a data type of Object.
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List: a space-separated list of primitive type elements in an XML Schema definition, defined using the xsd:list element.
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Dynamic: a data type that can be set for a single column at the end of a schema to allow processing fields as VARCHAR(100) columns named either as ‘Column<X>’ or, if the input includes a header, from the column names appearing in the header. For more information, see Dynamic schema.
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Document: a data type that allows processing an entire XML document without regarding to its content.
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