Integrating Active Directory LDAP in OBIEE 11g

Hi All,
I Have Configured Active Directory LDAP in OBIEE.
Steps i have Followed are,
1) configured Active Directory in providers under Scurity Releam.
2) Restarted BI Services to Load the Ldap Users.
3) login to the EM under bifoundation domain selected securitues->security configuration provider.created user.login.attr and username.attr.
4) under Credentials->oracle.bi.system map->system.user->deleted BISystemUser and Created key with the Existing name in Active Directory.
5) assigned System user to BISystem role in em.
6) in Console Roles and Polocies->Global Roles->Roles->Admin->view Role Condition (User = Active Directory User or Group=Administrators).
7) Restarted BI Server and Presentation Services.
Now I am Unable to Login to Presentation Services.
Please Reply ASAP.
Thanks and Regards
Kiran Kumar

Kiran, Is there a specific reason for using RPD for LDAP authentication? From 11g onwards, the best practice is to use Weblogic (or external Authentication providers). Is it correct to say that for "Authentication' without proper RPD LDAP config for "USER" variable, users cannot login via presentation layer?
Cheers!
BK

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