Shared Services External Authentication using LDAP in 9.3.1

Hi,
I have installed Hyperion Shared Services with native directory. And now planning to setup external authentication using LDAP. I need some guidance to understanding how the external authentication works.
Questions:
1. Is it possible to setup Shared Services to use both Native and LDAP user directory? What I mean is some users will be able to login using Native directory, and some others will need to login using User Directory (external authentication).
2. For User Directory (say we use LDAP), when the user is added into Shared Services, can they be assigned with Groups created in Native directory? We want to explore to use just the external authentication and define all of the groups within shared services.
If not possible, can we manage the Groups of the User directory using shared services? How is the groups work with external authentication?
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Lian

Hi,
Yes you can use both Native and external authentication. When you add the external provider the native is left by defaut anyway.
Yes you can add your external users to native groups. You can also provision the groups in the AD if you wish.
Gee

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