OpenText Directory Services - Papirfly Integration and Automation

Common Integration Use Cases Between OpenText Directory Services and Papirfly

1. Centralized user provisioning for brand portal access

Data flow: OpenText Directory Services ? Papirfly

Synchronize employee identities, departments, and group memberships from OpenText Directory Services into Papirfly to automatically create and update user accounts. This ensures that marketing, sales, HR, and agency users receive the correct access to brand assets, templates, and approval workflows without manual onboarding.

Business value: Reduces admin effort, speeds up user onboarding, and lowers the risk of unauthorized access to brand content.

2. Role-based access control for brand assets and templates

Data flow: OpenText Directory Services ? Papirfly

Use directory groups and roles from OpenText Directory Services to assign Papirfly permissions such as viewer, editor, approver, or brand manager. This allows access to be governed centrally and aligned with organizational structure, business unit, or geography.

Business value: Improves governance, enforces least-privilege access, and simplifies permission management across large organizations.

3. Automated deprovisioning when employees leave or change roles

Data flow: OpenText Directory Services ? Papirfly

When a user is disabled, moved to another department, or removed from a group in OpenText Directory Services, Papirfly access can be updated automatically. This prevents former employees or transferred staff from retaining access to sensitive brand materials or publishing workflows.

Business value: Strengthens security, supports compliance requirements, and reduces the risk of outdated access rights.

4. Regional and business-unit specific content access

Data flow: OpenText Directory Services ? Papirfly

Map directory attributes such as region, country, business unit, or function to Papirfly access rules. For example, local marketing teams can be restricted to their market-specific templates and approved assets, while global teams retain broader access.

Business value: Supports decentralized marketing operations while maintaining global brand control and consistency.

5. Streamlined approval workflows using organizational hierarchy

Data flow: OpenText Directory Services ? Papirfly

Use manager and reporting-line information from OpenText Directory Services to prepopulate approver chains in Papirfly. This is useful for campaign approvals, localized content sign-off, or legal review where approval routing depends on the user?s organizational context.

Business value: Shortens approval cycles, reduces manual workflow setup, and improves accountability.

6. Single source of truth for user identity across brand operations

Data flow: Bi-directional, with OpenText Directory Services as the master identity source

Keep OpenText Directory Services as the authoritative source for identity data while allowing Papirfly to return usage-related metadata such as last login, active user status, or license consumption. This helps IT and business teams monitor adoption and maintain accurate user records.

Business value: Improves identity governance and provides better visibility into platform usage and licensing.

7. Contractor and agency access management

Data flow: OpenText Directory Services ? Papirfly

Provision temporary access for external agencies, freelancers, or contractors through controlled directory groups or federated identities. Access can be time-bound and limited to specific brand spaces, campaigns, or asset libraries in Papirfly.

Business value: Enables secure collaboration with external partners while protecting brand assets and reducing manual account administration.