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# About the `mapping` element

A `mapping` element has the following XML attributes:

* `ldapAttribute`: A required element specifying the name of the LDAP attribute to which the SCIM attribute or sub-attribute map.

* `transform`: An optional element specifying a transformation to apply when mapping an attribute value from SCIM to LDAP and vice-versa. The available transformations are described in [Mapping LDAP entries to SCIM using the SCIM-LDAP API](pd_ds_map_ldap_entries_scim_ldap_api.html).