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title: Testing proxy transformations
description: You can test the proxy transformation service by imitating example client requests to search and modify users.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.0
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdirectoryproxy_server_administration_guide:pd_proxy_test_proxy_transformations
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/pingdirectoryproxy_server_administration_guide/pd_proxy_test_proxy_transformations.html
revdate: May 10, 2024
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  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  example: Example:
  result: Result:
  example-2: Example:
  example-3: Example:
  result-2: Result:
  example-4: Example:
  result-3: Result:
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---

# Testing proxy transformations

You can test the proxy transformation service by imitating example client requests to search and modify users.

## About this task

After setting up the deployment scenario, the PingDirectoryProxy server will respond to requests to the `dc=example,dc=com` and `o=sample` base distinguished names (DNs).

## Steps

1. To view a Sample Corporation entry, run `ldapsearch`.

   ### Example:

   The following example fetches the user with `sampleID=scase` under the `ou=east,o=sample` base DN.

   ```
   root@proxy-east-01: bin/ldapsearch --bindDN "cn=directory manager" \
   --bindPassword password --baseDN "ou=east,o=sample" "(sampleID=scase)"
   ```

   ### Result:

   ```
   dn: sampleID=scase,ou=People,ou=east,o=sample
   objectClass: person
   objectClass: organizationalPerson
   objectClass: inetOrgPerson
   objectClass: exampleAccount
   objectClass: top
   description: A customer account migrated from Sample merger
   sampleID: scase
   userPassword: {SSHA}A5O4RrQHWXc2Ii3btD4exGdP0TVW9VL3CR3ZXA==
   exAccountNumber: 234098
   givenName: Sterling
   cn: Sterling Case
   sn: Case
   telephoneNumber: +1 804 094 3356
   street: 00468 Second Street
   mail: sterlingcase@maildomain.com
   l: Arlington
   st: VA
   sampleRegion: east
   sampleLinkedAccounts: sampleID=jcase,ou=People,ou=east,o=sample
   ```

2. Modify the `sampleRegion` value by changing it to `west`.

   ### Example:

   To modify the value, create an `ldapmodify` input file, called `scase-mod.ldif`, with the following contents.

   ```
   dn: sampleID=scase,ou=People,ou=east,o=sample
   changetype: modify
   replace: sampleRegion
   sampleRegion: west
   ```

3. Use the file as an argument in the `ldapmodify` command.

   ### Example:

   ```
   root@proxy-east-01: bin/ldapmodify --bindDN "cn=Directory Manager" \
   --bindPassword password --filename scase-mod.ldif
   ```

   ### Result:

   ```
   Processing MODIFY request for sampleID=scase,ou=People, ou=east,o=sample
   MODIFY operation successful for DN sampleID=scase,ou=People, ou=east,o=sample
   ```

4. Search for the `scase` `sampleRegion` value under `o=sample`

   ### Example:

   ```
   root@proxy-east-01: bin/ldapsearch --bindDN "cn=directory manager" \
   --bindPassword password --baseDN "o=sample"  "(sampleID=scase)" \
   sampleRegion
   ```

   ### Result:

   ```
   dn: sampleID=scase,ou=People,ou=east,o=sample
   sampleRegion: west
   ```

5. To search for `scase`, use `uid` instead of `sampleID`, under the `dc=example,dc=com` base DN.

   ### Example:

   You can see the Example.com schema version of the entry in the following sample.

   ```
   root@proxy-east-01: bin/ldapsearch --bindDN "cn=directory manager" \
   --bindPassword password --baseDN "dc=example,dc=com"  "(uid=scase)"
   ```

   ### Result:

   ```
   dn: uid=scase,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
   objectClass: person
   objectClass: exampleAccount
   objectClass: inetOrgPerson
   objectClass: organizationalPerson
   objectClass: top
   description: A customer account migrated from Sample merger
   uid: scase
   userPassword: {SSHA}A5O4RrQHWXc2Ii3btD4exGdP0TVW9VL3CR3ZXA==
   exAccountNumber: 234098
   givenName: Sterling
   cn: Sterling Case
   sn: Case
   telephoneNumber: +1 804 094 3356
   street: 00468 Second Street
   mail: sterlingcase@maildomain.com
   l: Arlington
   st: VA
   exSampleRegion: west
   exSampleLinkedAccounts: uid=jcase,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
   ```