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title: Identifying the user repository
description: PingFederate's just-in-time (JIT) provisioning supports several directory servers and Microsoft SQL Server.
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version: 13.1
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revdate: July 5, 2022
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  steps: Steps
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# Identifying the user repository

PingFederate's just-in-time (JIT) provisioning supports several directory servers and Microsoft SQL Server.

## About this task

Learn more about versions and requirements supported by PingFederate in [System requirements](../installing_and_uninstalling_pingfederate/pf_system_requirements.html).

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|   | PingFederate was tested with vendor-specific Java database connectivity (JDBC) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">&#xA;\<p>A Java API that allows Java programs to interact with databases.\</p>&#xA;\</div>)* 4.2 drivers. Learn more in [Compatible database drivers](../installing_and_uninstalling_pingfederate/pf_compatible_database_drivers.html) |

## Steps

* On the **User Repository** tab, select a datastore from the **Active Data Store** list.

  ![Screen capture of the User Repository tab.](_images/sbv1564003511027.jpg)

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  |   | If the desired datastore is not shown in the list, PingFederate has not been configured to access it. Click **Manage Data Stores** to configure your datastore. |

* If you are using an LDAP store, see the sections immediately following:

  * [Specifying an LDAP user-record location](help_userprovisioningtasklet_configuserprovisioningldapdirsearchstate.html)

  * [Entering an LDAP filter](help_userprovisioningtasklet_userprovisioningconfigldapfilterstate.html)

  * [Identifying provisioning attributes for LDAP](help_userprovisioningtasklet_userprovisioningattributesstate.html)

* If you are using a Microsoft SQL Server, skip to this section:

  * [Choose a SQL method](help_userprovisioningtasklet_userprovisioningsqlmethodstate.html)