Identity Management

OIM 11g - Export Failed

2011-12-22T16:33:00.000-08:00

If you are getting the "Export Failed" message while trying to export metadata from Deployment Manager under Identity Manager Advanced Administration and you have applied all your tricks.

Perform the following steps:

Modify your java.policy in the JRE_HOME/lib/security/ directory.
Replace the existing policy file content with the following:
```
grant{ permission java.security.AllPermission; }; 
```
Restart the browser to laod the policy again. You can now export the data.

For more information follow the URL: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E25054_01/doc.1111/e14308/deploymgmt.htm#BABGBEIA

I hope this would fix your file export issue.

Display Child Organizations

2010-12-15T03:28:00.000-08:00

If you want to display all the child organizations of a parent organization then use the following code :-

<block name='test org' trace="true">
<set name='finalChildOrgList'>
<list/>
</set>

<set name='orgsList'>
<new class='java.util.ArrayList'/>
</set>
<set name='orgObject'>
<getobj>
<s>ObjectGroup:</s>
<s>Top</s> 
</getobj>
</set>

<invoke name='getChildObjectGroups'>
<ref>orgObject</ref>
<ref>orgsList</ref>
</invoke>

<dolist name='tempOrgName'>
<ref>orgsList</ref>
<appendAll name='finalChildOrgList'>
<invoke name='getDisplayName'>
<ref>tempOrgName</ref>
</invoke>
</appendAll>
</dolist>

<cond>
<contains>
<ref>finalChildOrgList</ref>
<s>End User</s>
</contains>
<removeAll name='finalChildOrgList'>
<s>End User</s>
</removeAll>
</cond>

<ref>finalChildOrgList</ref>

</block>

Scripted JDBC Resource

2010-03-03T03:25:00.000-08:00

Sun Identity Manager contains Scripted JDBC resource adapter to provide more flexibility to perform Database functions i.e execute vendor specific database stored procedures which are difficult to execute by using native Database Resource Adapters.

Here are steps to configure and create a user account on Database by using Scripted JDBC resource adapter.

Step 1#

Make Scripted JDBC Resource available to IdM resource list after selecting the 'Configure Manager Resources' from 'Resource Type Actions' tab under Resource section.

Step 2 #

Create a Database Table 'users'.

Step 3 #

Before adding Scripted JDBC resource in IdM let's first create Resource Actions which will actually Create , Update and Delete a user record on Scripted JDBC resource.

To create Resource Actions just follow the conventions of either BeanShell or JavaScript (Rhino) which is located at following directory

WS_HOME\idm\sample\ScriptedJdbc\SimpleTable\beanshell

I have modified following Resource Actions just to create a new account on Scripted JDBC resource

1.SimpleTable-createUser-bsh.xml
2.SimpleTable-getUser-bsh.xml

Note: GetUser Resource Action is required to implement for Scripted JDBC Resource Adapter to work properly.

Here is my version of Create and GetUSer Resource Action

Demo-createUser-bsh

import java.sql.PreparedStatement;

/*
* First define helper methods
*/

void flushResults(PreparedStatement st) {

try {
int result = 1;
boolean more = true;
while (more) {

// what did we get?
int rowCount = st.getUpdateCount();
if (rowCount >= 0) {
// this result is an update count
// println("Result " + Util.itoa(result) +
// " update count " + Util.itoa(rowCount));
} else {
// not an update count
ResultSet rs = st.getResultSet();
if (rs != null) {
rs.close();
} else {
// no more
more = false;
}
}

// with Oracle driver...
if (more)
more = st.getMoreResults();

result++;
}
}
catch (Throwable t) {
t.printStackTrace();
throw t;
}
}

// START HERE

id = actionContext.get("id");
conn = actionContext.get("conn");
action = actionContext.get("action");
errors = actionContext.get("errors");
trace = actionContext.get("trace");
password = actionContext.get("password");
attrs = actionContext.get("attributes");

StringBuffer sqlCmdBuf = new StringBuffer();
sqlCmdBuf.append("INSERT INTO users ");
sqlCmdBuf.append("(accountId,password,firstname,lastname,email)");
sqlCmdBuf.append("VALUES(?,?,?,?,?)");
String sql = sqlCmdBuf.toString();
PreparedStatement s = null;
try {
s = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
s.setString(1, id);
s.setString(2, password);
s.setString(3, attrs.get("firstname"));

s.setString(4, attrs.get("lastname"));
s.setString(5, attrs.get("email"));

s.execute();

flushResults(s);
} finally {
if (s != null)
s.close();
}

Demo-getUser-bsh

import java.sql.ResultSet;

import java.sql.PreparedStatement;

id = actionContext.get("id");

conn = actionContext.get("conn");

action = actionContext.get("action");

errors = actionContext.get("errors");

trace = actionContext.get("trace");

result = actionContext.get("result");

StringBuffer sqlCmdBuf = new StringBuffer();

sqlCmdBuf.append("SELECT firstname,lastname,email FROM users");

sqlCmdBuf.append(" where accountId = ?");

String sql = sqlCmdBuf.toString();

PreparedStatement st = null;

ResultSet res = null;

try {

st = conn.prepareStatement(sql);

st.setString(1, id);

res = st.executeQuery();

if ( res.next() ) {

// Populate attrMap with the queried user attributes

java.util.Map attrMap = new java.util.Hashtable();

String firstname = res.getString("firstname");

if (firstname != null) { attrMap.put("firstname", firstname); }

String lastname = res.getString("lastname");

if (lastname != null) { attrMap.put("lastname", lastname); }

String email = res.getString("email");

if (email != null) { attrMap.put("email", email); }

// Put the attrMap into the result

result.put("attrMap", attrMap);

}

} finally {

if (res != null)

res.close();

if (st != null)

st.close();

}

Step 4#

Now add Scripted JDBC Resource in IdM and configure the schema mapping for user account attributes

Step 4.1# Select Resource Type - Scripted JDBC

Step 4.2# Configure MySQL database table.

Step 4.3# Map customized Resource Action for Get User and Create User action

Step 4.4# Resource Schema Mapping

Step 4.5#

Finally, Scripted JDBC Resource appears in the Resource List to manage user accounts.

Step 5#. Create New User Account on Scripted JDBC Resource

We can add our own customized Resource Actions to perform Database related operations.

Use the following URL to get more information about Scripted JDBC Resource Adapter

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-6551/giivs?a=view

Active Sync V/S Reconciliation

2010-02-20T10:44:00.000-08:00

As we always hear about ActiveSync and Reconciliation processes and these two terms always confuse us a little bit.

Here is a link that must help you to understand the difference between these two processes.

whats-the-difference-between-reconciliation-and-active-sync

Sun IdM Console in Action

2010-01-11T10:37:00.000-08:00

Sun Identity Manager comes with a very useful utility which is called "console".

This utility is a command based interface that let a user to execute commands to perform actions on IdM components.

How to launch it?

Here, I am explaining this utility with NetBeans IDE 6.5 for Sun Identity Manager 8.1.

Netbeans IDE must have Sun IdM plugin installed before to launch this utility.

Steps:

Go to project tab.
Right click on IdM project as shown in pic.
Click on Run LH Command and you would get a text field to enter your command
Type 'console' and hit the trigger 'OK'.

You will get a console screen under the output window of NetBeans IDE.

Just type command 'help' and you will have a list of all available commands.

Let's try 'encrypt' command which is used to encrypt a password

Configurator> encrypt password

1E6FE9F6D24D74B2:13B0E3B8:12339160537:-7FEE|jJ8rkCnJ6th14cGmXzYi0w==

Configurator>

'encrypt' command returns an encrypted value of input string as have seen in above example.

Following are some important commands

Explore Sun Identity Manager For Your Organization

2009-12-11T13:48:00.000-08:00

A cognitive journey to Sun Identity Manger Product to touch the power of SUN (Sun Microsystem)

https://www.sun.com/offers/details/buyers_guide_1008.xml

Click on above link to

Guide to Evaluating and Buying Identity Management

from Sun's offer

Common Build Environment (CBE)

2009-06-16T11:54:00.000-07:00

Netbean IDE provides IDM plug-in to develop IDM application with CBE (Common Build Environment).

This CBE is very useful to handle complete IDM build process.

Even it makes multiple environments build process easy and intuitive.

Go to the below link to get the complete understanding of CBE:

http://wikis.sun.com/display/sunidmdev/Using+the+CBE#UsingtheCBE-FileReference

How To Setup An IDM Project

2009-06-16T11:29:00.000-07:00

Just imagine you are a newbie in Sun IDM development then you are definitely bogged down with
enormous new terminologies like build-process, XML imports and build-targets etc.
Now, you require a mentor who could teach you everything related to development and deployment of an IDM application. So, to get a quick insight into IDM platform and have a virtual mentor

Please follow the link…

http://wikis.sun.com/display/sunidmdev/How+To+Setup+An+IDM+Project

How to create groups in LDAP or Active Directory (AD) from Workflow

2009-06-12T06:28:00.000-07:00

As we know very well that LDAP or Active Directory(AD)is always being used to store data in hierarchical structure by making different-different Groups.

The Groups in LDAP or AD can be expanded to any level in hierarchical structure.
There is always LDAP or AD Administrator who creates Groups in a domain as per
predefined requirement.

But sometimes as an IDM developer you might face a situation to create a Group
dynamically after being evaluated some logics in your business Work Flow.

Here is my endeavor to make your work little bit smoother

<Action id='0' name='create groups in LDAP'>
<expression>
<block name='create groups in LDAP' trace='true'>
<set name='resourceObject'>
<invoke name='getObject'>
<invoke name='getLighthouseContext'>
<ref>WF_CONTEXT</ref>
</invoke>
<invoke name='findType' class='com.waveset.object.Type'>
<s>Resource</s>
</invoke>
<s>DemoLDAP</s> 
</invoke>
</set>
<set name='resourceAdapterHandle'>
<invoke name='findAdapter' class='com.waveset.provision.ResourceOp'>
<ref>resourceObject</ref>
<invoke name='getCache'>
<invoke name='getLighthouseContext'>
<ref>WF_CONTEXT</ref>
</invoke>
</invoke>
</invoke>
</set>
<set name='newOUGenericObject'>
<new class='com.waveset.object.GenericObject'>
<map>
<s>objectId</s>
<s>ou=GroupName,dc=test,dc=root</s> 
<s>objectType</s>
<s>Organizational Unit</s>
</map>
</new>
</set>
<invoke name='createObject'>
<ref>resourceAdapterHandle</ref>
<ref>newOUGenericObject</ref>
<map/>
</invoke>
</block>
</expression>
</Action>

Make Process Diagram Visible in IDM 8.1

2009-06-05T09:09:00.000-07:00

In IDM 8.1 the visibility of the Process Diagram is disabled by default.

But sometime you want to see the flow of a workflow's activities then you go to

process diagram in Admin Interface.

To make the process diagram visible do the following changes in

'Configuration:System Configuration' xml file.

<Attribute name='disableProcessDiagrams'>
<Boolean>false</Boolean>
</Attribute

By default the attribute 'disableProcessDiagrams' value is true.

Note: Please restart your application to get the effects of changes in the IDM.

Stop Active Sync

2009-06-05T08:54:00.000-07:00

Suppose you have a requirement to stop your active sync not from admin interface.

Then you are bound to contemplate to achieve that then you slew to programming paradigm to meet the requirement.

Hey no need to bring sweat in your euphoria just mail me to get remedy

ravinder.fbd@gmail.com

Search users in LDAP

2009-05-18T09:00:00.000-07:00

Here you can search users in LDAP by using the below code.

Note: DemoLDAP is the name of the resource which is configured in your IDM.

<Activity id='2' name='search LDAP'>
<Action id='0' name='search LDAP'>
<expression>
<block name='search LDAP..' trace='true'>
<set name='searchResults'>
<invoke name='getResourceObjects' class='com.waveset.ui.FormUtil'>
--returns list of users whose objectClass is Top in LDAP
<invoke name='getLighthouseContext'>
<ref>WF_CONTEXT</ref>
</invoke>
<s>User</s> --- Searching Users
<s>DemoLDAP</s> -------- Name of LDAP resource which is configured in IDM
<map>
<s>searchContext</s> ---Name of container wherein you want to perform search
<s>ou=People,DC=test,DC=edu</s>
<s>searchScope</s>
<s>subTree</s>
<s>searchAttrsToGet</s> --- name of attribute which you want to search (it's value must be a list)
<list>
<s>uid</s>
</list>
<s>searchFilter</s> ----- attributes on which you want to perfomr your search
<s>objectClass=Top</s>
</map>
</invoke>
</set>
<dolist name='users'>
<ref>searchResults</ref> ----List of users being searched in above method
<get>
<ref>users</ref>
<s>uid</s> ---- attribute that you wanted to fetch
</get>
</dolist>
</block>
</expression>
</Action>

searchFilter value could be changed as per your search criteria e.g givenName='John' or city='New York'.

How could a future Oracle-Sun Identity Management Stack look like?

2009-05-15T14:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.kuppingercole.com/articles/fg_mk_oracle_sun220409