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Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
What’s New in this Guide?
Software Updates
Documentation-Specific Updates
1
About the Connector
1.1
Certified Components
1.2
Usage Recommendation
1.3
Certified Languages
1.4
Connector Architecture
1.5
Features of the Connector
1.5.1
Dedicated Support for Trusted Source Reconciliation
1.5.2
IDoc-Based Reconciliation
1.5.3
Configurable Attribute Mapping
1.5.4
Reconciliation of Effective-Dated Lifecycle Events
1.5.5
Setting the Start Date and End Date Values Based on the Life Cycle Events of the Target System User Record
1.5.6
Synchronization of Employee Type Data and Reconciliation by Employee Type
1.5.7
Reconciliation of the Manager ID Attribute
1.5.8
Reconciliation of Person Record Deletion
1.5.9
Support for Both Unicode and Non-Unicode Modes
1.5.10
Validation and Transformation of User Datas
1.5.11
SAP ER Connector Support for IDoc in XML Format
1.6
Connector Objects Used During Reconciliation
1.6.1
User Fields for Reconciliation
1.6.2
Reconciliation Rule
1.6.3
Reconciliation Action Rules
1.6.4
Predefined Lookup Definitions
2
Deploying the Connector
2.1
Preinstallation
2.1.1
Preinstallation on Oracle Identity Manager
2.1.1.1
Files and Directories on the Installation Media
2.1.1.2
Creating a Backup of the Existing Common.jar File
2.1.2
Preinstallation on the Target System
2.1.2.1
Creating a Target System User Account for Connector Operations
2.1.2.2
Downloading and Installing the SAP JCo
2.2
Installation
2.2.1
Running the Connector Installer
2.3
Postinstallation
2.3.1
Setting Up the Lookup.SAP.HRMS.Configuration Lookup Definition in Oracle Identity Manager
2.3.2
Verifying Segment Details in Lookup Definitions
2.3.3
Configuring Reconciliation of Manager ID Attribute Values
2.3.4
Configuring the Target System for Generation of IDocs
2.3.4.1
Checking Whether a Sender Logical System Already Exists
2.3.4.2
Defining the Sending and Receiver Logical Systems
2.3.4.3
Assigning a Client to the Sender Logical System
2.3.4.4
Defining the Distribution Model
2.3.4.5
Creating the File Port
2.3.4.6
Defining the Partner Profile
2.3.4.7
Registering the Listener with the SAP Gateway (tRFC)
2.3.4.8
Creating the tRFC Port
2.3.4.9
Activating Change Pointers
2.3.4.10
Configuring Segment Filtering
2.3.4.11
Configuring SAP Ports for Communication with Oracle Identity Manager
2.3.5
Changing to the Required Input Locale on Oracle Identity Manager
2.3.6
Clearing Content Related to Connector Resource Bundles from the Server Cache
2.3.7
Copying Resource Bundle Entries for UDFs
2.3.8
Managing Logging
2.3.8.1
Understanding Log Levels
2.3.8.2
Enabling Logging
2.3.9
Configuring Reconciliation of Effective-Dated Target System Events
2.3.10
Recovering from Failed Communication Between the Target System and Oracle Identity Manager
2.3.11
Configuring SNC to Secure Communication Between Oracle Identity Manager and the Target System
2.3.11.1
Prerequisites for Configuring the Connector to Use SNC
2.3.11.2
Installing the Security Package
2.3.11.3
Configuring SNC
2.3.12
Specifying Values for the Connection Properties (IT Resource Configuration)
2.3.12.1
Mapping New Connection Properties
2.3.12.2
Configuring the IT Resource
2.3.12.3
Parameters for Enabling the Use of a Logon Group
2.3.13
Creating an Authorization Policy
2.3.14
Displaying UDFs in Oracle Identity Manager 11.1.2 or Later
2.4
Upgrading the Connector
2.4.1
Prerequisites for Upgrading the Connector
2.4.2
Upgrading the Connector
2.4.3
Performing the Postupgrade Steps
3
Using the Connector
3.1
Summary of Steps to Use the Connector
3.2
Configuring the Scheduled Job for Lookup Field Synchronization
3.3
Guidelines on Performing Reconciliation
3.4
Performing Full Reconciliation
3.4.1
Generating IDocs
3.4.2
Importing IDocs Into Oracle Identity Manager
3.4.2.1
Limited Reconciliation
3.4.2.2
Configuring the Scheduled Task for User Data Reconciliation
3.4.2.3
Running the SAP HRMS Update Manager Scheduled Task
3.5
Performing Incremental Reconciliation
3.5.1
Specifying the Mode of Reconciliation in the Partner Profile
3.5.2
Scheduling Jobs on the Target System for Incremental Reconciliation
3.5.3
Configuring the Listener on Oracle Identity Manager
3.5.4
Configuring Incremental Reconciliation of Manager ID Attribute Values
3.6
Resending IDocs That Are Not Received by the Listener
3.6.1
Configuring the Target System to Resend IDocs
3.6.2
Manually Sending IDocs
3.7
Configuring Scheduled Tasks
3.8
Uninstalling the Connector
4
Extending the Functionality of the Connector
4.1
Removing or Adding Attributes for Reconciliation
4.1.1
Removing Attributes
4.1.2
Adding Attribute Mapping
4.2
Modifying Field Lengths on the OIM User Form
4.3
Configuring the Connector for Multiple Installations of the Target System
4.4
Configuring Validation of Data During Reconciliation
4.5
Configuring Transformation of Data During User Reconciliation
5
Testing and Troubleshooting
5.1
Running Test Cases
5.2
Troubleshooting
5.2.1
Connection Errors
5.2.2
Common SNC Errors
6
Known Issues
A
Structure of a Sample IDoc
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