Maintaining Custom Adapters

Any time you install a new Identity Manager patch or service pack you must test your custom resources with the new idmcommon.jar and idmformui.jar files. You might have to modify or enhance your adapters so they adapt to changes made in the new release. Alternatively, you might just need to rebuild or refresh your resource adapter in your installation.

When you upgrade to a new release, you might have to recompile all of your custom resource adapters, depending on the target Identity Manager version. All custom Java that uses Identity Manager APIs (including custom resource adapters) require a recompile during upgrading. Also, consider other Java classes that use the Identity Manager library.

For more information about upgrading, see Upgrade Guide.

If your current Identity Manager installation has a large amount of custom work, contact your Sun Account Representative or Sun Customer Support for assistance with your upgrade.