Oracle® Internet Directory Administrator's Guide 10g (9.0.4) Part Number B12118-01 |
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Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning Platform Concepts and Components, 3 of 9
Synchronization has to do with directories rather than applications. It ensures the consistency of entries and attributes that reside in both Oracle Internet Directory and other connected directories.
Provisioning has to do with applications. It notifies them of changes to user or group entries or attributes that the application needs to track.
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Synchronization enables you to coordinate changes among Oracle Internet Directory and connected directories. For all directories to both use and provide only the latest data, each directory must be informed of change made in the other connected directories. Synchronization ensures that any change to directory information--including, but not limited to data updated through provisioning--is kept consistent.
Whenever you decide to connect a third-party directory to Oracle Internet Directory, you create a synchronization profile for that specific directory. This profile specifies the format and content of the notifications between Oracle Internet Directory and the connected directory.
Provisioning enables you to ensure that an application is notified of directory changes to, for example, user or group information. Such changes can affect whether the application allows a user access to its processes and which resources can be used.
Use provisioning when you are designing or installing an application that
When you install an application that you want to provision, you must create a provisioning integration profile for it by using the Provisioning Subscription Tool.
Synchronization and provisioning have important operational differences as described in Table 32-1.
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