Oracle Directory Provisioning Integration Service

The Oracle Directory Provisioning Integration Service ensures that each provisioned application is notified of changes in, for example, user or group information. To do this, it relies on the information contained in a provisioning integration profile. Each provisioning profile:

• Uniquely identifies the application and organization to which it applies

• Specifies, for example, the users, groups, and operations requiring the application to be notified

The profile must be created when the application is installed, by using the Provisioning Subscription Tool.

See Also: "The Provisioning Subscription Tool (oidprovtool) Syntax" for information about the Provisioning Subscription Tool

When changes in Oracle Internet Directory match what is specified in the provisioning profile of an application, the Oracle Directory Provisioning Integration Service sends the relevant data to that application.

Note: A legacy application--that is, one that was operational before the Oracle Directory Provisioning Integration Service was installed--would not have subscribed in the usual way during installation. To enable such an application to receive provisioning information, a provisioning agent, in addition to the provisioning profile, must be developed. The agent must be able to translate the relevant data from Oracle Internet Directory into the exact format required by the legacy application.

Figure 32-3 shows the interactions between components in an Oracle Directory Provisioning Integration Service environment, including the special case of a provisioning agent for a legacy application.

Figure 32-3 Interactions of the Oracle Directory Provisioning Integration Service

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