Preface

Oracle Identity Management Guide to Delegated Administration describes how to perform delegated administration for Oracle Internet Directory.

This Preface contains these topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Structure

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

Oracle Identity Management Guide to Delegated Administration is intended for anyone who performs delegated administration for Oracle Internet Directory, including the following tasks:

• Installing and configuring of Oracle Delegated Administration Services

• Starting and stopping Oracle Delegated Administration Services

• Creating applications by using Oracle Delegated Administration Services

• Configuring Oracle Delegated Administration Services

• Using the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console

To use this document, you should be familiar with the UNIX operating system and have some familiarity with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). You should also have an understanding of how to administer Oracle Internet Directory. Refer to the Oracle Internet Directory Administrator's Guide for more information on Oracle Internet Directory administration.

Documentation Accessibility

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Structure

This document contains:

Chapter 1, " Oracle Delegated Administration Services"

This chapter describes Oracle Delegated Administration Services, a framework consisting of pre-defined, Web-based units that administrators can use to delegate specific functions to other administrators and to users. You can use Oracle Delegated Administration Services to develop your own tools for administering application data in a directory.

Chapter 2, " Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console"

This chapter explains how to use the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console, a ready-to-use standalone application created by using Oracle Delegated Administration Services. You can use the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console to delegate administrative privileges to other administrators and to users.

Appendix A, "The Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console User Interface"

This appendix lists and describes the various windows, fields, and control devices in the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console.

Appendix B, "Troubleshooting Oracle Delegated Administration Services"

This appendix describes how to troubleshoot Oracle Delegated Administration Services.

Glossary

This glossary provides definitions for key terms and concepts relating to Oracle Identity Management.

Related Documents

For more information, see the Oracle Application Server Documentation Library, especially:

• Oracle Identity Management Concepts and Deployment Planning Guide

• Oracle Internet Directory Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Identity Management Integration Guide

• Oracle Identity Management Application Developer's Guide

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Conventions

This section describes the conventions used in the text and code examples of this documentation set. It describes:

• Conventions in Text

• Conventions in Code Examples

Conventions in Text

We use various conventions in text to help you more quickly identify special terms. The following table describes those conventions and provides examples of their use.

Convention	Meaning	Example
Bold	Bold typeface indicates terms that are defined in the text or terms that appear in a glossary, or both.	When you specify this clause, you create an index-organized table.
Italics	Italic typeface indicates book titles or emphasis.	Oracle Database Concepts Ensure that the recovery catalog and target database do not reside on the same disk.
UPPERCASE monospace (fixed-width) font	Uppercase monospace typeface indicates elements supplied by the system. Such elements include parameters, privileges, datatypes, RMAN keywords, SQL keywords, SQL*Plus or utility commands, packages and methods, as well as system-supplied column names, database objects and structures, usernames, and roles.	You can specify this clause only for a NUMBER column. You can back up the database by using the BACKUP command. Query the TABLE_NAME column in the USER_TABLES data dictionary view. Use the DBMS_STATS.GENERATE_STATS procedure.
lowercase monospace (fixed-width) font	Lowercase monospace typeface indicates executable programs, filenames, directory names, and sample user-supplied elements. Such elements include computer and database names, net service names and connect identifiers, user-supplied database objects and structures, column names, packages and classes, usernames and roles, program units, and parameter values. Note: Some programmatic elements use a mixture of UPPERCASE and lowercase. Enter these elements as shown.	Enter sqlplus to start SQL*Plus. The password is specified in the orapwd file. Back up the datafiles and control files in the /disk1/oracle/dbs directory. The department_id, department_name, and location_id columns are in the hr.departments table. Set the QUERY_REWRITE_ENABLED initialization parameter to true. Connect as oe user. The JRepUtil class implements these methods.
lowercase italic monospace (fixed-width) font	Lowercase italic monospace font represents placeholders or variables.	You can specify the parallel_clause. Run old_release.SQL where old_release refers to the release you installed prior to upgrading.

Conventions in Code Examples

Code examples illustrate SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, or other command-line statements. They are displayed in a monospace (fixed-width) font and separated from normal text as shown in this example:

SELECT username FROM dba_users WHERE username = 'MIGRATE';

The following table describes typographic conventions used in code examples and provides examples of their use.

Convention	Meaning	Example
[ ]	Anything enclosed in brackets is optional.	DECIMAL (digits [ , precision ])
{ }	Braces are used for grouping items.	{ENABLE | DISABLE}
|	A vertical bar represents a choice of two options.	{ENABLE | DISABLE} [COMPRESS | NOCOMPRESS]
...	Ellipsis points mean repetition in syntax descriptions. In addition, ellipsis points can mean an omission in code examples or text.	CREATE TABLE ... AS subquery; SELECT col1, col2, ... , coln FROM employees;
Other symbols	You must use symbols other than brackets ([ ]), braces ({ }), vertical bars (|), and ellipsis points (...) exactly as shown.	acctbal NUMBER(11,2); acct CONSTANT NUMBER(4) := 3;
Italics	Italicized text indicates placeholders or variables for which you must supply particular values.	CONNECT SYSTEM/system_password DB_NAME = database_name
UPPERCASE	Uppercase typeface indicates elements supplied by the system. We show these terms in uppercase in order to distinguish them from terms you define. Unless terms appear in brackets, enter them in the order and with the spelling shown. Because these terms are not case sensitive, you can use them in either UPPERCASE or lowercase.	SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees; SELECT * FROM USER_TABLES; DROP TABLE hr.employees;
lowercase	Lowercase typeface indicates user-defined programmatic elements, such as names of tables, columns, or files. Note: Some programmatic elements use a mixture of UPPERCASE and lowercase. Enter these elements as shown.	SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees; sqlplus hr/hr CREATE USER mjones IDENTIFIED BY ty3MU9;