1 About the Connector

Oracle Identity Manager automates access rights management, security, and provisioning of IT resources. Oracle Identity Manager connectors are used to integrate Oracle Identity Manager with third-party applications. The connector for Sun Java System Directory is used to integrate Oracle Identity Manager with Sun Java System Directory.

Note:

Oracle Identity Manager connectors were referred to as resource adapters prior to the acquisition of Thor Technologies by Oracle.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Reconciliation Module
Provisioning Module
Supported Functionality
Multilanguage Support
Files and Directories That Comprise the Connector
Determining the Release Number of the Connector

Note:

At some places in this guide, Sun Java System Directory has been referred to as the target system.

Reconciliation Module

Reconciliation involves duplicating in Oracle Identity Manager additions of and modifications to user accounts on the target system. It is an automated process initiated by a scheduled task that you configure.

See Also:

The "Deployment Configurations of Oracle Identity Manager" section in Oracle Identity Manager Connector Framework Guide for conceptual information about reconciliation configurations

Based on the type of data reconciled from the target system, reconciliation can be divided into the following types:

Lookup Fields Reconciliation
User Reconciliation

Lookup Fields Reconciliation

Lookup fields reconciliation involves reconciling the fields for groups, roles, organizations, and organizational units.

User Reconciliation

User reconciliation involves reconciling the fields discussed in this section.

Reconciled Resource Object Fields

The following target system fields are reconciled:

User ID
First Name
Last Name
Middle Name
Department
Location
Telephone
Email
Timezone
Communication Language
Title
Organizational Unit
Group
Role

Reconciled Xellerate User Fields

The following target system fields are reconciled only if trusted source reconciliation is implemented:

User ID
First Name
Last Name
Employee Type
Timezone
User Type
Organization
Email

Provisioning Module

Provisioning involves creating or modifying a user's account information on the target system through Oracle Identity Manager. You use the Administrative and User Console to perform provisioning operations.

See Also:

The "Deployment Configurations of Oracle Identity Manager" section in Oracle Identity Manager Connector Framework Guide for conceptual information about provisioning

For this target system, the following fields are provisioned:

User ID
First Name
Last Name
Middle Name
Department
Location
Telephone
Email
Communication Language
Title
Organizational Unit
Group
Role

Supported Functionality

The following table lists the functions that are available with this connector.

Function	Type	Description
Create User	Provisioning	Creates a user
Delete User	Provisioning	Deletes a user
Enable User	Provisioning	Enables a user
Disable User	Provisioning	Disables a user
Move User	Provisioning	Moves a user from one container to another
Password Updated	Provisioning	Updates the password of a user
First Name Updated	Provisioning	Updates the first name of a user
Last Name Updated	Provisioning	Updates the last name of a user
Department Updated	Provisioning	Updates the department of a user
Email ID Updated	Provisioning	Updates the e-mail address of a user
Location Updated	Provisioning	Updates the location of a user
Middle Name Updated	Provisioning	Updates the middle name of a user
Communication Language Updated	Provisioning	Updates the communication language preference of a user
Telephone Updated	Provisioning	Updates the telephone number of a user
Title Updated	Provisioning	Updates the title of the user
Organization DN Updated	Provisioning	Updates the organization DN of a user
Add User to Group	Provisioning	Adds a user to a group
Remove User from Group	Provisioning	Removes a user from a group
Add User to Role	Provisioning	Adds a user to a role
Remove User from Role	Provisioning	Removes a user from a role
Create OU	Provisioning	Creates an organizational unit
Change OU Name	Provisioning	Changes OU name
Delete OU	Provisioning	Deletes organizational unit
Move OU	Provisioning	Moves organization sub unit to another parent organizational unit
Create iPlanet Group	Provisioning	Creates an iPlanet group
Delete iPlanet Group	Provisioning	Deletes an iPlanet group
New Group Name Updated	Provisioning	Changes the group name
Create iPlanet Role	Provisioning	Creates iPlanet role
Delete iPlanet Role	Provisioning	Deletes iPlanet role
New Role Name Updated	Provisioning	Changes the role name
Reconciliation Delete Received	Reconciliation	Deletes a user from Oracle Identity Manager if the user is deleted from Sun Java System Directory
Reconciliation Insert Received	Reconciliation	Inserts a user in Oracle Identity Manager
Reconciliation Update Received	Reconciliation	Updates user attributes, such as the first name and last name, in Oracle Identity Manager
Create User	Reconciliation	Creates a user in Oracle Identity Manager
Delete User	Reconciliation	Deletes a user is Oracle Identity Manager
Enable User	Reconciliation	Enables a user in Oracle Identity Manager
Disable User	Reconciliation	Disables a user in Oracle Identity Manager
Move User	Reconciliation	Moves a user from one container to another in Oracle Identity Manager
Add User to Group	Reconciliation	Adds a user to a group in Oracle Identity Manager
Remove User from Group	Reconciliation	Removes a user from a group in Oracle Identity Manager
Assign Role to User	Reconciliation	Assigns a role to a user in Oracle Identity Manager
Remove Assigned Role from User	Reconciliation	Removes a role from a user in Oracle Identity Manager

Multilanguage Support

The connector supports the following languages:

Chinese Simplified
Chinese Traditional
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish

See Also:

Oracle Identity Manager Globalization Guide for information about supported special characters

Files and Directories That Comprise the Connector

The files and directories that comprise this connector are in the following directory on the installation media:

Directory Servers/Sun Java System Directory Server

These files and directories are listed in the following table.

File in the Installation Media Directory	Description
lib/xliIPlanet.jar	This JAR file contains the class files required for provisioning and reconciliation.
Files in the `resources` directory	Each of these resource bundle files contains language-specific information that is used by the connector. Note: A resource bundle is a file containing localized versions of the text strings that are displayed on the user interface of Oracle Identity Manager. These text strings include GUI element labels and messages displayed on the Administrative and User Console.
troubleshooting/TroubleShootingUtilityIPlanet.class	This is the standalone class that interacts with the target system. This is the class that has the code required to run the test cases.
troubleshooting/log.properties	This file is used to specify the log level and the directory in which the log file is to be created when you run the testing utility.
troubleshooting/TroubleShootIPlanet.properties	This file contains the connection details that are required to connect to the target system and user details. It also contains details about the commands to be run.
xml/iPlanetResourceObject.xml	This XML file contains definitions for the following components of the connector: IT resource type Custom process form Process task and rule-generator adapters (along with their mappings) Resource object Provisioning process Pre-populate rules Reconciliation process Lookup definitions
xml/iPlanetXLResourceObject.xml	This XML file contains the configuration for the Xellerate User. You must import this file only if you plan to use the connector in trusted source reconciliation mode.

Note:

The files in the troubleshooting directory are used only to run tests on the connector.

The "Step 2: Copying the Connector Files and External Code Files" section provides instructions to copy these files into the required directories.

Determining the Release Number of the Connector

You can use any one of the following methods to determine the release number of the connector.

Before Deployment

To determine the release number of a connector before you deploy it:

Extract the contents of the xliIPlanet.jar file. This file is in the following directory on the installation media:
```
Directory Servers/Sun Java System Directory Server/lib
```
Open the manifest.mf file in a text editor. The manifest.mf file is one of the files bundled inside the xliIPlanet.jar file.

In the manifest.mf file, the release number of the connector is displayed as the value of the Version property.

Note:

If you maintain a copy of the xliIPlanet.jar file after deployment, then you can use this method to determine the release number of the connector at any stage. After you deploy the connector, it is recommended that you use the "After Deployment" method, which is described in the following section.

After Deployment

To determine the release number of a connector that has already been deployed:

See Also:

Oracle Identity Manager Design Console Guide

Open the Oracle Identity Manager Design Console.
In the Form Designer, open the process form. The release number of the connector is the value of the Version field.