After you deploy the connector, you must configure it to meet your requirements. This chapter discusses the following connector configuration procedures:
Note:
These sections provide both conceptual and procedural information about configuring the connector. It is recommended that you read the conceptual information before you perform the procedures.
As mentioned earlier in this guide, reconciliation involves duplicating in Oracle Identity Manager the creation of and modifications to user accounts on the target system. This section discusses the following topics related to configuring reconciliation:
By default, all target system records that are added or modified after the last reconciliation run are reconciled during the current reconciliation run. You can customize this process by specifying the subset of added or modified target system records that must be reconciled. You do this by creating filters for the reconciliation module.
For this connector, you create a filter by specifying values for the CustomizedReconQuery IT resource parameter while configuring the IT resource. The procedure is described in earlier in this guide.
The following table lists the SAP User Management attributes, and the corresponding Oracle Identity Manager attributes, that you can use to build the query condition. You specify this query condition as the value of the CustomizedReconQuery parameter.
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User ID |
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First Name |
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Last Name |
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User Type |
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Department |
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Functions |
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Country |
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User Group |
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User Profile |
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User Role |
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The following are sample query conditions:
firstname=John&lastname=Doe
With this query condition, records of users whose first name is John and last name is Doe are reconciled.
firstname=John&lastname=Doe|usergroup=contractors
With this query condition, records of users who meet either of the following conditions are reconciled:
The user's first name is John or last name is Doe.
The user belongs to the contractors user group.
If you do not specify values for the CustomizedReconQuery parameter, then all the records in the target system are compared with existing Oracle Identity Manager records during reconciliation.
The following are guidelines to be followed while specifying a value for the CustomizedReconQuery parameter:
For the target system attributes, you must use the same case (uppercase or lowercase) as given in the table shown earlier in this section. This is because the attribute names are case-sensitive.
You must not include unnecessary blank spaces between operators and values in the query condition.
A query condition with spaces separating values and operators would yield different results as compared to a query condition that does not contain spaces between values and operators. For example, the output of the following query conditions would be different:
firstname=John&lastname=Doe
firstname= John&lastname= Doe
In the second query condition, the reconciliation engine would look for first name and last name values that contain a space at the start.
You must not include special characters other than the equal sign (=), ampersand (&), and vertical bar (|) in the query condition.
Note:
An exception is thrown if you include special characters other than the equal sign (=), ampersand (&), and vertical bar (|).
The query condition must be an expression without any braces.
Searching users based on multiple value roles and groups are not supported. Only one value for roles and profiles can be queried at a time. For example, if the query condition is Usergroup=a,b,c, then the query generates an error.
Searching users based on more than three user attributes are not supported. For example, if the query condition is userid=JOHN&firstname=John&lastname=Doe&country=US, then the query generates an error.
You specify a value for the CustomizedReconQuery parameter while configuring the IT resource. The procedure is described later in this guide.
During a reconciliation run, all changes in the target system records are reconciled into Oracle Identity Manager. Depending on the number of records to be reconciled, this process may require a large amount of time. In addition, if the connection breaks during reconciliation, then the process would take longer to complete.
You can configure batched reconciliation to avoid such problems.
To configure batched reconciliation, you must specify values for the following user reconciliation scheduled task attributes:
StartRecord: Use this attribute to specify the record number from which batched reconciliation must begin.
BatchSize: Use this attribute to specify the number of records that must be included in each batch.
NumberOfBatches: Use this attribute to specify the total number of batches that must be reconciled. If you do not want to use batched reconciliation, specify All Available as the value of this attribute.
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If you specify All Available as the value of this attribute, then the values of the StartRecord and BatchSize attributes are ignored.
You specify values for these attributes by following the instructions described in the "Specifying Values for the Scheduled Task Attributes" section.
After you configure batched reconciliation, if reconciliation fails during a batched reconciliation run, then refer to the log file for information about the batch at which reconciliation has failed.
While configuring the connector, the target system can be designated as a trusted source or target resource. If you designate the target system as a trusted source, then during a reconciliation run:
For each newly created user on the target system, an OIM User is created.
Updates made to each user on the target system are propagated to the corresponding OIM User.
If you designate the target system as a target resource, then during a reconciliation run:
For each account created on the target system, a resource is assigned to the corresponding OIM User.
Updates made to each account on the target system are propagated to the corresponding resource.
Note:
Skip this section if you do not want to designate the target system as a trusted source for reconciliation.
Configuring trusted source reconciliation involves the following steps:
Depending on the target system that you use, import the XML file for trusted source reconciliation, SAPR3XLResourceObject.xml, SAPBIWXLResourceObject.xml, or SAPCRMXLResourceObject.xml, by using the Deployment Manager. This section describes the procedure to import the XML file.
Set the IsTrusted scheduled task attribute to True. You specify a value for this attribute while configuring the user reconciliation scheduled task, which is described later in this guide.
To import the XML file for trusted source reconciliation:
Open the Oracle Identity Manager Administrative and User Console.
Click the Deployment Management link on the left navigation bar.
Click the Import link under Deployment Management. A dialog box for opening files is displayed.
Depending on the target system that you use, locate and open the SAPR3XLResourceObject.xml, SAPBIWXLResourceObject.xml, or SAPCRMXLResourceObject.xml file. These files are in the OIM_home/Xellerate/sap/xml directory. Details of the XML file that you select are shown on the File Preview page.
Click Add File. The Substitutions page is displayed.
Click Next. The Confirmation page is displayed.
Click Import.
In the message that is displayed, click Import to confirm that you want to import the XML file and then click OK.
After you import the XML file for trusted source reconciliation, you must set the value of the IsTrusted reconciliation scheduled task attribute to True. This procedure is described in the "Configuring the Reconciliation Scheduled Tasks" section.
When you deploy the connector, the scheduled tasks for lookup fields and user reconciliations are automatically created in Oracle Identity Manager. To configure the scheduled task:
Expand the Xellerate Administration folder.
Select Task Scheduler.
Click Find. The details of the predefined scheduled tasks are displayed on two different tabs.
For the first scheduled task, enter a number in the Max Retries field. This number represents the number of times Oracle Identity Manager must attempt to complete the task before assigning the ERROR status to the task.
Ensure that the Disabled and Stop Execution check boxes are not selected.
In the Start region, double-click the Start Time field. From the date-time editor that is displayed, select the date and time at which you want the task to run.
In the Interval region, set the following schedule parameters:
To set the task to run on a recurring basis, select the Daily, Weekly, Recurring Intervals, Monthly, or Yearly option.
If you select the Recurring Intervals option, then you must also specify the time interval at which you want the task to run on a recurring basis.
To set the task to run only once, select the Once option.
Provide values for the attributes of the scheduled task. Refer to the "Specifying Values for the Scheduled Task Attributes" section for information about the values to be specified.
See Also:
Oracle Identity Manager Design Console Guide for information about adding and removing task attributes
Click Save. The scheduled task is created. The INACTIVE status is displayed in the Status field, because the task is not currently running. The task is run at the date and time that you set in Step 7.
Repeat Steps 5 through 10 to create the second scheduled task.
After you create both scheduled tasks, proceed to the "Configuring Provisioning" section.
This section provides information about the values to be specified for the following scheduled tasks:
You must specify values for the following attributes of the R3LookUpRecon lookup fields reconciliation scheduled task.
Note:
Attribute values are predefined in the connector XML file that you import. Specify values only for those attributes that you want to change.
Values (either default or user-defined) must be assigned to all the attributes. If even a single attribute value were left empty, then reconciliation would not be performed.
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Name of the IT resource for setting up a connection to the SAP User Management server |
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SAP server type The value can be |
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After you specify values for these task attributes, proceed to Step 10 of the procedure to create scheduled tasks.
You must specify values for the following attributes of the R3 Recon user reconciliation scheduled task.
Note:
Attribute values are predefined in the connector XML file that you import. Specify values only for those attributes that you want to change.
Values (either default or user-defined) must be assigned to all the attributes. If even a single attribute value were left empty, then reconciliation would not be performed.
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Default organization assigned to a new user |
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Default role assigned to a new user |
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Default type assigned to a new user |
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Name of the IT resource for setting up a connection to the SAP User Management server |
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Name of the resource object into which users must be reconciled You must ensure that the value of this attribute is the same as the decode value of the See Also: Oracle Identity Manager Design Console Guide for information about modifying lookup definitions |
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Configuration for a trusted or nontrusted target If it is set to |
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SAP server type The value can be |
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Start record for the batching process This attribute is also discussed in the "Batched Reconciliation" section. |
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Number of records that must be there in a batch This attribute is also discussed in the "Batched Reconciliation" section. |
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Number of batches that must be reconciled This attribute is also discussed in the "Batched Reconciliation" section. |
Default value: Sample value: |
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Time zone of the Oracle Identity Manager host computer For example, enter |
Default value: Sample value: |
After you specify values for these task attributes, proceed to Step 10 of the procedure to create scheduled tasks.
Suppose the User Reconciliation Scheduled Task for the connector is running and user records are being reconciled. If you want to stop the reconciliation process:
Perform Steps 1 through 4 of the procedure to configure reconciliation scheduled tasks.
Select the Stop Execution check box in the task scheduler.
Click Save.
As mentioned earlier in this guide, provisioning involves creating or modifying a user's account information on the target system through Oracle Identity Manager.
Note:
Skip this section if either of the following conditions is true:
You performed the procedure described in "Installing the Connector".
You do not want to use the provisioning features of Oracle Identity Manager for this target system.
Adapters are used to implement provisioning functions. The following adapters are imported into Oracle Identity Manager when you import the connector XML file:
See Also:
The "Supported Functionality" section for a listing of the provisioning functions that are available with this connector
SAP R3 Create User
SAP R3 Modify User
SAP R3 Modify UserX
SAP R3 Password Change
SAP R3 Lock UnLock User
SAP R3 Delete User
SAP R3 Add Role
SAP R3 Delete Role
SAP R3 Add Profile
SAP R3 Remove Profile
PrePopulate SAP Form
PrepopulateR3UserId
You must compile these adapters before they can be used in provisioning operations.
To compile adapters by using the Adapter Manager form:
Open the Adapter Manager form.
To compile all the adapters that you import into the current database, select Compile All.
To compile multiple (but not all) adapters, select the adapters you want to compile. Then, select Compile Selected.
Note:
Click Compile Previously Failed to recompile only those adapters that were not compiled successfully. Such adapters do not have an OK compilation status.
Click Start. Oracle Identity Manager compiles the selected adapters.
If Oracle Identity Manager is installed in a clustered environment, then copy the compiled adapters from the OIM_home/xellerate/Adapter directory to the same directory on each of the other nodes of the cluster. If required, overwrite the adapter files on the other nodes.
If you want to compile one adapter at a time, then use the Adapter Factory form.
See Also:
Oracle Identity Manager Tools Reference Guide for information about using the Adapter Factory and Adapter Manager forms
To view detailed information about an adapter:
Highlight the adapter in the Adapter Manager form.
Double-click the row header of the adapter, or right-click the adapter.
Select Launch Adapter from the shortcut menu that is displayed. Details of the adapter are displayed.