What's New in Oracle Identity Manager Connector for IBM RACF Standard?

This chapter provides an overview of the updates made to the software and documentation for the IBM RACF Standard connector in release 9.0.4.2.

See Also:

Release 9.0.4 of this guide for information about updates that were new for release 9.0.4

The updates discussed in this chapter are divided into the following categories:

• Software Updates

  This section describes updates made to the connector software.

• Documentation-Specific Updates

  These include major changes made to the connector documentation. These changes are not related to software updates.

Software Updates

The following sections discuss updates made in releases 9.0.4.1 through 9.0.4.2:

• Software Updates in Release 9.0.4.1

• Software Updates in Release 9.0.4.2

Software Updates in Release 9.0.4.1

The following are software updates in release 9.0.4.1:

• In the "Configuring the Target System" section, the procedure has been revised.

• In the "Importing the Connector XML Files" section, the IsDebug parameter has been removed from the list of IT resource parameters.

• In the "Configuring Provisioning" section, the names of the adapters have been modified.

• The IsDebug attribute has been removed from the scheduled tasks described in the following sections:

  • Lookup Fields Reconciliation Scheduled Task

  • Submitjob User Reconciliation Scheduled Task

• In the "GetData User Reconciliation Scheduled Task" section, the isTrusted attribute has been added to the list of scheduled task attributes.

Software Updates in Release 9.0.4.2

The following are software updates in release 9.0.4.2:

• Using the Connector Installer

• Support for the Arabic Language

• Resolved Issues in Release 9.0.4.2

Using the Connector Installer

From Oracle Identity Manager release 9.1.0 onward, the Administrative and User Console provides the Connector Installer feature. This feature can be used to automate the connector installation procedure.

See "Installing the Connector on Oracle Identity Manager Release 9.1.0 or Later" for details.

Support for the Arabic Language

Arabic has been added to the list of supported languages.

See "Multilanguage Support" in the connector guide for more information.

Resolved Issues in Release 9.0.4.2

The following are issues resolved in release 9.0.4.2:

Bug Number	Issue	Resolution
6610577	Group details were not reconciled during group lookup synchronization.	This issue has been resolved. The LookupType attribute has been added to the scheduled task for lookup field reconciliation. See "Lookup Fields Reconciliation Scheduled Task" for more information.
6724858	During a provisioning operation, special characters and spaces could not be entered in the Department field on the process form.	This issue has been resolved. The Department field can now accept special characters and spaces during provisioning operations.
6614438	During a Create User provisioning operation, the RXPRNTDT script was executed multiple times.	This issue has been resolved. The RXPRNTDT script is executed only once during a Create User provisioning operation.
6766603	The RACFNonTrusted.xml file was not correctly imported when you configured target resource reconciliation.	This issue has been resolved. The RACFNonTrusted.xml file is now correctly imported.

Documentation-Specific Updates

The following are documentation-specific updates in release 9.0.4.2:

• Instructions in the "Configuring SSL" section have been revised.

• In the "Verifying Deployment Requirements" section, changes have been made in the "Target System" row.