What's New in Oracle Identity Manager Connector for Oracle E-Business Employee Reconciliation?

This chapter provides an overview of the updates made to the software and documentation for release 9.1.0 of the Oracle E-Business Employee Reconciliation connector.

Software Updates

The following sections discuss software updates:

Software Updates in Release 9.1.0

Software Updates in Release 9.1.0

The following are software updates in release 9.1.0:

Dedicated Support for Trusted Source Reconciliation
Support for New Target System Versions and Configurations
Support for Configurable Reconciliation Queries (Configurable Attribute Mappings)
Support for Effective-Dated Lifecycle Events
Support for Multiple Person Types
Support for Creating Copies of Connector Objects
Support for Target System Account with Minimum Permissions for Connector Operations
Support for Connection Pooling
Support for the Multiple Trusted Source Reconciliation Feature of Oracle Identity Manager
Support for SSL Communication Between the Target System and Oracle Identity Manager

Dedicated Support for Trusted Source Reconciliation

The connector provides all the features required to integrate Oracle E-Business HRMS as a trusted source of identity data. The connector can also be configured for use in scenarios in which Oracle E-Business HRMS is one of the trusted sources in the operating environment of the organization.

Note:

If you want to manage Oracle E-Business Suite as a target resource of Oracle Identity Manager, then use the Oracle E-Business User Management connector.

Support for New Target System Versions and Configurations

From this release onward, the connector supports the following target system versions

Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10, 12.0.1 through 12.0.6 running on Oracle Real Application Clusters 10g and 11g

The Section 1.1, "Certified Components" section provides information about these and other certified software components that you can use with the connector.

Support for Configurable Reconciliation Queries (Configurable Attribute Mappings)

Reconciliation involves running a SQL query on the target system database to fetch the required person records to Oracle Identity Manager. From this release onward, you can modify the predefined SQL queries that are shipped in the connector deployment package. You can also create and use your own SQL queries for reconciliation. This feature can also be used to extend the default set of attribute mappings for reconciliation.

See the following sections for more information:

Support for Effective-Dated Lifecycle Events

Oracle E-Business HRMS allows effective-dating of lifecycle events. For example, a change in an employee's designation can be scheduled for the end of the current quarter. The connector can detect and respond to such effective-dated lifecycle events.

See Section 1.3, "Connector Architecture" for more information.

Support for Multiple Person Types

An organization can use Oracle E-Business HRMS to store different types of person records. Examples of person types include employees, part-time workers, contingent workers, and contractors. The connector can distinguish between records of different person types. In addition, you can add to or modify the predefined set of supported person types.

See the following sections for more information:

Support for Creating Copies of Connector Objects

To meet the requirements of specific use cases, you might need to create multiple copies of the Oracle Identity Manager objects that constitute the connector. The connector can work with multiple instances of these objects.

See Section 4.6, "Configuring the Connector for Multiple Installations of the Target System" sections for more information.

Support for Target System Account with Minimum Permissions for Connector Operations

You can create and use an Oracle E-Business HRMS user account with the minimum permissions required for connector operations.

See Section 2.1.2.1, "Creating a Target System User Account for Connector Operations" for more information.

Support for Connection Pooling

The connector supports the connection pooling feature introduced in Oracle Identity Manager release 9.1.0.2. In earlier releases, a connection with the target system was established at the start of a reconciliation run and closed at the end of the reconciliation run. This approach was resource-intensive. With the introduction of connection pooling, multiple connections are established by Oracle Identity Manager and held in reserve for use by the connector.

See Section 1.4.9, "Connection Pooling" for more information.

Support for the Multiple Trusted Source Reconciliation Feature of Oracle Identity Manager

The connector now supports the multiple trusted source reconciliation feature of Oracle Identity Manager. See Oracle Identity Manager Design Console Guide for detailed information about multiple trusted source reconciliation.

Support for SSL Communication Between the Target System and Oracle Identity Manager

From this release onward, you can configure SSL to secure communication between Oracle Identity Manager and the target system.

See Section 2.3.4, "Configuring Secure Communication Between the Target System and Oracle Identity Manager" for more information.

Documentation-Specific Updates

The following are documentation-specific updates in release 9.1.0:

Major changes have been made in the structure of guide for this release. The objective of these changes is to synchronize the guide with the software updates and to improve the usability of information provided by the guide.

See Section 1.6, "Roadmap for Deploying and Using the Connector" for detailed information about the organization of content in this guide.
In the "Certified Components" section, changes have been made in the "Target system" row.