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Oracle® Identity Manager Connector Guide for BMC Remedy Ticket Management
Release 9.0.4

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What's New in the Oracle Identity Manager Connector for BMC Remedy Ticket Management?

This chapter provides an overview of the updates made to the software and documentation for the BMC Remedy Ticket Management connector in release 9.0.4.4 of the Oracle Identity Manager connector pack.

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

Software Updates

The following sections discuss updates made to the connector software:

Software Updates in Release 9.0.4 and 9.0.4.1

The following are software updates in release 9.0.4 and 9.0.4.1:

Changes in IT Resource Parameters

In this release of the connector, the Host, TimeStamp, Max_Retry, and Delay BMC IT resource parameters have been removed. The ServerName, LastReconTime, NoOfTrials, DelayBetweenTrials, and FullNameOfUser IT resource parameters have been added. For more information about parameters of the BMCTicket IT resource, refer to the "Defining IT Resources" section.

Additions to the Known Issues List

In the Known Issues list in Chapter 5, the following item has been added:

"This release of the connector supports only the English language."

Changes in the Directory Structure for the Connector Installation Files

Some changes have been made in the directory structure for the connector installation files. These changes are reflected in the following sections:

Changes in Adapter Names

In the "Compiling Adapters" section, the names of the adapters have been modified.

Software Updates in Release 9.0.4.2

The following are software updates in release 9.0.4.2:

Support for 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 more information.

Support for BMC Remedy AR System 7.1

From this release onward, the connector supports BMC Remedy AR System 7.1. Changes related to this software update have been made in the following sections:

Note:

BMC Remedy AR System 6.0 is desupported from this release onward.

Extended Multilanguage Support

From this release onward, the connector supports the 12 languages listed in the "Multilanguage Support" section.

Resolved Issues in Release 9.0.4.2

The following is a resolved issue in release 9.0.4.2:

Bug Number Issue Resolution
7646231 The connector could be used only on an Oracle Identity Manager installation running on Microsoft Windows. This issue has been resolved. The connector can now be used on Oracle Identity Manager installations running on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Solaris.

See "Copying the External Code Files" for information about the required code files on each of the supported operating systems.


Software Updates in Release 9.0.4.3

The following is a resolved issue in release 9.0.4.3:

Bug Number Issue Resolution
8325232 The connector did not work if you used a BMC Remedy server port other than port 0 for connector operations. This issue has been resolved. You can now use any BMC Remedy server port (including port 0) for connector operations.

Software Updates in Release 9.0.4.4

The following is a resolved issue in release 9.0.4.4:

Bug Number Issue Resolution
8469308 The connector does not reconcile the ticket if the submitter is different from the UserName passed in the BMCTicket IT resource parameter. This issue has been resolved. Earlier tickets were reconciled based on submitter, username, and status. But from this release onward, tickets will be reconciled based on the status only. Therefore, if the ticket has a submitter different from the UserName passed in the BMCTicket IT resource parameter, it will be reconciled.

Documentation-Specific Updates

The following sections discuss documentation-specific updates in the guide:

Documentation-Specific Updates in Releases 9.0.4.1 and 9.0.4.2

The following documentation-specific updates have been made from release 9.0.4.1 through 9.0.4.2:

Documentation-Specific Updates in Release 9.0.4.3

The following are documentation-specific updates in release 9.0.4.3:

Documentation-Specific Updates in Release 9.0.4.4

In the "Connector Architecture" section, the overview of the connector architecture has been modified.