Creating a Path Expression to a View Attribute

Typically, you define a Field name by including the path to an attribute in the user view (the path expression). For a list of these attributes, see Chapter 3, Identity Manager Views.

The following field definition renders a text field to edit the Identity Manager email address:

<Field name=’waveset.email’>
   <Display class=’Text’>
      <Property name=’size’ value=’60’/>
   </Display>
</Field>

The string waveset.email is a path expression for the user view that targets the email address stored in the Identity Manager repository.

Example:

This example field edits the email address defined for a particular resource account. The field name references a resource in the account:

<Field name=’accounts[Active Directory].email’>
   <Display class=’Text’>
      <Property name=’size’ value=’60’/>
   </Display>
</Field>

The string accounts[Active Directory].email is a path expression to another location within the user view that holds information about account attributes for a specific resource. In this example, the resource named Active Directory.

Example:

This example field defines the email address for all resources including Identity Manager that contain an attribute named email on the left side of the schema map.

<Field name=’global.email’>
   <Display class=’Text’>
      <Property name=’size’ value=’60’/>
   </Display>
</Field>