Identity Manager provides several tools that can be used to import and synchronize account data. For help selecting the correct tool for a given task, refer to Table 7–1.
For an in-depth explanation of how data loading and synchronization works in Identity Manager, see Chapter 4, Data Loading and Synchronization, in Sun Identity Manager Deployment Guide .
If you want to |
Choose this feature |
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Initially pull resource accounts into Identity Manager, without viewing before loading |
Load from Resource |
Initially pull resource accounts into Identity Manager, optionally viewing and editing data before loading |
Extract to File, Load from File |
Periodically pull resource accounts into Identity Manager, taking action on each account according to configured policy |
Reconcile with Resources |
Push or pull resource account changes into Identity Manager |
Synchronization using Active Sync adapters (multiple resource implementations) |