Preface
This Oracle Waveset 8.1.1 Technical Deployment Guide publication provides an overview of the reference and procedural information you will use to customize Oracle Waveset for your environment.
Oracle Waveset was formerly known as Sun Identity Manager. This release of Oracle Waveset follows Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Some parts of the product and documentation may still refer to the original Sun Identity Manager product name.
Who Should Use This Book
The Oracle Waveset 8.1.1 Technical Deployment Guide was designed for deployers and administrators who will create and update workflows, views, rules, system configurations and other configuration files necessary to customize Waveset for a customer installation during different phases of product deployment.
Deployers should have a background in programming and should be comfortable with XML, Java, Emacs and/or IDEs such as Eclipse or NetBeans.
How This Book Is Organized
This book is organized into these chapters:
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Chapter 1, Working with Attributes introduces Identity attributes and how to use this feature to streamline the data flow through your Waveset deployment.
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Chapter 2, Working with Authorization Types describes how to assign authorization rights to Waveset objects.
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Chapter 3, Data Loading and Synchronization presents an overview of the reconciliation and other mechanisms for loading account information into Waveset. Reconciliation compares the set of users defined in Waveset to the set of accounts that are defined on an Waveset resource.
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Chapter 4, Dataloading Scenario provides tips to consider when preparing to load account information into IdentityManager, including sample scenarios that illustrate some of the issues that you might encounter.
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Chapter 5, Data Exporter describes how to plan for and implement the Data Exporter feature.
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Chapter 6, Integrating Waveset and SAP BusinessObjects Access Controldescribes how to implement SAP Access Control.
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Chapter 7, Configuring User Actions describes how to add custom tasks to the Waveset Administrator Interface and configure user actions that you can execute from two areas of the interface.
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Chapter 8, Private Labeling of Waveset describes how to customize colors, logos, and header and footer content to meet the style standards of your organization.
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Chapter 9, Customizing Message Catalogs describes how to create a message catalog so that you can override the default text displayed on the user and administrator interfaces.
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Chapter 10, Developing Custom Adapters describes how to create custom Waveset resource adapters that are tailored to your company or customers.
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Chapter 11, Optimistic Checkouts describes how to allow multiple processes to access a User object simultaneously.
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Chapter 12, Editing Configuration Objects provides an overview of configuration objects and a discussion of the UserUIConfig object.
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Chapter 13, Enabling Internationalization provides information on configuring Waveset to use multiple languages or display a language other than English.
Related Books
Oracle provides additional documentation and information to help you install, use, and configure Waveset. The Oracle Waveset 8.1.1 library includes the following publications:
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All Audiences |
Provides an overview of Waveset features and functionality. Provides product architecture information and describes how Waveset integrates with other Sun products, such as Sun Open SSO Enterprise and Role Manager. |
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Describes known issues, fixed issues, and late-breaking information not already provided in the Waveset documentation set. |
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System Administrators |
Describes how to install Waveset and optional components such as the Oracle Waveset Gateway and PasswordSync. |
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Provides instructions on how to upgrade from an older version of Waveset to a newer version. |
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Contains information and instructions to help system administrators manage, tune, and troubleshoot their Waveset installation. |
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Business Administrators |
Describes how to use Waveset's provisioning and auditing features. Contains information on the user interfaces, user and account management, reporting, and more. |
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System Integrators |
Describes how to deploy Waveset in complex IT environments. Topics covered include working with identity attributes, data loading and synchronization, configuring user actions, applying custom branding, and so on. |
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Contains information on workflows, forms, views, and rules, as well as the XPRESS language. |
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Provides information about installing, configuring, and using resource adapters. |
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Describes how to deploy Oracle Waveset Service Provider, and how views, forms, and resources differ from the standard Wavesetproduct. |
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Describes how to configure SPML support, which SPML features are supported (and why), and how to extend support in the field. |
In addition, the http://docs.sun.com web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the archive or search for a specific book title or subject.
Documentation Updates
Corrections and updates to this and other Waveset publications are posted to the Waveset Documentation Updates website:
http://blogs.sun.com/idmdocupdates/
An RSS feed reader can be used to periodically check the website and notify you when updates are available. To subscribe, download a feed reader and click a link under Feeds on the right side of the page. Starting with version 8.0, separate feeds are available for each major release.
Related Third-Party Web Site References
Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.
Note –
Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources. Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through such sites or resources.
Documentation, Support, and Training
See the following web sites for additional resources:
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Training – Click the Sun link in the left navigation bar.
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Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions|
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The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
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AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
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Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
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Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Oracle Solaris release.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts|
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Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell |
$ |
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Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser |
# |
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C shell |
machine_name% |
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C shell for superuser |
machine_name# |
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