Oracle Waveset 8.1.1 Web Services

How SPML 2.0 Compares to SPML 1.0

Waveset Web Services support both SPML Version 1.0 and Version 2.0 protocols (open standards for service provisioning using XML) for communication with provisioning systems.


Note –

See Chapter 1, Using SPML 1.0 with Oracle Waveset Web Services for information about using SPML Version 1.0.


SPML 2.0 offers many improvements over SPML 1.0, including the following:

Table 2–1 SPML Capabilities

SPML 1.0 Capabilities 

SPML 2.0 Capabilities 

Add

Add

Modify

Modify

Delete

Delete

Lookup

Lookup

SchemaRequest

ListTargets

Search

Search

ExtendedRequest

 

Captured in “standard” capabilities: 

  • Async – Process requirements asynchronously

  • Batch – Process a batch of requests

  • Bulk – Process modifies or deletes using iteration

  • Password – Change, set, reset, validate, or expire passwords

  • Reference – Refer to PSOs between targets

  • Suspend – Enable or disable PSOs

  • Update – Find change records for objects that have been updated (can also be captured in “custom” capabilities)