Sun[TM] Identity Manager 8.0 Deployment Overview |
Preface
This Sun Java System Identity Manager Technical Deployment Overview publication provides an overview of the reference and procedural information you will use to customize Sun Java System Identity Manager for your environment.
Who Should Use This BookSun Java System Identity Manager Technical Deployment Overview was designed for deployers and administrators who will create and update workflows, views, rules, system configurations and other configuration files necessary to customize Identity Manager 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 OrganizedIdentity Manager Technical Deployment Overview is organized into these chapters:
- Chapter 1, Working with Attributes — Introduces Identity attributes and how to use this feature to streamline the data flow through your Identity Manager deployment.
- Chapter 2, Data Loading and Synchronization — Presents an overview of the reconciliation and other mechanisms for loading account information into Identity Manager. Reconciliation compares the set of users defined in Identity Manager to the set of accounts that are defined on an Identity Manager resource.
- Chapter 3, Dataloading Scenario — Provides tips to consider when preparing to load account information into Identity Manager, including sample scenarios that illustrate some of the issues that you might encounter.
- Chapter 4, Data Exporter — Describes how to plan for and implement the Data Exporter feature.
- Chapter 5, Configuring User Actions — Details how to add custom tasks to the Identity Manager Administrator Interface and configure user actions that you can execute from two areas of the interface.
- Chapter 6, Private Labeling of Identity Manager — Describes how to customize IDM colors, logos, and header and footer content to meet the style standards of your organization.
- Appendix A, Editing Configuration Objects — Provides an overview of configuration objects and a discussion of the UserUIConfig object.
- Appendix B, Enabling Internationalization — Provides information on configuring Identity Manager to use multiple languages or display a language other than English.
Conventions Used in This BookThe tables in this section describe the conventions used in this book including:
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic conventions used in this book.
Symbols
The following table describes the symbol conventions used in this book.
Shell Prompts
The following table describes the shell prompts used in this book.
Related Documentation and HelpSun Microsystems provides additional documentation and information to help you install, use, and configure Identity Manager:
- Identity Manager Installation: Step-by-step instructions and reference information to help you install and configure Identity Manager and associated software.
- Identity Manager Upgrade: Step-by-step instructions and reference information to help you upgrade and configure Identity Manager and associated software.
- Identity Manager Administration: Procedures, tutorials, and examples that describe how to use Identity Manager to provide secure user access to your enterprise information systems.
- Identity Manager Deployment Tools: Reference and procedural information that describes how to use different Identity Manager deployment tool. This information addresses rules and rules libraries, common tasks and processes, dictionary support, and the SOAP-based web service interface provided by the Identity Manager server.
- Identity Manager Workflows, Forms, and Views: Reference and procedural information that describes how to use the Identity Manager workflows, forms, and views — including information about the tools you need to customize these objects.
- Identity Manager Resources Reference: Reference and procedural information that describes how to load and synchronize account information from a resource into Sun Java System Identity Manager.
- Identity Manager Tuning, Troubleshooting, and Error Messages: Reference and procedural information that provides guidance for tuning Sun Java System Identity Manager, provide instructions for tracing and troubleshooting problems, and describe the error messages and exceptions you might encounter as you work with the product.
- Identity Manager Service Provider Edition Deployment: Reference and procedural information that describes how to plan and implement Sun Java System Identity Manager Service Provider Edition.
- Identity Manager Help: Online guidance and information that offer complete procedural, reference, and terminology information about Identity Manager. You can access help by clicking the Help link from the Identity Manager menu bar. Guidance (field-specific information) is available on key fields.
Accessing Sun Resources OnlineFor product downloads, professional services, patches and support, and additional developer information, go to the following:
- Download Center
http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/- Professional Services
http://www.sun.com/service/sunps/sunone/index.html- Sun Enterprise Services, Solaris Patches, and Support
http://sunsolve.sun.com/- Developer Information
http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/index.html
Contacting Sun Technical SupportIf you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in the product documentation, contact customer support using one of the following mechanisms:
- The online support Web site at http://www.sun.com/service/online/us
- The telephone dispatch number associated with your maintenance contract
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