When you configure an external user directory, Shared Services automatically adds the user directory to the search order and assigns it the next available search sequence preceding that of Native Directory. The search order is used to cycle through configured user directories when EPM System searches for users and groups.
You can remove a user directory from the search order, in which case Shared Services automatically reassigns the search order of the remaining directories. User directories not included in the search order are not used to support authentication and provisioning.
Note: | Shared Services terminates the search for the user or group when it encounters the specified account. Oracle recommends that the corporate directory that contains most of the EPM System users be placed at the top of the search order. |
By default, Native Directory is set as the last directory in the search order. You can perform these tasks to manage the search order: