What's New In This Guide

This section summarizes the new features and significant changes in Administering Oracle Identity Manager in the Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0).

Follow the pointers into this guide to get more information about the features and how to use them. This document is the new edition of the formerly titled Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Identity Manager.

Updates in July 2018 Documentation Refresh for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

This revision of Administering Oracle Identity Manager contains bug fixes and editorial corrections.

Updates in April 2018 Documentation Refresh for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

This revision of Administering Oracle Identity Manager contains bug fixes and editorial corrections.

Updates in January 2018 Documentation Refresh for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

This revision of Administering Oracle Identity Manager includes the following change:

Updates in December 2017 Documentation Refresh for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

This revision of Administering Oracle Identity Manager contains bug fixes and editorial corrections.

Updates in October 2016 Documentation Refresh for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

This revision of Administering Oracle Identity Manager contains bug fixes and editorial corrections.

Updates in July 2016 Documentation Refresh for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

This revision of Administering Oracle Identity Manager contains bug fixes and editorial corrections.

Updates in April 2016 Documentation Refresh for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

This revision of Administering Oracle Identity Manager contains bug fixes and editorial corrections.

Updates in January 2016 Documentation Refresh for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

This revision of Administering Oracle Identity Manager contains bug fixes and editorial corrections.

Updates in August 2015 Documentation Refresh for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

This revision of Administering Oracle Identity Manager contains bug fixes and editorial corrections.

Updates in June 2015 Documentation Refresh for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

This revision of Administering Oracle Identity Manager contains bug fixes and editorial corrections.

New and Changed Features for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

Oracle Identity Manager 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0) includes the following new and changed administrative features for this document.

Other Significant Changes in this Document for 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0)

For 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0), this guide has been updated in several ways. Following are the sections that have been added or changed.

  • Revised procedures for creating and managing custom attributes, as a result of the new UI in Oracle Identity Self Service. See Chapter 7, "Configuring Custom Attributes".

  • Added information about creating and managing Generic Technology Connectors (GTC). See Chapter 9, "Managing Generic Connectors".

  • Added information about creating and managing role categories. See Chapter 17, "Managing Role Categories".

  • Added information about configuring various Oracle Identity Manager components, and thereby, control the functionalities of Oracle Identity Manager. See Chapter 20, "Configuring Oracle Identity Manager".

  • Added information about moving Oracle Identity Manager deployment from test to production. See Chapter 21, "Moving From Test to Production".

  • Added information about some SSO integration use cases. See Appendix B, "Configuring SSO Providers for Oracle Identity Manager".

  • Moved information about managing password policies to Performing Self Service Tasks with Oracle Identity Manager. See "Managing Password Policy" section in that book.

  • Removed information about managing attestation processes as attestation is not supported in this release.

  • Moved information about managing identity certification to Performing Self Service Tasks with Oracle Identity Manager. See "Managing Identity Certification" section in that book.

  • Removed information about installing and configuring a remote manager as using a remote manager is not recommended.

  • Removed information about using the Form Upgrade Job and Form Version Control Utility. Although fresh Oracle Identity Manager 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3.0) deployment may not need the Form Upgrade Job to be run, it can still be run for upgrading older versions of forms to the latest version in this release of Oracle Identity Manager depending upon whether you have upgraded from prior Oracle Identity Manager releases where older versions of the same form were used. For information about the Form Upgrade Job utility, refer to the following URL:

    http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E40329_01/admin.1112/e27149/formver.htm#OMADM2163