Creating an Application by Using the Connector

2 Creating an Application by Using the Connector

Learn about onboarding applications using the connector and the prerequisites for doing so.

2.1 Process Flow for Creating an Application By Using the Connector

From Oracle Identity Governance release 12.2.1.3.0 onward, connector deployment is handled using the application onboarding capability of Identity Self Service.

Figure 2-1 is a flowchart depicting high-level steps for creating an application in Oracle Identity Governance by using the connector installation package.

Figure 2-1 Overall Flow of the Process for Creating an Application By Using the Connector

Description of "Figure 2-1 Overall Flow of the Process for Creating an Application By Using the Connector"

2.2 Prerequisites for Creating an Application By Using the Connector

Learn about the tasks that you must complete before you create the application.

2.2.1 Registering the Client Application

Registering a client application (that is, the Azure AD connector) with the target system is a step that is performed before creating an application instance so that the connector can access Azure AD Graph APIs. It also involves generating the client ID and client secret for authenticating to the target system and setting the permissions for the client application.

Preprovisioning involves performing the following tasks on the target system:

Register your client application with Microsoft Azure Active Directory to provide secure sign in and authorization for your services. You can register your client application by creating an application in the Microsoft Azure Management Portal.
Generate the client ID and client secret values for your client application. Note down these values as they are required while configuring IT resource parameters.
Specify the permissions that the client application requires to access the target system. To do so:
1. Assign the Read and write domains and Read and write directory data application permissions that the client application requires on Windows Azure Active Directory.
2. Assign the following delegated permissions that the client application requires on Windows Azure Active Directory:
  - Read and write directory data
  - Read and write all groups
  - Read all groups
  - Access the directory as the signed-in user
  - Read directory data
  - Read all user’s full profiles
  - Read all user’s basic profiles
  - Sign in and read user profile
3. Add the client application to "Company Administrator" and “User Account Administrator” in the Azure AD administrative roles. Visit the following Microsoft support URL for detailed information: https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/kb/3004133
  
  This provides the necessary permissions for the client application to perform the Change Password and Delete user and group membership operations.

2.2.2 Downloading the Connector Installation Package

You can obtain the installation package for your connector on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) website.

To download the connector installation package:

Navigate to the OTN website at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/id-mgmt/downloads/connectors-101674.html.
Click OTN License Agreement and read the license agreement.
Select the Accept License Agreement option.
You must accept the license agreement before you can download the installation package.
Download and save the installation package to any directory on the computer hosting Oracle Identity Governance.
Extract the contents of the installation package to any directory on the computer hosting Oracle Identity Governance. This creates a directory named CONNECTOR_NAME-RELEASE_NUMBER.
Copy the CONNECTOR_NAME-RELEASE_NUMBER directory to the OIG_HOME/server/ConnectorDefaultDirectory directory.

2.3 Creating an Application By Using the Connector

You can onboard an application into Oracle Identity Governance from the connector package by creating a Target application. To do so, you must log in to Identity Self Service and then choose the Applications box on the Manage tab.

The following is the high-level procedure to create an application by using the connector:

Note:

For detailed information on each of the steps in this procedure, see Creating Applications of Oracle Fusion Middleware Performing Self Service Tasks with Oracle Identity Governance.

Create an application in Identity Self Service. The high-level steps are as follows:
1. Log in to Identity Self Service either by using the System Administration account or an account with the ApplicationInstanceAdministrator admin role.
2. Ensure that the Connector Package option is selected when creating an application.
3. Update the basic configuration parameters to include connectivity-related information.
4. If required, update the advanced setting parameters to update configuration entries related to connector operations.
5. Review the default user account attribute mappings. If required, add new attributes or you can edit or delete existing attributes.
6. Review the provisioning, reconciliation, organization, and catalog settings for your application and customize them if required. For example, you can customize the default correlation rules for your application if required.
7. Review the details of the application and click Finish to submit the application details.
  The application is created in Oracle Identity Governance.
8. When you are prompted whether you want to create a default request form, click Yes or No.
  If you click Yes, then the default form is automatically created and is attached with the newly created application. The default form is created with the same name as the application. The default form cannot be modified later. Therefore, if you want to customize it, click No to manually create a new form and attach it with your application.
Verify reconciliation and provisioning operations on the newly created application.