5 Using the Connector
You can use the connector for performing reconciliation and provisioning operations after configuring your application to meet your requirements.
5.1 Configuring Reconciliation
You can configure the connector to specify the type of reconciliation and its schedule.
This section discusses the following topics related to configuring reconciliation:
5.1.1 Performing Full Reconciliation and Incremental Reconciliation
Full reconciliation involves reconciling all existing user records from the target system into Oracle Identity Governance. After you create the application, you must first perform full reconciliation.
To perform a full reconciliation run, remove (delete) any value currently assigned to the Latest Token and Filter suffix parameters and run one of the reconciliation jobs listed in the Reconciliation Jobs section
In the Sharepoint Online connector, the incremental reconciliation option is not enabled by default. The connector supports incremental reconciliation only if the Azure AD target system contains an attribute that holds the timestamp at which an object is created or modified. Incremental reconciliation does not work, if changes made only Sharepoint Online target.
5.1.2 Performing Limited Reconciliation
Limited or filtered reconciliation is the process of limiting the number of records being reconciled based on a set filter criteria.
By default, all target system records that are added or modified after the last reconciliation run are reconciled during the current reconciliation run. You can customize this process by specifying the subset of added or modified target system records that must be reconciled. You do this by creating filters for the reconciliation module.
You can perform limited reconciliation by creating filters for the reconciliation module. An example Filter Suffix
value that is valid in the API version 1.6 is as follows:
Filter Suffix value : &$filter=startswith(displayName,'john.doe')
This connector provides a Filter Suffix attribute (a scheduled task attribute) that allows you to use any of the attributes of the target system to filter target system records. You specify a value for the Filter Suffix attribute while configuring the user reconciliation scheduled job.
Note:
Specify a value for the Filter Suffix attribute in a format that is supported by the Azure AD APIs you are using. For example:-
If you have configured incremental reconciliation and you are using version 1.6 of the API, then set a value for the Filter Suffix attribute in the following format:
Sample Filter Suffix for API version 1.6: %20and%20startswith(displayName,'user1')
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If you have not configured incremental reconciliation and you are using version 1.6 of the API, then set a value for the Filter Suffix attribute in the following format:
Sample Filter Suffix for API version 1.6: &$filter=startswith(displayName,'user1')
5.2 Configuring Reconciliation Jobs
Configure reconciliation jobs to perform reconciliation runs that check for new information on your target system periodically and replicates the data in Oracle Identity Governance.
You can apply this procedure to configure the reconciliation jobs for users and entitlements.
To configure a reconciliation job:
- Log in to Identity System Administration.
- In the left pane, under System Management, click Scheduler.
- Search for and open the scheduled job as follows:
- In the Search field, enter the name of the scheduled job as the search criterion. Alternatively, you can click Advanced Search and specify the search criterion.
- In the search results table on the left pane, click the scheduled job in the Job Name column.
- On the Job Details tab, you can modify the parameters of the scheduled task:
- Retries: Enter an integer value in this field. This number represents the number of times the scheduler tries to start the job before assigning the Stopped status to the job.
- Schedule Type: Depending on the frequency at which you want the job to run, select the appropriate schedule type. See Creating Jobs in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle Identity Governance.
- On the Job Details tab, in the Parameters region, specify values for the attributes of the scheduled task.
Note:
Values (either default or user-defined) must be assigned to all the attributes. If even a single attribute value is left empty, then reconciliation is not performed. - Click Apply to save the changes.
Note:
You can use the Scheduler Status page in Identity System Administration to either start, stop, or reinitialize the scheduler.
5.3 Configuring Provisioning
You can configure the provisioning operation for the Azure AD connector.
This section provides information on the following topics:
5.3.1 Guidelines on Performing Provisioning Operations
These are the guidelines that you must apply while performing provisioning operations.
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For a Create User provisioning operation, you must specify a value for the User Principal Name field along with the domain name. For example, jdoe@example.com, it is mandatory field, other mandatory fields are Display Name, Password, MailNickname, and Usage Location.
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During a group provisioning operation you must enter a value for the DisplayName and MailNickname fields. The value in the MailNickname field should not include spaces.
5.3.2 Performing Provisioning Operations
You create a new user in Identity Self Service by using the Create User page. You provision or request for accounts on the Accounts tab of the User Details page.
To perform provisioning operations in Oracle Identity Governance:
- Log in to Identity Self Service.
- Create a user as follows:
- In Identity Self Service, click Manage. The Home tab displays the different Manage option. Click Users. The Manage Users page is displayed.
- From the Actions menu, select Create. Alternatively, you can click Create on the toolbar. The Create User page is displayed with input fields for user profile attributes.
- Enter details of the user in the Create User page.
- On the Account tab, click Request Accounts.
- In the Catalog page, search for and add to cart the application instance for the connector that you configured earlier, and then click Checkout.
- Specify value for fields in the application form and then click Ready to Submit.
- Click Submit.
See Also:
Creating a User in Oracle Fusion Middleware Performing Self Service Tasks with Oracle Identity Governance for details about the fields on the Create User page5.4 Connector Objects Used for Groups Management
Learn about the objects that are used by the connector to perform group management operations such as create and delete.
- Lookup Definitions for Groups Management
- Reconciliation Rules and Action Rules for Groups Management
- Reconciliation Scheduled Jobs for Groups Management
5.4.1 Lookup Definitions for Groups Management
The lookup definitions for Groups are automatically created in Oracle Identity Governance after you create the application by using the connector.
5.4.1.1 Lookup.SharePointOnline.GM.Configuration
The Lookup.SharePointOnline.GM.Configuration lookup definition holds configuration entries that are specific to the group object type.
This lookup definition is used during group management operations when your target system is configured as a target resource.
Code Key | Decode | Description |
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Provisioning Attribute Map | Lookup.SharePointOnline.GM.ProvAttrMap | This entry holds the name of the lookup definition that stores attribute mappings between Oracle Identity Governance and the target system. This lookup definition is used during provisioning operations. |
Recon Attribute Map | Lookup.SharePointOnline.GM.ReconAttrMap | This entry holds the name of the lookup definition that stores attribute mappings between Oracle Identity Governance and the target system. This lookup definition is used during reconciliation. |
5.4.1.2 Lookup.SharePointOnline.GM.ProvAttrMap
Lookup.SharePointOnline.GM.ProvAttrMap
This lookup definition is preconfigured and is used during group provisioning operations.
Table 5-1 Entries in the Lookup.SharePointOnline.GM.ProvAttrMap Lookup Definition
Group Field on Oracle Identity Governance | SharePointOnline Field |
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Title | __NAME__ |
Object Id | __UID__ |
Allow Members Edit Membership | AllowMembersEditMembership |
Allow Request To Join/Leave | AllowRequestToJoinLeave |
Auto Accept Request To Join/Leave | AutoAcceptRequestToJoinLeave |
Description | Description |
Only Allow Members View Membership | OnlyAllowMembersViewMembership |
Request To Join Leave Email Setting | RequestToJoinLeaveEmailSetting |
5.4.1.3 Lookup.SharePointOnline.GM.ReconAttrMap
The Lookup.SharePointOnline.GM.ReconAttrMap lookup definition holds mappings between resource object fields (Code Key values) and target system attributes (Decode).
This lookup definition is preconfigured and is used during target resource group reconciliation runs.
Group Field on Oracle Identity Governance | SharePointOnline Field |
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Title | __NAME__ |
ObjectId | __UID__ |
Allow Members Edit Membership | AllowMembersEditMembership |
Allow Request To Join/Leave | AllowRequestToJoinLeave |
Auto Accept Request To Join/Leave | AutoAcceptRequestToJoinLeave |
Description | Description |
OIM Org Name |
OIM Organization Name Note: This is a connector attribute. The value of this attribute is used internally by the connector to specify the organization of the groups in Oracle Identity Governance. |
Only Allow Members View Membership | OnlyAllowMembersViewMembership |
Request To Join Leave Email Setting | RequestToJoinLeaveEmailSetting |
5.4.2 Reconciliation Rules and Action Rules for Groups Management
Reconciliation rules are used by the reconciliation engine to determine the identity to which Oracle Identity Governance must assign a newly discovered account on the target system.
Reconciliation action rules define that actions the connector must perform based on the reconciliation rules.
5.4.2.1 Reconciliation Rule for Groups
You create a new user in Identity Self Service by using the Create User page. You provision or request for accounts on the Accounts tab of the User Details page.
The following is the process-matching rule for groups:
Rule name: SharePoint Group Recon rule
Rule element: Organization Name Equals OIM Org Name
In this rule element:
- Organization Name is the Organization Name field of the OIM User form.
- OIM Org Name is the organization name of the groups in Oracle Identity Governance. OIM Org Name is the value specified in the Organization Name attribute of the SharePointOnline Group Recon scheduled job.
5.4.2.2 Reconciliation Action Rules for Groups
Table 5-* lists the action rules for groups reconciliation.
Rule Condition | Action |
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No Matches Found | None |
One Entity Match Found | Establish Link |
One Process Match Found | Establish Link |
5.5 Uninstalling the Connector
Uninstalling the SharePointOnline connector deletes all the account-related data associated with its resource objects
If you want to uninstall the connector for any reason, then run the Uninstall Connector utility. Before you run this utility, ensure that you set values for ObjectType
and ObjectValues
properties in the ConnectorUninstall.properties file. For example, if you want to delete resource objects, scheduled tasks, and scheduled jobs associated with the connector, then enter "ResourceObject", "ScheduleTask", "ScheduleJob" as the value of the ObjectType
property and a semicolon-separated list of object values corresponding to your connector as the value of the ObjectValues
property.
For example: Sharepoint1; SharePointOnline Group
Sharepoint1 is SharePointOnline connector , Application created Usered Resource Object.
Note:
If you set values for theConnectorName
and Release
properties along with the ObjectType
and ObjectValue
properties, then the deletion of objects listed in the ObjectValues
property is performed by the utility and the Connector information is skipped.
For more information, see Uninstalling Connectors in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle Identity Governance.