1. Configuring a Generic REST-Based Application
  2. Using the Generic REST Connector

4 Using the Generic REST Connector

You can use the connector for performing reconciliation and provisioning operations after configuring it to meet your requirements.

The following topics discuss information related to using the connector for performing reconciliation and provisioning operations:

4.1 Configuring Reconciliation

You can configure the connector to specify the type of reconciliation and its schedule.

This section provides information on the following topics related to configuring reconciliation:

4.1.1 Performing Full Reconciliation and Incremental Reconciliation

Full reconciliation involves reconciling all existing user records from the target system into Oracle Identity Manager.

After you create the application, you must first perform full reconciliation. In addition, you can switch from incremental reconciliation to full reconciliation whenever you want to ensure that all target system records are reconciled in Oracle Identity Manager.

To perform a full reconciliation run, ensure that no values are specified for the following parameters of the jobs for reconciling user records:

  • Filter

  • Incremental Recon Attribute

  • Latest Token

Note:

If the target is Eloqua, for example, you can use the attribute updatedAt for incremental reconciliation.

4.1.2 Performing Limited Reconciliation

By default, all target system records are reconciled during the current reconciliation run. You can customize this process by specifying the subset of target system records that must be reconciled.

You can perform limited reconciliation by creating filters for the reconciliation module. This connector provides a Filter parameter that allows you to use the Generic REST resource attributes to filter the target system records.

To create a filter for the Eloqua target system, the sample value would be "search=loginName=<uid_name>".

For detailed information about ICF Filters, see ICF Filter Syntax in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing and Customizing Applications for Oracle Identity Manager.

4.2 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:
  1. Log in to Identity System Administration.
  2. In the left pane, under System Management, click Scheduler.
  3. Search for and open the scheduled job as follows:
    1. 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.
    2. In the search results table on the left pane, click the scheduled job in the Job Name column.
  4. 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.

    In addition to modifying the job details, you can enable or disable a job.

  5. On the Job Details tab, in the Parameters region, specify values for the attributes of the scheduled task.
  6. 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.

4.3 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:

  1. Log in to Identity Self Service.
  2. Create a user as follows:
    1. In Identity Self Service, click Manage. The Home tab displays the different Manage option. Click Users. The Manage Users page is displayed.
    2. 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.
    3. Enter details of the user in the Create User page.
  3. On the Account tab, click Request Accounts.
  4. In the Catalog page, search for and add to cart the application instance for the connector that you configured earlier, and then click Checkout.
  5. Specify value for fields in the application form and then click Ready to Submit.
  6. 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 page

4.4 Uninstalling the Connector

Uninstalling the 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.

Note:

If you set values for the ConnectorName 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.