1. Connector Guide for AS400
  2. What's New in Oracle Identity Manager Connector for AS400?

What's New in Oracle Identity Manager Connector for AS400?

This chapter provides an overview of the updates made to the software and documentation for the AS400 connector in release 11.1.1.6.0.

The updates discussed in this chapter are divided into the following categories:

Software Updates

The following sections discuss software updates:

Software Updates in Release 11.1.1.6.0

The following are issues resolved in release 11.1.1.6.0:

Bug Number Issue Resolution

16538788

Entitlement, IT resource, Account Name, and Account ID tagging were missing in the process form fields in Oracle Identity Manager 11.1.2.

This issue has been resolved.

16498811

The version of JTOpen 7.9 was not supported by the connector.

This issue has been resolved.

16496747

When a user was revoked from Oracle Identity Manager, the message queue associated with the user was not removed from AS400 target system. The revoke operation only removed the user profile.

This issue has been resolved.

16495891

User expiration date could not be provisioned or reconciled.

This issue has been resolved.

Software Updates in Release 11.1.1.5.0

This is the first release of the Oracle Identity Manager Connector for AS400 based on Identity Connector Framework (ICF). The following are software updates in release 11.1.1.5.0:

ICF Based Connector

The Identity Connector Framework (ICF) is a component that provides basic provisioning, reconciliation, and other functions that all Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Waveset connectors require.

The Oracle Identity Manager Connector for AS400 is an ICF-based connector. The ICF uses classpath isolation, which allows the AS400 connector to co-exist with legacy versions of the connector.

For more information about the ICF, see Understanding the Identity Connector Framework in Oracle Fusion Middleware Developing and Customizing Applications for Oracle Identity Manager.

Simplified Installation

This release of the connector has a simplified installation process compared to previous releases. The AS400 connector no longer requires an LDAP Gateway. See Deploying the Connector for more information.

Deployment Using Connector Server

This release of the connector can be deployed using the Connector Server, which is included with the ICF. See AS400 Connector Deployment Architecture With the Connector Server. for more information.

New User Attributes

This release of the connector has an extended set of user attributes. Some attributes are stored in an OS/400 Directory Entry object. Directory Entries were not used by previous releases of the connector. See User Attributes for Target Resource Reconciliation and Provisioning. for more information.

You can add to the standard set of attributes for reconciliation and provisioning. See Extending the Functionality of the Connector for more information.

New Lookup Definitions, Form Fields, and Scheduled Tasks

This release of the connector has new Lookup definitions, Form Fields, and Scheduled Jobs. See the following topics for more information:

New Resource Objects

This release of the connector has new Resource Objects: AS400 User and AS400 Trusted User. See Resource Objects Used for Provisioning and Reconciliation. for more information.

New Connector Operations

This release of the connector supports before and after actions using scripts written in the OS/400 Command Language. See Configuring Action Scripts. and Creating a Target System User Account for AS400 Connector Operations for more information.

New Data Validation

You can now configure validation for provisioned and reconciled single-valued data according to your requirements. See Configuring Validation and Transformation for more information.

Documentation-Specific Updates

The following sections discuss documentation-specific updates:

Documentation-Specific Updates in Release 11.1.1.6.0

The following is a documentation-specific update in revision "17" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

The description for the USROPT attribute in Table 1-2 has been updated.

The following is a documentation-specific update in revision "16" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

The "External code" row of Table 1-1 has been updated.

The following is a documentation-specific update in revision "15" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

The "Oracle Identity Governance or Oracle Identity Manager" row of Table 1-1 has been updated to include support for Oracle Identity Governance release 12c PS4 (12.2.1.4.0).

The following is a documentation-specific update in revision "14" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

Information regarding reset password has been removed from Setting AccountPassword property for Password Change Operations for Oracle Identity Manager 11.1.2.1.0 or Later as it is no longer supported.

The following is a documentation-specific update in revision "13" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

  • The "Target systems" row of Table 1-1 has been updated.

The following is a documentation-specific update in revision "12" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

  • The "Oracle Manager" row of Table 1-1 has been renamed as "Oracle Identity Governance or Oracle Identity Manager" and also updated for Oracle Identity Governance 12c (12.2.1.3.0) certification.

The following is a documentation-specific update in revision "11" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

  • The "JDK" row of Table 1-1 has been renamed to "Connector Server JDK".

The following are documentation-specific updates in revision "10" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

The following is a documentation-specific update in revision "9" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

Postcloning Steps has been added.

The following are documentation-specific updates in revision "8" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

  • The "Oracle Identity Manager" row of Table 1-1 has been updated.

  • Information specific to Oracle Identity Manager 11g Release 2 PS3 (11.1.2.3.0) has been added to Usage Recommendation.

The following is a documentation-specific update in revision "7" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

A "Note" regarding lookup queries has been added at the beginning of Extending the Functionality of the Connector.

The following is a documentation-specific update in revision "6" of release 11.1.1.6.0:

Information about limited reconciliation has been modified in Limited Reconciliation.

The following are documentation-specific updates in this release:

Documentation-Specific Updates in Release 11.1.1.5.0

The following documentation-specific update has been made in the revision "2" of the release 11.1.1.5.0:

The following documentation-specific update has been made in the revision "3" of the release 11.1.1.5.0:

  • Installation includes connector installation scenarios depending on where you want to run the connector code (bundle), either locally in Oracle Identity Manager or remotely in a Connector Server.

The following documentation-specific update has been made in the revision "4" of the release 11.1.1.5.0: