The underlying framework for the Identity Manager User Application supports a JavaScript API for executing searches that access the Directory Abstraction Layer. This API lets you build, save, and execute queries from a JSP page running outside of the User Application itself. To run a query, you can invoke the services of the SearchListPortlet, passing parameters that specify the search criteria and formatting options. Alternatively, you can run a search by using the API directly without involving the SearchListPortlet.
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