2.1 Creating and Configuring a Driver

For each Identity Manager driver you plan to use, you should create a driver object and import a driver configuration. The driver object contains configuration parameters and policies for that driver. As part of creating a driver object, you import a driver-specific configuration file. Driver configurations contain a default set of policies. These policies are intended to give you a good start as you implement your data sharing model. Most of the time, you will set up a driver using the shipping default configuration, and then modify the driver configuration according to the requirements of your environment.

There are two methods you can use for creating driver objects.

2.1.1 Creating a Driver Object

A driver configuration (XML) file creates and configures the objects needed in order for a driver to work properly. It also includes example policies you can modify for your implementation.

  1. In iManager, select Identity Manager Utilities > New Driver.

  2. Select a Driver Set where you want to create the driver, then click Next.

    If you place this driver in a new Driver Set, you must specify a Driver Set name, context, and associated server.

  3. Mark Import a driver configuration from the server (.XML file) and select the .xml file, then click Next.

    The driver configuration file gets installed on the Web server when you set up iManager.

  4. Follow the prompts to finish importing the driver configuration.

The necessary Identity Manager objects are created. If you didn’t define security equivalences or exclude administrative users during the import, you can complete these tasks by modifying the properties of the driver object.

NOTE:If you do not enable Entitlements during the import process, the Entitlement policies are not created. Should you want to use Entitlements in the future, you must to create a new driver with Entitlements enabled.

2.1.2 Creating Multiple Drivers

Identity Manager provides the capability to create several drivers at once. The process is similar to creating a single driver in that the driver configuration (XML) files still create and configure the objects needed in order for drivers to work properly.

To import several drivers at the same time:

  1. In iManager, select Identity Manager Utilities > Import Drivers.

  2. Select a Driver Set where you want to create new drivers, then click Next.

    If you place these drivers in a new Driver Set, you must specify a Driver Set name, context, and associated server.

  3. Select the application configurations to add to the Driver Set, then click Next.

  4. Follow the prompts and specify the requested data, then click Next.

    When you select more than one configuration to import at a time, you are presented with the application’s configuration pages one at a time.

The necessary Identity Manager objects for each driver are created. If you didn’t define security equivalences or exclude administrative users during the import, you can complete these tasks by modifying the properties of the driver object.