OIM 11g & LDAP Synchronization
Since the first OIM 11g release, one of the frequently asked questions about OIM 11g is:Should I configure OIM with LDAP synchronization or should I deploy a LDAP connector?Since earlier versions, OIM...
View ArticleEncapsulating OIM API’s in a Web Service for OIM Custom SOA Composites
Introduction This document describes how to encapsulate OIM API calls in a Web Service for use in a custom SOA composite to be included as an approval process in a request template. We always recommend...
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Validating an Oracle IDM Environment (including a Fusion Apps build out)
In this post I walk you through how to validate an Oracle Identity Management build out containing OID, OVD, OIM, and OAM. This post was motivated by work I have done with Fusion Apps.It is important...
View ArticleCustom transformation provider for OIM GTC connector
GTC based connector is one of the most used approaches for reconciling data into OIM, specially through the use of flat files. A common issue is that some customers do not allow direct communication...
View ArticleDomain Architecture and Middleware Homes Revisited
Over a year ago I wrote a couple important posts about the domain architectures used in Oracle Identity Management deployments. You can find these posts here and here.These posts have been very...
View ArticleSimplifying OIM 11g Series (Chapter One)
Introduction This is the first one in a series of posts dedicated to the design of tools that have the common goal of simplifying or enhancing the functionality provided by OIM 11g. As more and more...
View ArticleSimplifying OIM 11g (Chapter Two)
Introduction This is the second article in a series of posts with the common goal of providing customers with ideas and techniques that can be used to simplify the use of advanced features of OIM...
View ArticleOIM 11g R2 & X.509 authentication
OIM 11g R2 is out! This release brings a lot of new features and also improvements to existing features.OIM authentication providers are among the ones that were improved. The improvements make easier...
View ArticlePatch Management of an Oracle Identity Management Deployment
Today I’d like to discuss a very important topic which is patch management in an Oracle IDM/IAM deployment. Patching seems like a pretty basic topic. It is often taken for granted. However,...
View ArticleOAM and OIM 11g Academies
As many of you know, last year we created indexes of posts on OAM and OIM 11g R2 that we call OAM 11g Academy and OIM 11g Academy.These indexes contain the articles we’ve written that we believe...
View ArticleOIM 11g R2 UI Customization Tips and Tricks
Introduction OIM 11g R2 provides OIM Developers with the means to implement very sophisticated and functional rich customization to the Out-of-the-Box User Interface. These customizations are capable...
View ArticleAuthenticating OIM APIs without end user’s password
A common requirement in an OIM implementation is to not expose OIM user interface to all types of end users. To address this requirement, usually a custom application using OIM APIs is developed and...
View ArticleOIM 11g R2 Requests Lifecycle Management API’s
Introduction OIM 11g R2 being such a comprehensive provisioning solution, it provides API’s for almost every aspect of functionality available in the product. This makes it a little difficult to decide...
View ArticleOIM Connector for Identity Cloud Service
The IDCS Connector is an OIM REST based connector for Oracle’s Identity Cloud Service (IDCS). In this blog post we will look at use case scenarios for hybrid cloud solutions, that span both the Oracle...
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