Setup Oracle Diagnostic Logging (ODL) for OIM Plug-ins

Version: Oracle Identity Manager 11g
Description: Oracle Diagnostic Logging (ODL) is the principal logging service used by OIM. This post shows you how to setup ODL for your OIM plug-ins (Event Handlers, Schedule Task, and Adapter code).

Enable OIM Caching

Version: Oracle Identity Manager 11g
Description: The configurations for OIM caching are defined in the "/db/oim-config.xml" file, which is stored in MDS. To enable caching, you can either directly modify the "/db/oim-config,xml" configuration file or use the OIM Enterprise Manager (EM) console. This post goes over the latter. In the EM console, there are beans that correspond to the caching settings defined in "/db/oim-config.xml". Whenever you make a change to a bean, the change is push out to MDS.

How to Remove User Defined Field (UDF) From User Form UI

Version: Oracle Idenity Manager 11g R2
Description: OIM does not provide an easy way to remove a UDF from the User form. A workaround is to export a sandbox, modify serveral XMLs files, and import sandbox.   

Delete UDFs using OIM API

Version: Oracle Identity Manager 11g
Description: Oracle Identity Manager has an API service, namely ConfigManager, that allows developers to perform various operations on User Defined Field (UDF).

** WARNING USE AT YOUR OWN RISK **
This post will show you how to use ConfigManager API service to delete a UDF. The "deleteAttribute" method only deletes the attribute in the backend (USR, SDC, MV_USER_COLS, and User.xml metadata) and all the UI customizations are untouched. Once in a while the "deleteAttribute" method does not remove the backend data fully, and hence you would have to manually clear the data.

SSL for OIMClient

Version: Oracle Identity Manager 11g
Description: This will show you how to SSL for OIMClient on a stand alone Java application.

Prerequisite:

1. Ensure SSL listen Port for OIM is enabled.

• Log into WebLogic Administration console.
• Navigate to Servers -> OIM_SERVER.
• Check mark SSL Listen Port Enabled and restart OIM server.

2. Include "webserviceclient+ssl.jar" and  "cryptoj.jar" in your project class path.

3. Execute the java application with the following jvm argument:

• -Dweblogic.security.SSL.trustedCAKeyStore= {Demo Trust Keystore}

In WebLogic Administration console, navigate to Servers -> OIM_SERVER -> Keystores to see the location of your Demo Trust Keystore. 
E.g. /home/oracle/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3/server/lib/DemoTrust.jks

Configure Design Console to Use SSL

Version: Oracle Identity Manager 11g
Description: This post will show you how to setup SSL for designconsole.
Prerequisite:  Ensure SSL listen Port for OIM is enabled.

1. Log into WebLogic Administration console.
2. Navigate to Servers -> OIM_SERVER.
3. Check mark SSL Listen Port Enabled and restart OIM server.

Import and Export Metadata using EM Console

Version: Oracle Identity Manager 11g R2
Description: The Enterprise Manager (EM) console has tools that allow you to import and export MDS files. The out-of-the-box import and export scripts, namely "weblogicExportMetadata", "weblogicImportMetadata", and " weblogic.properties", located in "$MW_HOME/Oracle_IDM1/server/bin" have been deprecated. An example is given here to show you how to use the EM import and export utilities.