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MMC Errors
I've been working with various versions of SAP IDM for 9 years now, back to my days at MaXware. I commonly tell people "There's not an error you've seen with the product, that I haven't seen before"...
View ArticleIDM Data Structure - Query Writing
Hi All, Could someone please help? Im trying to understand how the data is structured within an IDM Installation. I have read the technical schema for the entry types but it doesn't explain how the...
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Small tip: Setting the System Privilege Modify Trigger Attributes...
I recently joined a nicely ongoing IdM 7.2 project and one of my tasks is to load contact information to all existing users from phone book type of application that is about to be killed. This bulk...
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Power of Delta option in a "To Ids Pass"
I would like to add few things in addition to Delta handling covered by Ian Daniel in his blog. The Delta option is used more often in a "To Pass" rather than in a "From Pass". It is a very powerful...
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IdM integration with BW for Reporting
In this blog I would like to explore how the BW Reporting is enabled for Identity Management. Identity Reporting Using SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse - Implementation Guide...
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Training as a prerequisite in IdM
I recently came across a scenario where Training requirements need to be factored in IdM while provisioning roles. Unlike GRC (using parameter 2024), IdM does not have any thing out of the box to...
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IDM SQL Basics #1: Queries against the Identity Store
This is part one in a series of posts that are focused on database queries, troubleshooting and curiosities related to the SAP Identity Management Identity Stores and its contents. It will be focused...
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Customizing Display and Search in IDM - Display
Something that comes up in every IDM implementation is the customization of User Display and Search options. In this Blog entry I’d like to cover customizing Display options. I will handle the...
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Customizing Display and Search in IDM - Search
Continuing my previous discussion of how to configure some display and search options in IDM, let's consider Search. We are all familiar with the basic search functionality which lets you search the...
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Customizing Display and Search in IDM - Display Grid
So as I finished writing the first two installments in this blog series, I realized that there was one thing that I had not yet described how to customize, the search grid. Let's take a look at the...
View ArticleRepair failed/stuck pending assignments
Hello everyone, I would like to share my experience with repairing the stuck or failed assignment in SAP IDM using the new stored procedures that are going to availablewith IDM 7.2 sp8. For pre IDM...
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SAPUI5 and ID Mgmt - A Perfect Combination
For those who do not know: "SAPUI5is our HTML5 controls library, that SAP is using as the standard User Interface Control library in all their future applications that need a "consumer grade" user...
View ArticleSP 8 for SAP NetWeaver ID Mgmt 7.2 Now Available
We just released the latest Support Package for SAP NetWeaver Identity Management 7.2. SP 8 contains a number of enhancements and new features, including new end user interfaces for HTML 5, the new...
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How to do mass population of a Business Roles with privileges using txt file
You will need txt file like this below with the Business Roles in the first column and the privileges that will be added to the BR in the second column. 2. After you have created the txt file in...
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SAP IDM - How to provide access based on privilege.
How to provide access based on privilege. In many real life scenarios we should provide access to a person based on his access in a certain system. But how we should do that? Is there a simple way to...
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unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Two months ago my team moved to Security organization and took over the responsibility on Identity management / SSO demo landscape. This is anintegrated solution intended to benefit sales/presales...
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Testing Dispatchers
I like indicators. Back in the day, I was a huge fan of External Modems (I think I just dated myself ) I liked hearing the "negotiation" sounds when a connection was being made and then seeing the...
View ArticleViews in IDM 7.1 and 7.2
Does anyone have any useful links to websites which lists the views available in IDM 7.1 and 7.2 with reference to the fields and and what they are used for?
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Preventing Privileges being removed after an Initial Load
This blog is relevant to Version 7.2 SP7. While it may valid for other versions but you'll need to investigate yourselves. The Issue: When users are synchronised to ABAP they loose their original...
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How To Assemble Flexible Business Roles
How To Assemble Flexible Business Roles Assembling business roles is not a simple task. There are many things to be considered in business roles design. What is the purpose of the business role? Why we...
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