How to add new Custom Fields in Provisioning Directory and/or User Directory (CA Directory)

Products

• CA Identity Manager

Issue/Introduction

How to add new Custom Fields in Provisioning Directory and/or User Directory (CA Directory)

Environment

Identity Manager 14.x

 

Resolution

You just need to export your Prov/User Directory XML file and add the new ones, see below a sample 

 

1. Export Prov/User Dir XML file 

2. Backup this file in case you need it 

3. Edit the XML file and search for the last CustomFieldxx available in your XML file

4. Copy this line, the entire line 

5. Paste it after below and change the physicalname, description, and displayname 

6. Save the file 

7. Re-import the XML file and Restart the environment. 

 

Below is a sample with 5 new eTCustomFields for PROVISIONING Directory

 

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="eTCustomField11" description="Custom Field 11" displayname="Custom Field 11" valuetype="String" multivalued="true" maxlength="0"/> 

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="eTCustomField12" description="Custom Field 12" displayname="Custom Field 12" valuetype="String" multivalued="true" maxlength="0"/> 

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="eTCustomField13" description="Custom Field 13" displayname="Custom Field 13" valuetype="String" multivalued="true" maxlength="0"/> 

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="eTCustomField14" description="Custom Field 14" displayname="Custom Field 14" valuetype="String" multivalued="true" maxlength="0"/> 

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="eTCustomField15" description="Custom Field 15" displayname="Custom Field 15" valuetype="String" multivalued="true" maxlength="0"/> 

 

Each line is a new "eTCustomField"

 

 

Below is a sample with 5 new eTCustomFields for USER Directory

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="CustomField20" description="CustomField20" displayname="CustomField20" valuetype="String" maxlength="0"/>

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="CustomField19" description="CustomField19" displayname="CustomField19" valuetype="String" maxlength="0"/>

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="CustomField18" description="CustomField18" displayname="CustomField18" valuetype="String" maxlength="0"/>

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="CustomField17" description="CustomField17" displayname="CustomField17" valuetype="String" maxlength="0"/>

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="CustomField16" description="CustomField16" displayname="CustomField16" valuetype="String" maxlength="0"/>

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="CustomField15" description="CustomField15" displayname="CustomField15" valuetype="String" maxlength="0"/>

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="CustomField14" description="CustomField14" displayname="CustomField14" valuetype="String" maxlength="0"/>

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="CustomField13" description="CustomField13" displayname="CustomField13" valuetype="String" maxlength="0"/>

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="CustomField12" description="CustomField12" displayname="CustomField12" valuetype="String" maxlength="0"/>

<ImsManagedObjectAttr physicalname="CustomField11" description="CustomField11" displayname="CustomField11" valuetype="String" maxlength="0"/>

 

Each line is a new "CustomField"