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Search Related Configuration

Java CS supports classifying search filters. A connector can signal the Java CS framework the level of filter awareness it has by returning a collection of enum values, for example:

public enum FilterAware
    {
        PRESENCE,
        EQUALITY,
        APPROXIMATE,
        GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL,
        LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL,
        STARTS_WITH,
        ENDS_WITH,
        CONTAINS,
        CONJUNCTION,
        DISJUNCTION,
        NEGATION,
        MULTIVALUED_ATTRIBUTE
    }

You can use the isConnectorFilterable metadata to trigger the Java CS framework to post-filter search results when the connector is unable filter the search results.

Note: For more information, see the Java CS Javadoc in the CA Identity Manager bookshelf

Connectors can override the following method:

public Collection<? extends FilterAware> getFilterAwareness()

Any combination of types from the previous can be returned. When a filter is encountered that is more complex then the given connector supports, the Java CS post-filters the search automatically.