Directory Configuration File

To describe a user directory's structure to CA Identity Manager, you must create a directory configuration file.

The directory configuration file contains one or more of the following sections:

Identity Manager Directory Information
Contains information about the Identity Manager directory that is used by CA Identity Manager.

Note: Do not modify information in this section. CA Identity Manager prompts you to provide this information when you create an Identity Manager directory in the Management Console.
Attribute Validation
Defines the validation rules that apply to the Identity Manager directory.
Provider Information
Describes the user store that CA Identity Manager will manage.
Directory Search Information
Enables you to specify how CA Identity Manager searches the user store.
User Object
Describes how users are stored in the user store and represented in CA Identity Manager.
Group Object
Describes how groups are stored in the user store and represented in CA Identity Manager.
Organization Object
If the user store includes organizations, describes how organizations are stored and represented in CA Identity Manager.
Self-Subscribing Object
Configures support for groups that self-service users can join.
Directory Groups Behavior
Specifies whether the Identity Manager directory supports dynamic and nested groups.

To create a directory configuration file, you modify a configuration template.