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Synchronize Global Users with the Identity Manager User Store

After you import users into the Provisioning Server, you can use the following methods to add those users to the Identity Manager user store:

• Inbound Synchronization

  Inbound Synchronization keeps Identity Manager users up to date with changes that occur in the Provisioning Directory. Changes in the Provisioning Directory include those made using Provisioning Manager or systems with connectors to the Provisioning Server.

  Note the following when using inbound synchronization to import users:

  • In the Identity Manager Management Console, you can customize how the attributes from the inbound request are mapped to attributes in the Identity Manager task.

    Note: For more information, see the Administration Guide.

  • Consider which Provisioning Server changes require synchronization with the corporate user store. Synchronizing a large number of changes may impact performance and scalability.
• Provisioning Roles and Account Templates

  The Provisioning Server can manage accounts in the Identity Manager user store using provisioning roles and account templates. This requires that a managed endpoint, which points to the Identity Manager user store has been acquired and the appropriate account templates and roles exist. In this case, global users created through one of the options described in Import Users Through the Provisioning Server can be assigned a provisioning role that creates the user account in the Identity Manager user store.