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Import Users Through the Provisioning Server

The Provisioning Server includes bulk import options for adding and managing users in the Provisioning Directory. The following tables describe the methods for importing users into the Provisioning Directory.

Method

Features

Limitations

Batch utility (etautil)

A command line interface utility that allows you to manage objects in the Provisioning Directory
  • Currently supported for Windows systems only

Explore and Correlate
  • Discovers new objects that the Provisioning Server can manage in a known endpoint (including users)
  • Provides correlate capabilities for object instances that exist in the endpoint and the Provisioning Server.

Additional information exists in Explore and Correlate Functionality.
  • By default, the Explore and Correlate functionality is available for the currently supported connectors. Can be extended with custom connectors
  • The Correlate option may affect scalability when working with large user populations. If you select this import option, be sure to evaluate the performance and scalability implications.

After importing users, you can use the method in the following table to make changes to user accounts in the Provisioning Server:

Method

Features

Limitations

Service Provisioning Markup Language (SPML)

You can generate SPML requests that are submitted directly to the Provisioning Server without having to convert user data to a CSV or XML input file.
  • Static solution that requires an application that can generate and submit SPML-formatted XML payloads as SOAP requests
  • Requires export of HRMS/ERP data into a file; additional data manipulation required