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Acquire a DB2 UDB Database Using the Provisioning Manager

You must acquire the DB2 UDB database before you can administer it with CA IdentityMinder.

From the Endpoint type task view

1. Register the database as an endpoint in CA IdentityMinder.

   Use the DB2 UDB Endpoint property sheet to register a DB2 UDB database. During the registration process, CA IdentityMinder identifies the DB2 UDB database you want to administer and gathers information about it.

2. Explore the objects that exist on the endpoint.

   After registering the database in CA IdentityMinder, you can explore its contents. Use the Explore and Correlate Endpoint dialog. The Exploration process finds all DB2 UDB database authorization names that exist in the database authorization tables. You can correlate the authorization names of the User type (DB2 UDB Users) with global users at this time, or you can wait to correlate them.

3. Correlate the explored DB2 UDB users with global users.

   When you correlate DB2 UDB users, CA IdentityMinder creates or links the DB2 UDB users to an endpoint with global users, as follows:

   1. CA IdentityMinder attempts to match the DB2 UDB user name with each existing global user name. If a match is found, CA IdentityMinder associates the DB2 UDB user name with the global user. If a match is not found, CA IdentityMinder performs the following step.
   2. If the Create Global Users as Needed button is checked, CA IdentityMinder creates a new global user and then associates the DB2 UDB account with the global user. If the Create Global Users as Needed button is unchecked, CA IdentityMinder performs the next step.
   3. CA IdentityMinder associates the DB2 UDB user with the [default user] object.