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Import and Export Connectors

Connectors are defined for importing and exporting user and user privileges (entities and the links between them) from corporate systems into CA RCM. At the end of an audit process, CA RCM compares the original configuration that was imported from an endpoint to the new configuration. CA RCM then applies changes that result from implementing corporate policies and regulatory compliance to the configuration variance between the original and the updated configuration. The resulting configuration is exported back to the endpoint using export connectors.

The type of connector that you are using determines where you perform the import and export. The CA RCM Portal allows you to define the following import or export connectors:

• Import Connectors
  • Custom Executable
  • CA RCM Configuration Document (CFG)
  • Generic Feed (CSV)
  • Database Configuration
  • CA Identity Manager
  • Pentaho Data Integration (PDI)
  • CA RCM Client Batch (SBT)
• Export Connectors
  • Custom Executable
  • Database Configuration
  • CA Identity Manager

Note: Connectors are defined explicitly as either an import connector or an export connector.

Some user and user privileges must be imported directly into CA RCM using the Import option in the CA RCM Data Management (DM) client tool. The Import option enables importing from the following endpoints:

• Import
  • CSV files
  • LDIF files
  • Active Directory
  • RACF
  • TSS
  • UNIX
  • SAP
  • Windows Shared Folder
  • ITIM
  • Control SA
• Export:
  • Active Directory
  • RACF
  • SQL Database
  • CSV files
  • ITIM V4.5 and V4.6
  • Control SA

Note: For more information, see the DNA Data Management User Guide.

Important! Some connectors exist in both the CA RCM portal and the CA RCM Data Management client tool. In these cases, we recommend running the connector located in the CA RCM portal for the following reasons:

• The job definition is saved on the portal, letting you repeat import and export tasks.
• Retrieved data is integrated directly into the universe.
• New data can be automatically synchronized with RACI definitions of the configuration.
• New user records can be automatically enriched with data from Human Resources records or other sources.