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First Name Use Case

This use case shows how you can use two alias attribute mappings to represent the first name user attribute in Directory A and Directory B.

Given:

User Directory A identifies the first name of users with givenname. Directory B identifies the first name of users with u_first_name. This results in two different representations and views of the same user information.

Solution:

1. Create an alias attribute mapping for Directory A.
   • Name the mapping FirstName.
   • Define FirstName as givenname.
2. Create an alias attribute mapping for Directory B.
   • Name the mapping FirstName.
   • Define FirstName as u_first_name.

Result:

FirstName results in a common view of the same user information. You can reference FirstName when defining policies, expressions, or other objects that require the first name of users, without concern for the directory-specific schema, because the directories are operationally identical. SiteMinder determines that the first name of users is identified by givenname when referencing users in Directory A and is identified by u_first_name when referencing users in Directory B.