3.1 General Object Tasks

This section contains steps for basic tasks you will use when managing your eDirectory tree:

3.1.1 Browsing the eDirectory Tree

The Obejct Management tile on Identity Console home page lets you search or browse for objects in your eDirectory tree. You can view the structure of your tree and perform tasks. The tasks available depend on the type of object you select.

The eDirectory Object Management tile in Identity Console also lets you search or browse for objects. In most entry fields in Identity Console, you can specify an object name and context, or you can select the Type to search or browse for the object you want. Selecting an object in the eDirectory Object Management tile inserts the object and the object's context into the entry field.

This section contains the following information:

Using the View Object Button

Use the techniques described below to locate the specific objects you want to manage.

Using Browse

  1. On Identity Console home page, click the Object Management tile.

  2. On the Objects page, provide Name, select Type, provide or search for Context.

  3. Use the following options to browse for an object:

    Option

    Description

    Context

    Lets you specify the name of the container whose contents you want to view.

    To use this option, click and select the container you want.

    Name

    Lets you specify the name of an object.

    You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard character in this field. For example, g* finds all objects starting with “g,” such as Germany or Greg, and *te finds all entries ending in “te,” such as Kate or Corporate.

    Type

    Lets you specify the type of object you want to search for. The default is All Available Types.

    To use this option, select an object type from the drop-down list.

  4. Click Search.

Using Search

  1. On the NetIQ Identity Console home page, click the Object Management tile.

  2. On the Objects page, specify the Name of the object you want to search for.

    You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard character in this field. For example, g* finds all objects starting with “g,” such as Germany or Greg, and *te finds all entries ending in “te,” such as Kate or Corporate.

  3. From the Type drop-down list select the type of object you want to search for.

  4. In the Context field, specify the name of the container you want to search in.

    Click Search Sub-containers to include all subcontainers located within the current container in the search.

  5. Click Search.

  6. When you find the object you are looking for, right-click the object, then choose from the list of available tasks to perform.

Using the Object Selector Button

Use the techniques described below to locate the specific objects you want to manage.

Using Browse

  1. On the Identity Console home page> click Tree View tile.

  2. Click the containers and users to perform required operations.

Using Search

  1. On the Identity Console home page, click Object Management tile.

    Objects page opens.

  2. Enter name in the Name field, you can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard character in this field. For example, g* finds all objects starting with “g,” such as Germany or Greg, and *te finds all entries ending in “te,” such as Kate or Corporate.

  3. Select the Type from drop-down list.

  4. Select Context, specify the name of the container you want to search in.

    Click Search Sub-containers to include all subcontainers located within the current container in the search.

  5. Click Search.

3.1.2 Creating an Object

  1. On the Identity Console home page, click Object Management Tile .

  2. Click Create Object .

  3. Provide a Name > select a Type > click for Context > Next.

  4. Click Create.

    The information requested depends on the type of object you are creating.

3.1.3 Modifying an Object's Properties

  1. On the Identity Console home page, click Object Management Tile .

  2. Select the object that you want to modify, then click .

  3. Specify the name and context of the object or objects you want to modify, then click OK.

  4. Edit the property pages that you want.

  5. Click Save.

3.1.4 Copying Objects

This option lets you create a new object with the same attribute values as an existing object, or copy attribute values from one object to another.

  1. On the Identity Console home page, click DN Management tile.

  2. Click Move > click Search to which you want to copy.

  3. Click Object , specify the name and context of the object you want to copy.

  4. Select one of the following options:

    • Create New Object and Copy Attribute Values

    • Copy Attribute Values to an Existing Object

  5. If you want to copy access control list (ACL) rights to the object you are creating/modifying, select Copy ACL Rights.

    Copying ACL rights can take additional processing time depending upon your system and networking environment.

  6. Click OK.

3.1.5 Moving Objects

  1. On the Identity Console home page, click the DN Management Tile .

  2. Click Move > Search to specify the container you want to move the object or objects to > click OK.

  3. In the Object field, specify the name and context of the object or objects you want to move.

  4. In the Move To field, specify the container you want to move the object or objects to.

    This allows any operations that are dependent on the old location to continue uninterrupted until you can update those operations to reflect the new location.

  5. Click Save.

3.1.6 Deleting Objects

  1. On the Identity Console home page, click Object Management Tile .

  2. Select the object that you want to delete, then click .

3.1.7 Renaming Objects

  1. On the Identity Console home page, click the DN Management Tile .

  2. Click Rename > click Search to select the object or objects to rename.

  3. In the New Name field, specify the name and context of the object you want to rename.

  4. In the New Object Name field, specify the new name for the object.

    Do not include the object's context in the New Object Name field.

  5. If you want to create an Alias for the object being renamed, select Create an Alias in Place of Renamed Object .

    This allows any operations that are dependent on the old object name to continue uninterrupted until you can update those operations to reflect the new name.

  6. If you want to save the old object name, select Save Old Name .

    This saves the old name as an additional (unofficial) value of the Name property. Saving the old name lets users search for the object based on that name. After renaming the object, you can view the old name in the Other Name field on the General Identification tab for that object.

  7. Click Save.