Administrator with the settings page navigation rights can configure multiple clients with different settings using the Identity Manager dashboard. Administrator can decide to save these configurations using the following modes as part of application configuration:
The client settings directory is stored in the <tomcat base folder>/conf folder, by default the directory is not configured. The clients settings configuration can also be stored in a clients settings directory under the User Home folder. The administrator needs to add the com.netiq.idmdash.client.settings.directory in the ism-configuration property file with the appropriate value.
NOTE:You can set client settings directory as %user.home% to create the client settings directory under the User Home folder. You can also set the client setting directory as %catalina.base% to create the client setting folder under <tomcat base folder>/conf. If you do not set the client settings directory to any of the above mentioned values, the directory will be created under the User Home folder.
Administrator can also store the configuration in the CLIENT_SETTINGS table in the Identity User Application database.
By default the client settings configuration is stored in File System mode. The administrator can specify the mode of saving the configuration in the ism-configuration properties file. You can add the com.netiq.idmdash.client.settings.store.preference in the ism-configuration properties file with the appropriate value. If you want to change the mode, the property value should be set to database.
IMPORTANT:
Always select the database mode for saving the client settings configuration on each node of the cluster environment.
If you want to migrate from file system to database mode or vice versa, client settings do not get migrated. Identity Manager Dashboard reflects the settings which is already configured in the selected mode.