4.6 Match Attribute Builder

The Match Attribute Builder enables you to select attributes and values used by the Find Matching Object action to determine if a matching object exists in a data store.

For example, if you wanted to match users based on a common name and a location:

  1. Select the action of find matching object.

  2. Select the scope of the search for the matching objects. Select from entry, subordinates, or subtree.

  3. Specify the DN of the starting point for the search.

  4. Click the Edit match attributes icon Edit match attributes to launch the Match Attribute Builder.

    Edit match attributes icon

  5. Click the Browse the Identity Vault attributes icon, the Browse application attributes icon, or the Launch variable browser icon. For more information on the Launch variable browser icon, see Section 3.6, Variable Selector.

    Browsing to attributes in the Match Attributes Builder

  6. Browse to and select the desired attribute, then click OK.

    Identity Vault attributes

    If you want to add more than one attribute, click the Append new item icon to add another line.

    Adding more entries in the Match Attribute Builder

    You can browse the Identity Vault schema or the connected system schema.

  7. Click Finish.

The Match Attribute Builder also allows you to specify another value, instead of using the value from the current object.

To use another value:

  1. Launch the Match Attribute Builder, then select Other Value from the drop-down list.

  2. Select the desired value type.

    • counter

    • dn

    • int

    • interval

    • octet

    • state

    • string

    • structured

    • teleNumber

    • time

  3. Specify the value, then click OK.