Entitlements, like other Identity Manager features and functionality, are implemented through XML code that is processed by the various Identity Manager components. Designer includes an Entitlements Wizard that creates the required XML code for an entitlement. We strongly recommend that you use Designer to create entitlements.
If you use iManager to create entitlements, you must create the XML code yourself. To help you better understand what needs to go into an entitlement, you can look at the preconfigured entitlements and policies in the Active Directory driver. You will need to examine the Novell Entitlement DTD (Document Type Definition) and then look at XML examples of writing entitlements based on the DTD.
The following sections provide information to help you create XML entitlement documents: