4.3 Adding the Job

The following steps provide instructions for using iManager to add a custom job. For information about using Designer to add jobs, see Scheduling Jobs in the Designer 4.0.2 for Identity Manager 4.0.2 Administration Guide.

  1. In iManager, click to display the Identity Manager Administration page.

  2. Open the Overview page for the driver or driver set where you want to add the job:

    1. In the Administration list, click Identity Manager Overview to display the Identity Manager Overview page.

    2. In the Search in field, specify the fully distinguished name of the container where you want to start searching for driver sets and then click , or leave [root] in the field and click to search from the root of the tree.

      You can also click to browse for and select the container in the tree structure, or click to select the container from a list of previously selected objects.

    3. After the available driver sets are displayed on the Driver Sets page, click the desired driver set to display the Driver Set Overview page.

    4. (Conditional) If you are adding the job to a driver, click the driver to display the Driver Overview page.

  3. Click the Jobs tab.

  4. Click New to display the Create Job page.

    Creating a New Job
  5. In the Job Name field, specify a descriptive name for the job.

  6. Under Job Type, select Custom, then paste the Job Definition’s XML into the text box.

  7. In the Server field, select the servers where you want to run the job.

  8. Click OK to create the job and display its configuration properties.

  9. Provide the General, Schedule, Scope, Parameters, and Results information required by the Job Definition.

  10. When you have finished, click OK to save the configuration.

    The job is added to the Jobs list.

  11. Select the job in the list (by selecting the check box in front of the job name), then click Get Status.

    The Job Status dialog box displays any configuration errors.

  12. If errors are displayed, resolve the errors. Otherwise, click Close to close the Job Status dialog box.