ActiveDirectory Connector - Department Feild

Question

Hi All,
I am using OIM 11gR2 and activedirectory-11.1.1.5.0 Connector for AD
As it is mentioned that there is a difference in the "Character Lengths of Target System Fields and Process Form Fields" as under
Department, UD_ADUSER_DEPARTMENT, 40 and in AD it is department, 64
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E22999_01/doc.111/e20347/app_fieldlengths.htm#BEIECGGM
I have performed the procedure to change the length of the above field as mentioned in the connector documentation, the issue is that as soon as i save the form and make it avtive the lenth reverts back to the 40 in setad of 64.
is it some bug in the 11gR2? since I have done this in the 11gR1 and it was fine there.
please let me know if anyone else having this issue got it resolved .....

Answer 1

Ok… for the record,
I had to do it the hard way.
A – In Design Console
1-     Delete the Department field Map from the AD User Process Definition.
2-     Delete the Department from AD User Resource Object.
3-     Create new version of the form UD_ADUSER form.
4-     Delete the Department field from the same form.
B- In Backend Database
1- Alter Table UD_ADUSER and Drop the Department Column.
C- Back to Design Console
1-     Create new version of the UD_ADUSER form.
2-     Add column Department with Length 64.
3-     Add the Department in the AD User Resource Object and press the “Create Reconciliation Profile” Button.
4-     Map the Department in the AD User Process Definition to UD_ADUSER_DEPARTMENT.
5-     Activate this form (created in point 1 above).
D- In the Webconsole sysadmin URL
1-     Create a Sandbox.
2-     Open AD Application instance.
3-     Create new Form.
4-     Apply this form.
Run the reconciliation I hope it works for you others as well.