Multivalue Attributes

We are implementing Portal, and one of the requirements we have is to load multiple values into a single attribute. For example, a document might have an attribute for Manufacturer. We want to be able to assign GM, FORD, or both values. I know we can use a multivalue attribute, but there doesn't appear to be a way to validate the contents or select values from a predefined list. What is the best way to address this problem?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Kevin

hi kevin,
you could use the perspectives attribute to implement this. the perspective is our only multi-value attribute that we have in portal.
regards,
christian

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Hi,
I have a requirement to provision a new multivalued attribute from OIM to OID.
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Created a child form
Attached child form to the OID Parent form
Created a process task adapter.
Created a task in process definition and the attached the adapter
Adapter code.
public String addChildData(tcDataProvider ioDatabase, long procInstKey, long childDefKey){
          try{
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          catch(Exception e){
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After attaching while provisioning I am seeing both parent and child forms. I have provided the values and its successfully provisioning.
But how I can provision the new OID multivalued attribute. We have to do any setting in the lookup?
Regards,
KK

Just create your new adapter for add and delete from this new child table just like the other triggered tasks. If it's a multi value on the user profile, use the adapter for Add Multi Value Attribute that comes with the connector. In the property name, put in your multi value attribute name, and map the value from the child table.
-Kevin

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Running FIM Synchronization Service v 4.0.3531.2 - Update1.
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Any ideas?
Piotr

Hi Markus,
yes, I know all about the architecture to allow multi-value attributes to be exported to SQL.
Everything works when I have just one string value column in my tblAD_Multivalue. The problem is that my anchor in the primary table is a GUID in a uniqueidentifier SQL column type (in FIM MV it's a string), so when I'm exporting multivalue reference attributes
to SQL I would like the GUID values also to go to a uniqueidentifier type column. That's why I set up the secondary column in the multi-value table with text datatype, so FIM recognizes it as a "large string column". I think I did everything within
the guidelines, so I was puzzled when I saw that error.
Consider this simple example, you're exporting users and groups from AD, you're anchor data type is uniqueidentifier, and you need to export the member attribute and the proxyAddresses attribute. What would you do to allow future SQL joins to calculate membership?
hope this explains a bit more this scenario, would appreciate any suggestions.
Piotr

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Hi there abhishek,
By default the seperator char is a comma, that's why OIA splits it up into the "wrong pieces".
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Here is the ACI I tried to use:
(targetattr = "*")
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allow (selfwrite,write,delete,add)
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2. xyzadmin needs to update (another system creates a value initially) an 'extendedattribute' in either of the 'extendedobjectclass1/2'. This works if I set seperate ACIs. If I combine them (as above) does not work. Any solutions?
3. Not exactly related to this. The 'extendedattribute' is a multi-value attribute. Say it has two values,
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My answer will concerne only your first query.
Firstly, the target syntax must include the target keywork in the first portion of rule.
Have you try these syntax ===>
(targetfilter="(|(objectClass=groupofuniquenames)(|(objectClass=extendedobjectclass1)(objectClass=extendedobjectclass2)))")
or
(targetfilter="(|(objectclass=groupofuniquenames)(objectclass=extendedobjectclass1)(objectclass=extendedobjectclass2))"
The first syntax works correctly for me.
I hope this is help you and good luck for the rest.

Modifying Multivalued Attribute - Error?

Hi All,
Im able to update the LDAP Attributes by using modifyAttributes method, But i want to update a multivalued Attribute in the Active Directory.
I tried using array its not working help me out...
Jagan Thanks.....

Just iterate through the array members and add them to the attribute. Something like:String phoneNumbers[] = {"123 456 7890","456 789 0123", "789012 3456"};
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Reading multivalued attribute

Hi,
I have a multivalued attribute defined in LDAP and was synchronized to plumtree. After synchroinzation, the attribute with multiple values came in to plumtree and I am able to see the values of the attribute by clicking on user profile. But when I try to read the attribute using the following query only the last value is coming up.
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Use LDAP is ticked but no server specified
Tried Selecting the server but no effect
Every where I look in POA, Domain setting its set to the SERVER's IP address
not DNS name!!
Copied NAMED.NLM (just the NLM) from SP5 server - error gone but still get
the LDAP error 81 when a
user tries to login to GW.
I also POA > Security - I tried setting security to LOW (which unticks LDAP)
but still can't login
"Anders Gustafsson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> Eric,
>> "Starting eDirectory integrated Novell DNS Server...
>> error:NWDSRead Failed while reading a multivalued attribute: -603
>> Loading the configuration and zone data completed .
>> DNS Server running "
>>
> OK. I assume that you have configured your POA to use the same server for
> LDAP. If so, did you use the DNS name or IP address? If DNS name, I
> suggest you try IP address as this takes DNS out of the picture.
>
> The error you are seeing indicates that you are not current on servicer
> packs:
> http://www.novell.com/support/search...200%2043955231
>
> I suggest you apply SP6 plus the post SP6 fixes after resolving your POA
> issue and reading this:
> http://wiki.novell.com/index.php/Nw65sp6
>
> - Anders Gustafsson, Engineer, CNE6, ASE
> NSC Volunteer Sysop
> Pedago, The Aaland Islands (N60 E20)
>
> Novell does not monitor these forums officially.
> Enhancement requests for all Novell products may be made at
> http://support.novell.com/enhancement
>
> Using VA 5.51 build 315 on Windows 2000 build 2600
>

Updating MultiValued Attribute in AD

Hi,
Is there any way to update an multivalued attribute in AD using AD Connector?.Thanks in advance

What do you mean by that ? ? AD Groups for a user is a multivalued attribute and we can update it, by editing the Resource Profile associated with any user. See memberOf attribute in AD target. Is there something else you wanted to ask ? ?

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Multivalue Attribute Values

I need to be able to store these two values in the same multi value attribute:
Director
DIRECTOR
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thanks,

Hi,
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dn: cn=schema
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I have a trusted recon set up from Sun LDAP to OIM followed by auto provisioning to SQL's "MyUser" table using GTC. This works fine so far.
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For Look-Up:
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Code - Decode
User01 - Role01,Role02
User02 - Role02,Role03,Roel04
User03 - Role08,Role12
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For UDF Field
Yes, their would be a limitation in the Text Area field and it is *200* characters. So if that is the case then you should go for Look-up which doesn't have such restrictions at-least for your requirement.

Multivalue attributes in InfoCubes

Hi,
I am experiencing a modelling issue within BW for xEM
(Emissionsmanagement) where we have additional requirements. To make the problem faster clear, I am
going to make the issue more easier to come faster to
the point:
Imagine the following EmissionsInfoCube:
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In the past this attribute was a single-value attribute in the 3rd party xEM module. Now it is going to be a multi-value one. My part is now to adjust the modelling in the BW for xEM to allow such multi-values in BW-queries as well.
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Regards, Klaus

Klaus,
That is precisely the problem with multi-value attributes. They can have any number of values.
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Multi-cubes and infosets are not going to work in this case. It will most likely have to be to identify one classifier based on some logic and link it to the transaction. You can look at doing this through material attribute so users can change it then and reporting would reflect accordingly.
You will have to write a generic extractor to get the multi-value characteristic as the standard tool does not support it.
Cheers
Aneesh

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