OIM 11g: Event Handler "Data Object"

Question

Is there any way in the OIM 11g Users event handler model (pre-insert) to get a "data object" type structure of the column names and values which will be inserted into the database (i.e USR_FIRST_NAME = "John"). This would be similar to what the legacy 9.1x event handler model provided via the getDataObject() method.
I know how to get the data from the orchestration parameters, but for our requirements we need the data to be keyed by database column name ("USR_FIRST_NAME") and not field name as in the orchestration params ("First Name").
OIM must do this conversion at some point (field name -> database column name). Can we somehow leverage this same function?
Thanks.

Answer 1

You can accomplish through if statements in your event handler to check for the attributes that determine the logic. For example, if your user's last name changes, you can check the orchestration.getParameters() to see if it contains a key for "UserManagerConstants.AttributeName.LAST_NAME.getId()" and if it does, then perform your logic to update the user.
You could also come up with a lookup that can be referenced for these and have your own custom java code that outputs information based on the values in the lookup. Just think creatively and anything is possible.
Or you can get a connection to the database, and have a constants file that translates the metadata names back to database fields and continue to use your existing code.
Lots of options.
-Kevin