OIM 11g: UDF disappears from User Attributes page

Question

Hi,
I was modifying a user defined attribute using the 11.1.1.3 User Attributes configuration page. All I did was change its category to move it to another section of the user profile page. The last remaining field in the category 'disappeared'. It just went from the list of fields in the category. The field still exists on the USR object and still contains all the values. But it's gone from the UI.
I exported the /file/User.xml from MDS and sure enough the missing attribute is not present in the User.xml file. It is there for the mapping to the back end column, and in another element. But the element that describes the field proper is not there. I've since added the attribute element back in manually and re-imported the metadata using the weblogic environment manager, but the field still does not appear.
So, my question is does anybody know where else OIM stores the attribute details? Is it in the DB somewhere and merely mirrored in the MDS? What do I need to do to restore the field? (I can't add it in because it says it already exists.)
Thanks

Answer 1

PeachEye,
I was unable to see the UDF's I had created on the user form until I set up a policy for them. Please check the policy around the UDF's.
I am hoping this can help you.
From Oracle documentation:
User's Guide for Oracle Identity Manager
11g Release 1 (11.1.1)
E14316-03
User-defined fields (UDFs) can be added by creating a policy and
adding attributes in the self service user management
administration policy in Oracle Identity Administration. To add
the User defined attributes for view or modification under the
Attributes tab, these UDFs need to be added to the modify user
data set for self-service. Also, a custom policy needs to be created
under self service user management to grant permission to view
and/or modify these attributes.
For details on authorization policies, refer "Creating and Managing
Authorization Policies" on page 15-2.