Creating an EIM identifier

To create an EIM identifier, you must be connected to the Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) domain in which you want to work and you must have EIM access control as either Identifier administrator or EIM administrator.

1. From IBM® Navigator for i, expand Security > All Tasks > Enterprise Identity Mapping.
2. Click Domain Management.
3. Right-click the EIM domain in which you want to work and select Open.
   • If the EIM domain you want to work with is not listed under Domain Management, review Adding an EIM domain to the Domain Management folder.
   • If you are not currently connected to the EIM domain in which you want to work, review Connecting to an EIM domain.
4. Right-click Identifiers, and select New identifier.
5. In the New EIM Identifier dialog, provide information about the EIM identifier, as follows:
   1. A name for the identifier.
   2. Whether to have the system generate a unique name, if necessary.
   3. A description of the identifier.
   4. One or more aliases for the identifier, if necessary.
6. Click ? for help, if necessary, to determine what information to specify for each field.
7. After you enter the required information, click OK to create the EIM identifier.