Customizing the adapter profile

To customize the adapter profile, you must modify the Oracle Database Adapter JAR file. You might customize the adapter profile to change the account form or the service form.

About this task

The JAR file is included in the Oracle Database Adapter compressed file that you downloaded from the IBM® website. The JAR file and the files that are contained in the JAR file vary depending on your operating system.

Note: You cannot modify the schema for this adapter. You cannot add or delete attributes from the schema.

The adapter JAR file includes the following files:

  • CustomLabels.properties
  • erOracleAccount.xml
  • erOracleRMIService.xml
  • OracleAdapter.xml
  • service.def
  • schema.dsml

Procedure

  1. Edit the JAR file.
    1. Log on to the workstation where the Oracle Database Adapter is installed.
    2. Copy the JAR file into a temporary directory.
    3. Extract the contents of the JAR file into the temporary directory by running the following command. Type the name of the JAR file for your operating system. The following example applies to the Oracle Database Adapter profile.
       
      jar -xvf OracleAdapterProfile.jar
      The jar command extracts the files into the OracleAdapterProfile directory.
    4. Edit the file that you want to change.
  2. After you edit the file, you import the file into the Identity Brokerage on- premises component. To import the file. See Importing the adapter profile.