Managing custom files

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View custom files and folders that are related to the IBM Verify Identity Governance - Virtual Appliance.

About this task

Manage your files from the Custom File Management page in these ways:
  • Expand or collapse the directory structure to view the different files and folders, including the recently updated files.
  • Download or upload any type of file.
  • Create or delete sub-folders under existing folders.
  • Restore a selected file to the default state.
Note: The web.xml file is not available in IBM Verify Identity Governance - Virtual Appliance. Hence, deploying the custom servlet is not supported.

Procedure

  1. From the top-level menu of the Appliance Dashboard, select Configure > Advanced Configuration > Custom File Management.
  2. In the Custom File Management page, do one of these actions to work with your files.
    See Table 1.
    Table 1. File tabs and their actions
    Tab Tab Description Actions
    All Files Displays a directory structure in the left pane. The right pane displays a list of files in a table that is based on the folder that you selected in the left pane. The right pane contains these buttons:
    • Download
    • Upload
    • New Folder
    • Delete Folder
    • Refresh

    You can use the search box to find a specific property name that you want to update. Type a name or a character string for the properties file to narrow your search. Your search is in the context of the properties file that you selected. All property names that contain the string are displayed. To return to the full list of property names, clear the search box.
    To download a file, do these steps:
    1. Select a folder in the left pane to display a list of files in the right pane.
    2. Select a file in the table of the right pane.
    3. Click Download.
    To upload a file, do these steps:
    1. Select a folder in the left pane.
    2. Click Upload to open the File Upload window.
    3. Click Browse to search and select the file.
    4. Click Save Configuration.
    To create a new folder, do these steps:
    1. In the left pane, select the parent folder that will contain your new folder.
    2. Click New Folder.
    3. Enter the new folder name.
    4. Click OK.
    To delete a folder, do these steps:
    • In the left pane, select the folder that you want to delete.
    • Click Delete Folder.
    • When you are prompted to confirm the delete action, click Yes.

    To display the most recent version of the data, including changes that were made to the data since it was last refreshed, click Refresh.
    Modified Files Displays all the modified files in a table, including these buttons:
    • Restore Default
    • Refresh
    To restore a file, do these steps:
    1. Select a file from the table.
    2. Click Restore Default.
      Note: When you click Restore Default for the selected file, it is deleted if it is not included with the product, or it is restored to its original included version.

    To display the most recent version of the data, including changes that were made to the data since it was last refreshed, click Refresh.
  3. Optional: Restart the Verify Identity Governance Server if the Notifications widget indicates you to do it.