IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, Version 5.2.3.1

Driver Configuration

Use this tab to configure the properties of the driver that is used by the connector.

The properties differ according to the type of driver, but they generally specify information such as:
  • Details for connecting with the target system
  • Identification data
  • Details about the format that is used to send and receive data
Important: If Identity Governance and Intelligence is in a cluster environment, see also Configuring enterprise connectors in a clustered environment.
Each connector includes the Driver accordion pane. This pane includes the following:
Table 1. Driver pane fields and buttons
Field or button Description
Events Marker Shows the event marker that is selected for this driver. An event marker represents the target system that is linked by this driver (and connector) as the sender or recipient of events to or from Identity Governance and Intelligence.

Event markers are defined in the Manage > Account panel of the Access Governance Core module. Each marker is closely associated to the account that is linked with an application. With an exception for the IDEAS event marker, an event marker cannot be associated with more than one driver.

Reset Resets the driver cache. Click Reset to delete the hash file of the driver. This action can be run only on drivers that do not use a trigger.
Test Connection Checks the state of the connection that is configured for the driver.
Query Checks the driver query values.
Dump Applies to drivers used in Reconciliation mode. An operating system window is opened to save the file that is created with the values ​​of the Reconciliation process.
Save Saves the current configuration.
Cancel Discards configuration changes that are not saved.

Complete the mandatory information in the accordion panes, which vary, depending on the type of driver. For example, an LDAP driver has different accordion panes than a Linux or CSV driver.

Each accordion pane displays a list of driver properties as shown in the following table. The properties are specific to each type of driver.
Table 2. Driver properties
Name Description
Mandatory If the Green check mark icon icon is shown, you are required to provide a value for the property in the row.
Name The name of the property.
Value A working value for the property.
Description Position your mouse on the Information icon icon so that a tooltip displays a description of the requested value.
Below is a list of some accordion panes that are available on the Driver Configuration tab:
General Information
AIX, Linux, CSV, JDBC. Does not apply to LDAP, PeopleSoft, or SAP drivers.
LDAP service
For LDAP drivers only.
Users and Groups
For LDAP drivers only.
PeopleTools Profile
For PeopleSoft drivers only.
Adapter Details
For SAP drivers only.
Additional Configuration
For Linux drivers only.
Authentication
Applies to AIX and Linux drivers.
PS Connection
For PeopleSoft drivers only.
SAP HR Connection Details
For SAP drivers only.
Reconciliation Advanced Mapping
For SAP drivers only.
Dispatcher Attributes
Applies to LDAP, AIX, Linux, PeopleSoft, and SAP drivers.
Status and Information
Applies to LDAP, AIX, Linux, PeopleSoft, and SAP drivers.