Adding an alias to a registry definition

You, or an application developer, may want to specify additional distinguishing information for a registry definition. You can do this by creating an alias for the registry definition. You, or others, can then use the alias for the registry definition to better distinguish one user registry from another.

This alias support allows programmers to write applications without having to know in advance the arbitrary Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) registry definition name chosen by the administrator who deploys the application. Application documentation can provide the EIM administrator with the alias name that the application uses. Using this information, the EIM administrator can assign this alias name to the EIM registry definition that represents the actual user registry that the administrator wants the application to use.

To add an alias to a registry definition, you must be connected to the EIM domain in which you want to work and you must have EIM access control at one of these levels:

  • Registry administrator.
  • Administrator for selected registries (for the registry that you are modifying).
  • EIM administrator.

To add an alias to an EIM registry definition, complete these steps:

  1. From IBM® Navigator for i, expand Security > Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM).
  2. Click Domain Management.
    • If you are not currently connected to the EIM domain controller, a Connect to EIM Domain Controller dialog box is displayed. Enter the connection information to use for the connection to the EIM domain controller. Click OK
  3. Right-click the EIM domain in which you want to work and select Open.
  4. Right-click User Registries, select Open to display the list of registry definitions within the domain.
    Note: If you have Administrator for selected registries access control, the list contains only those registry definitions to which you are specifically authorized.
  5. Right-click the registry definition for which you want to add an alias and select Properties.
  6. In the Properties dialog box, in the Address aliases portion of the dialog, specify the name and type of alias you want to add.
    Note: You can specify an alias type that is not included in the list of types.
  7. Click Add.
  8. Click OK to save your changes to the registry definition.