IDM

Managed objects

These topics describe how to work with managed object types. For more information about the IDM object model, see Data models and objects reference.

Define the schema

Managed objects and their properties are defined in the managed object configuration.

The default managed object configuration is not a comprehensive list of all the properties that can be stored in IDM. If you use a generic object mapping, you can create a managed object with any arbitrary property, and that property will be stored in IDM. However, if you create an object with properties that are not defined in the managed object configuration, those properties are not visible in the UI. In addition, you won’t be able to configure the "sub-properties" that are described in the following section.

  • The admin UI depends on the presence of specific core schema elements, such as users, roles, and assignments (and the default properties nested within them). If you remove such schema elements, and you use the admin UI to configure IDM, you must modify the admin UI code accordingly. For example, if you remove the entire assignment object from the managed object configuration, the UI will throw exceptions wherever it queries this schema element.

  • Managed object properties that contain an underscore (_) are reserved for internal use. Do not create new properties that contain underscores, and do not include these properties in update requests.