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ProfileService interface
These are the APIs that make up the ProfileService interface.
The profile methods are defined in interface: com.ibm.websphere.wim.ProfileService.
Package name:
com.ibm.websphere.wim The profile service methods are:
- create
- delete
- get
- login
- search
- update
- create method
Use the create method to create an entity.- delete method
Use the delete method to remove an entity.- get method
Use the get method to retrieve the information of an entity or entities.- login method
Use the login method to authenticate a user with a specified login account.- search method
Use the search method to find entries in the profile repositories that match the search criteria.- update method
Use the update method to modify the information of an entity.- Referential integrity
Virtual member manager referential integrity relies on the underlying repository.
Parent topic: Virtual member manager APIs