Create a flow
Create a flow that defines the relationship between the endpoints and the target Security Directory Server.
Before you begin
You must create flows only after you complete the following steps:
Procedure
- Click the Flows tab to view the Flows page.
- On the Flows page, click Add.
- In the Add Flow window, specify the Name for the flow.
- From the Select endpoint type list, select one of the configured endpoints to provide data for the flow.
- Click OK to create the flow.
What to do next
After you create a flow, we can edit it to define the flow settings..
- Defining flow settings
After you create a flow, we can edit the flow to define specific settings or use the default values that are provided for most settings.- Extending attribute maps for a flow
All flow relationships can contain advanced mapping and data transformation. When you set up a flow, we can specify the custom attribute maps that must be applied during the flow operations. You can choose from the attribute maps that you defined earlier for users and groups and extend those maps for a specific flow.- Configure a join
To augment and enrich the data from the endpoint, we can configure the flow to specify a join from another data source selectively.- Configure pass-through authentication
We can configure a flow to delegate authentication back to the endpoint by using the pass-through authentication feature. We can use this optional feature if you want to retain the authentication credentials only in the endpoint and not in the target IBM Security Directory Server.- Enable write-back for flows
Changes that are made in the target directory server can be propagated back to the endpoint by enabling write-back in a flow for selected attributes.- Verifying the flow configuration
After configuring the flow and specify the criteria for the flow operations, we can run a simulated synchronization to verify the flow.
Parent topic:
Federated Directory Server