Uploading the Additional Configuration Information and Mapping Files

10 Synchronizing with Oracle Human Resources 10-1 10 Synchronizing with Oracle Human Resources If you use Oracle Human Resources as the primary repository for employee data in your enterprise, then you may need to synchronize data between it and Oracle Internet Directory. The Oracle Human Resources connector enables you to do this. This chapter introduces the Oracle Human Resources connector, and explains how to deploy it. It contains these topics: ■ Introduction to Synchronization with Oracle Human Resources ■ Data You Can Import from Oracle Human Resources ■ Managing Synchronization Between Oracle Human Resources and Oracle Internet Directory ■ The Synchronization Process ■ Bootstrapping Oracle Internet Directory from Oracle Human Resources

10.1 Introduction to Synchronization with Oracle Human Resources

The Oracle Human Resources connector enables you to import a subset of employee data from Oracle Human Resources into Oracle Internet Directory. It includes both a prepackaged integration profile and an Oracle Human Resources agent that handles communication with Oracle Internet Directory. You can customize the prepackaged integration profile to meet your deployment needs using Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control. You can schedule the Oracle Human Resources connector to run at any time, configuring it to extract incremental changes from the Oracle Human Resources system. You can also set and modify mapping between column names in Oracle Human Resources and attributes in Oracle Internet Directory. Note: If you are synchronizing with an Oracle Human Resources environment that involves the Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle recommends using the Oracle E-Business Suite integration solution that Oracle Directory Integration Platform supports, which is described in Chapter 15, Integration of Provisioning Data with Oracle E-Business Suite . See Also: Oracle Internet Directory Release Notes to find out which release of Oracle Human Resources can be synchronized with this release of Oracle Internet Directory 10-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Directory Integration Platform

10.2 Data You Can Import from Oracle Human Resources

Table 10–1 lists the tables in the Oracle Human Resources schema. If you choose, you can import most of these attributes into Oracle Internet Directory. All of these tables are visible if the login to the Oracle Human Resources database is done with the apps account. Because attributes can be added or deleted at run time from the configuration file, the Oracle Human Resources connector dynamically creates a SQL statement that selects and retrieves only the required attributes. Table 10–2 shows some of the fields in the Oracle Human Resources user interface. These fields appear when you add or modify employee data. Table 10–1 Tables in Oracle Human Resources Schema Table Name Alias Used in the Connector Config Info Field PER_PEOPLE_F PER PER_ADDRESSES PA PER_PERIODS_OF_ SERVICE PPS PER_PERSON_TYPES PPT Table 10–2 Fields in the Oracle Human Resources User Interface ATTRIBUTE NAME DESCRIPTION FORMCANVASFIELD_NAME LAST_NAME Last name of the person PeopleNameLast FIRST_NAME First name of the person PeopleNameFirst TITLE Title of the person PeopleNameTitle SUFFIX Suffix—for example, Jr, Sr, Ph.D. PeopleNameSuffix MIDDLE_NAME Middle name PeopleNameMiddle SEX Sex Gender List box START_DATE Hiring date PeopleHire Date DATE_OF_BIRTH Date of birth PeoplePersonal InformationBirth Date MARITAL_STATUS Marital status PeoplePersonal InformationStatus NATIONAL_ INDENTIFIER Social security number for US residents PeopleIdentificationSocial Security EMPLOYEE_NUMBER Employee number PeopleIdentificationEmployee REGISTERD_ DISABLED_ FLAG Indicator that the employee has a disability PeoplePersonal InformationHas Disability EMAIL_ADDRESS Electronic mail address PeoplePersonal InformationEMail OFFICE_NUMBER Office location PeopleOffice Location InfoOffice MAILSTOP Mail delivery stop PeopleOffice Location InfoMail Stop INTERNAL_ LOCATION Location PeopleOffice Location InfoLocation ADDRESS_LINE1 Address line 1 Personal Address InformationAddress line 1 ADDRESS_LINE2 Address line 2 Personal Address InformationAddress line 2