Select an operator from the Operator menu.

5-10 Oracle Fusion Middleware Developers Guide for Oracle Identity Manager ■ Contains : If you select this option, the user or organization records data element must only contain not be an exact match with the attribute you select. ■ Start with : If you select this option, the user or organization records data element must begin with the attribute you select. ■ End with : If you select this option, the user or organization records data element must end with the attribute you select.

6. Select a value from the Attribute menu. The values in this menu are the fields that

were defined on the Reconciliation Fields tab for the resource associated with the rule. If the reconciliation fields have not yet been designated for the resource, no values will be available. 7. If you want Oracle Identity Manager to perform a particular transformation on the data in the Attribute field before applying the operator, select the desired transformation from the Transform menu. The possible transformations are described in Table 5–3 .

8. Select the Case-Sensitive check box.

For the rule element to be met, if this check box is selected, the value selected in the Attribute field must match the capitalization of the value being evaluated in Note: ■ If you configure trusted source reconciliation of users, you must ensure that the User ID field of the Oracle Identity Manager User account is used in the reconciliation matching rule. ■ If you configure trusted source reconciliation of organizations, you must ensure that the Organization Name field of the Oracle Identity Manager User account is used in the reconciliation matching rule. Note: When defining a rule element for a target resource as opposed to a trusted source, only fields associated with parent tables of the resources custom process form are available for selection in the Attribute field. Note: If you select a value other than None from this menu, after you click Save, you must also select the tab and set the appropriate properties so that Oracle Identity Manager is able to perform the transformation correctly. Table 5–3 Transformation Properties Transformation Properties to Be Set on the Rule Element Properties tab Substring Start Point, End Point Endstring Start Point Tokenize Delimiters, Token Number, Space Delimiter Developing Rules 5-11 the reconciliation event record. If this check box is deselected, the value selected in the Attribute field is not required to match the capitalization used in the value being evaluated in the reconciliation event record.

9. Click Save.

10. If you select a value other than None in the Transform menu and have not yet

set the properties for the transformation, the Properties Set check box will not be selected. You must select the Rule Element Properties tab, set the appropriate properties, and click Save again. The rule element will be added to the rule. 11. Repeat this entire procedure for each rule element you wish to add to the rule.

5.4.3 Nesting a Rule Within a Rule

You can nest an existing rule within a rule. Oracle Identity Manager evaluates the criteria of the nested rule in the same way as any other element of the rule. To nest a rule within a rule: 1. Go to the rule to which you want to add another rule.

2. Click Add Rule on the Rule Elements tab.

3. The Rule Choice lookup dialog box is displayed. Locate and select the desired rule.

4. Click OK.

The selected reconciliation rule is added to rule. 5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each rule you want to nest in the rule.

5.4.4 Deleting a Rule Element or Rule

To delete a rule element or a rule: 1. Go to the rule from which you want to delete an element.

2. Select the rule element or rule to be deleted on the Rule Elements tab.

3. Click Delete.

Note: Ensure that the Active check box is selected. Note: Only reconciliation-related rules that are associated with the same resource object are available for selection in the dialog box.