Creating and Activating Server Mappings

14-4 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Virtual Directory 3. Click the name of the adapter in the tree to apply the mapping to. The adapter’s settings screen appears.

4. Click the Plug-ins tab. The adapter’s plug-ins screen appears.

5. Click the Create Mapping button. The Mapping dialog box appears.

6. Enter a name in the Name field to describe the Mapping. This name is used to

identify and describe the Mapping, not to name the actual Mapping script file.

7. Enter the path to the Mapping script file in the Mapping File field, or click Select,

navigate to the Mapping script file, select it, and then click OK. 8. Determine where you want the Mapping to execute. The mapping can execute at a specific location under the adapter namespace or at the adapter namespace itself, thus spanning the entire adapter. To execute the Mapping at the adapter level, leave the Namespaces table empty and click OK to activate the Mapping for the entire adapter. To execute the Mapping at a specific location under the adapter, perform the following steps:

a. Click the Create Namespace button in the Namespaces table.

b. Enter the location of the virtual tree where you want the Mapping to execute in the Namespace field. Create multiple Namespaces to have the Mapping execute at multiple specific locations in the virtual tree.

c. Click OK to activate the Mapping at the specific locations in the virtual tree.

9. Click Apply on the adapter’s plug-ins screen to apply the mapping to the adapter.

15 Managing Oracle Virtual Directory Entries and Schema 15-1 15 Managing Oracle Virtual Directory Entries and Schema This chapter explains how to manage Oracle Virtual Directory entries and schema using Oracle Directory Services Manager. It contains the following topics: ■ Managing Oracle Virtual Directory Entries Using Data Browsers ■ Managing Oracle Virtual Directory Schema Using Oracle Directory Services Manager

15.1 Managing Oracle Virtual Directory Entries Using Data Browsers

This topic describes Oracle Virtual Directory data browsers and how to use them to manage Oracle Virtual Directory entries. This topic contains the following sections: ■ Understanding Oracle Virtual Directory Data Browsers ■ Managing Oracle Virtual Directory Entries Using the Client View Data Browser ■ Managing Oracle Virtual Directory Source Entries Using the Adapter Browser

15.1.1 Understanding Oracle Virtual Directory Data Browsers

Oracle Virtual Directory provides the following types of data browsers: ■ Client View browser ■ Adapter browser Both the Client View and Adapter browsers are automatically created when you define a new Oracle Virtual Directory server. Oracle Virtual Directory uses DSMLv2 over its administrative gateway to retrieve the data presented by the browsers. Client View Browser The Client View browser enables you to search and view the entire virtual directory tree defined by all configured adapters after Oracle Virtual Directory has performed all data mapping and transformation. Think of the Client View as the after view—what the data looks like after it is virtualized by Oracle Virtual Directory. You can also import and export LDIF files to and from the Oracle Virtual Directory using the Client View data browser. LDIF is an industry standard textual interchange format designed for exchanging data between LDAP servers. LDIF files are typically used to import and export batch data and schema configuration changes.