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Connection Management Profile

Configure the following fields to create or modify a connection.

• Connection Name

  Defines the connection name. The connection name must be unique.

• Connection Type

  Defines the type of connection. Connection Type is a collection of connections used for similar purposes. You can define multiple connections with different Connection Names under one Connection Type. For example, you can create a Connection Type 'Reports' and create connections 'Reports1', 'Reports2', 'Reports3' that connect to multiple databases.

• Description

  Defines additional and optional information about the current connection.

• Host Name

  Indicates the host name of the server that hosts the database.

• Port#

  Indicates the port number configured for the database on the server.

• Database Type

  Indicates the database that you are using to store data. Identity Manager supports Oracle Database and SQL Server.

• Database Name

  Indicates the name of the database.

• Protocol

  Indicates the protocol that Identity Manager should use to connect to the database.

• User ID

  Indicates the User ID credentials you need to login to the database.

• Password

  Indicates the password credentials for the User ID you specify.

• JDBC Driver Class

  Indicates the JDBC driver class Identity Manager must use if you have selected JDBC as the protocol.

• JDBC Select Method

  Indicates the method to select the JDBC select method.

• Default Connection

  Indicates that the current connection is the default connection used with Identity Manager. Under a Connection Type you can have only one connection set to Default.

• LDAP Search Root

  Indicates the root of the LDAP.

• Clear Text Password (LDAP)

  Indicates whether or not the LDAP password is cleartext.

• Secure Connection(LDAP)

  Indicates if Identity Manager should use a secure connection to connect to the LDAP.

• Attribute

  Specifies any additional attributes that are specific to the current connection. For example, if you are configuring a connection for Reports, Identity Manager must connect to the Infoview Repository and retrieve reports from the Reports Folder. For such a connection, you must use the Attribute field to add the Reports Folder to the connection information.