What's New in 4.0.2 Auto Update

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1. New Features

  • Designer now supports resource subcontainers. Auto Update 4
  • The Driver Policy set view includes two new policy sets, "Startup" and "Shutdown". Policies on these new policy sets are executed during driver startup and shutdown, respectively. These policy sets are shown if the IDM engine version is 4.0.2.3 or greater. Auto Update 3
  • Support for two new drivers: "Driver for Oracle EBS HR" and "Driver for Oracle EBS TCA". Auto Update 3
  • Package Manager provides a new Compare Package... option to compare the contents of any two versions of a package. Auto Update 2
  • The Driver Package Properties page includes a new Compare Customizations option to compare customizations made to the contents of a package installed on the driver. Auto Update 2
  • The Policy Set view allows users to perform operations on multiple policies, including Add to Package..., Sync to Package, Remove from Package, Edit, Delete, and Remove. Auto Update 2
  • The Policy Set view provides a new Compare Policy... option that displays an XML text comparison of two selected policies. Auto Update 2
  • The Policy Builder includes a new "time-out" attribute for the following Workflow actions: add resource; remove resource; add role; remove role; and start workflow. The time-out attribute allows the driver to skip an action if the action does not receive a response within the specified time. Auto Update 2

2. Package Manager Enhancements and Bug Fixes

  • The Policy Set View now displays the weight of each policy installed as part of a package. Auto Update 4
  • The Package upgrade or downgrade process now handles policy linkages correctly. You need to migrate the existing linkages to the new format. Auto Update 4
  • Designer now correctly syncs policy linkage changes on development packages to all drivers where the packages are installed. Auto Update 4
  • Designer now deploys package linkages to the Identity Vault and correctly recreates the driver environment on importing from the Identity Vault. You need to extend schema for objectclass DirXML-pkgItemAux to import or deploy package linkages from or to Identity Vault.Auto Update 4
  • Designer now correctly calculates checksums for packages containing jobs. To generate checksums correctly, package developers need to re-release packages containing jobs. Auto Update 4
  • Designer now supports the creation of list type prompts in prompt resources. Auto Update 4
  • Designer now does not link subscriber event transformation policies multiple times on Add to Package. Auto Update 4
  • Designer now correctly creates the driver prompt resource. Auto Update 4
  • The default prompt and target transform stylesheets for GCV prompt resources handle the list type GCVs correctly. Auto Update 4
  • Driver param labels are preserved when you select the factory mode. Auto Update 2
  • Multiple bugs were fixed in filter processing during package upgrades. Auto Update 2
  • Package prompts can now include job parameters and scopes. Auto Update 2
  • Package Manager properly setting the package ID, when you create a copy of the package.
  • The Package Manager documentation has a new package development section. The new section documents best practices about developing packages.
  • Bugs were fixed in upgrade, downgrade, and installation of packages.
  • The package dependency resolution is more stable than before.
  • You can use the mapping table as a custom prompt target.
  • The Structured GCV customizations are not lost when a package is upgraded.

3. Version Control View Enhancements and Bug Fixes

  • Issues related to object compare and object status display features have been fixed.
  • The Version Control View consumes less memory than before. The view loads only the objects that are expanded and not all objects under version control, thereby, reducing the memory consumption.
  • The Version Control feature is more stable than before.
  • The Version Control view performance has been improved by up to 50%. The performance improvements are primarily in Get Updates, Viewer refresh and Checkin/Commit operations.

4. General Designer Bug Fixes

  • You can now create two roles with the same name, as long as they are not in the same container. Auto Update 4
  • You can now deploy roles or resources that do not have a trustee or a category. Auto Update 4
  • Security: Designer validates the display name and description of provisioning objects to prevent XSS attacks. Auto Update 4
  • The Policy Compare dialog now displays the model distinguished name of the policy instead of the policy name. Auto Update 4
  • The engine patch version gets updated properly on refreshing the server. Auto Update 4
  • The "Compare Mode" remains unchanged even if you change the "Operator" value in a condition in Policy Builder. Auto Update 4
  • The Variable Selector in the Policy Builder now correctly displays global configuration values (GCVs). Auto Update 3
  • Designer Version Control now correctly handles driver connection lines.Auto Update 3
  • Packages for User Application Driver 4.0.2 will now appear in the list of available packages when adding a package to the User Application driver. Auto Update 3
  • Bugs were fixed in the ECMAScript editor.
  • Bugs were fixed in the Import Deploy feature.
  • The Document Generator can handle larger projects than before.
  • Roles with parameters can be deployed with no hassles.
  • Documents can be generated properly when you upgrade Designer from 401 to 402.
NOTE: Click here for a detailed list of bugs and enhancements fixed in Designer 4.0.2 Auto Updates.