How to Add or Edit Extended Attributes

Note: When mapping to a named column, specify the name to match the .hbm.xml property name, not the database column name. With camel case the database column name is translated to lower case with underscore separators. For example, costCenter in the Hibernate mapping file becomes cost_center in the database.

  1. Click New Attribute or click an existing attribute to display the Edit Extended Attribute page.

  2. Enter or change the attribute name and an intuitive display name.

Important: Extended attributes must use unique attribute names that will not be duplicated in other parts of your IdentityIQ environment. For example, an extended attribute name must not duplicate any attribute names in any of your application schema(s). A best practice is to use a standard prefix or naming convention that ensures that your extended attribute names are unique.

Caution: If you define an extended attribute with the same name as an application attribute, the value of the extended attribute overwrites the value of the connector attribute.

  1. Select the attribute type from the drop-down list, String, Integer, Boolean, Date, Rule, or Identity.

  1. Optional: add more information for the extended attribute, as needed.

  • Enter a description of the additional attribute.

  • Select a category for the attribute.

  • Activate the Searchable option to enable this attribute for searching throughout the product.

  • Activate the Editable option to enable this attribute for editing from other pages within the product.

  • Mark the attribute as required. For string type attributes only.

  • Enter allowed values for the attribute. For string type attributes only.

  • Specify a default value.

  1. Click Save to save your changes and return to the Edit Application Configuration page.