User Guide

Note:
Shared Services can retrieve only active database users for provisioning. Inactive and locked
database user accounts are ignored.
➤ To configure database providers:
1 Launch User Management Console. See “Launching User Management Console” on page 33.
2 Select Administration > Configure User Directories.
The Defined User Directories screen, which lists all configured user directories, including Native
Directory, opens.
3 Click Add.
4 In the Directory Type screen, select Relational Database (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server).
5 Click Next.
6 In the Database Configuration tab, enter configuration parameters.
Table 6 DB Connection Information Screen
Label
Description
Database Type The relational database vendor. Shared Services supports only Oracle, IBM
DB2, and SQL Server databases as database providers.
Example:
Oracle 9i, 10g
Name A unique configuration name for the database provider. You use this name
to identify the database provider in situations where multiple providers are
defined in Shared Services.
Example:
Oracle_DB_FINANCE
Server The host name (or the IP address) of the computer where the database server
is running.
Example:
myserver
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