Lab a modifying existing templates

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Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates

Objective

After completing this lab, you will be able to map an attribute from the connected directory to the metaverse by modifying the Parsing and Construction templates

Prerequisites

Before working on this lab, you must have:

! Knowledge about attribute flow rules

! Experience operating a management agent

! Knowledge about logging levels

! Knowledge about connector namespace holograms

Lab Setup

To complete this lab, you need the following:

! MMS Server and MMS Compass installed

! An instance of the Tutorial HR (LDIF) Management Agent

! The human resources information added to the metaverse namespace

Estimated time to complete this lab: 30 minutes

Updating the Connector Namespace with an Additional Attribute

In this exercise, you will add a manager attribute to a single entry in the Human Resources

database You will then propagate this new attribute into the connector namespace by modifying the Parsing template

Scenario

The Northwind Traders employee survey identified that the employee performance review process

takes too long to complete Computer automation techniques are being investigated to reduce this

time A key element of this automation is adding manager information for each employee into the

human resources database and the metadirectory

1 Log on to Windows 2000,

start MMS Compass, and

then log on to your MMS

server

a Log on to Windows 2000 as Administrator with a password of

password

b Start MMS Compass, and then log on to your MMS server as

mmsadmin@nwtraders.msft with a password of password

2 In MMS Compass, navigate

to the entry for Aarika Quek

in the metaverse under the

accounting organizational

unit View the properties for

this entry and verify that

there is no manager listed

a In the directory pane of MMS Compass, expand msft, expand

nwtraders, expand domain (where domain is your domain name),

expand metaverse, and then expand Accounting

b Under Accounting, click Aarika Quek, and then in the control pane, click Properties

c In the Aarika Quek dialog box, click the Office tab

Notice that there is no value for Manager.

d On the Office tab, click the Manager box CTRL right-click the Manager box to display its metaverse namespace attribute in the form

of a tool tip, and then click OK to close the Aarika Quek dialog box

3 Find the corresponding entry

for Aarika Quek in the

connector namespace and

verify that the manager

attribute does not exist

a In the control pane, click Bookmarks, and then click Management Agents

b In the directory pane, expand HR MA, and then expand MoneyDept

c Right-click Aarika Quek, and then click Properties

d In the Connector dialog box, verify that this entry is associated with

the metaverse namespace entry by observing the value in the

Metaverse Name box, and then click OK

e In the control pane, click View Hologram

f In the Hologram Attributes dialog box, verify that the manager attribute does not exist, and then click OK

Tasks Detailed Steps

4 Add the manager attribute

with the value Suzan Fine to

the Aarika Quek entry in the

HR connected directory,

which is the file

c:\zoomserv\data\malab\set1

ldif.txt

a In the Run dialog box, in the Open box, type c:\zoomserv\data\malab and then click OK

b In the malab window, right-click set1ldif, and then click Open

c In Notepad, find the record for Aarika Quek

d Scroll down to the bottom of record for Aarika Quek and insert the

following line after uid:

manager: Suzan Fine

e Save and close the file, and then close the malab window

5 Change the HR MA

operational settings to only

discover and process users

Run the MA and verify that

the manager Suzan Fine is

listed in the import file

a In the directory pane, click HR MA, and then in the control pane, click Operate MA

b In the Operate the Management Agent dialog box, on the Operational Settings tab, on the When Running the Management Agent tab, under Tasks to Run, clear the Update the metadirectory check box ensuring that only the Discover Connected Directory

check box is checked

c Under Types of Objects to Process, clear the Process Organizing Structures check box, ensuring that only the Process Users check box

is selected

d On the Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab

e Click Run the Management Agent

The Operator's Log will display one file copied

f On the Intermediate Files tab, on the CD Discovery Files tab, on the Users tab, right-click in the data box, and then click Go To Top

g Right-click in the data box, and then click Search

h In the Log Control Search String dialog box, in the Search String box, type Suzan Fine and then click OK

i Scroll up and verify that the manager Suzan Fine is part of the record for Aarika Quek

6 Change the HR MA

operational settings to only

update the metadirectory

and run the MA View the

operator's log

a In the Operate the Management Agent dialog box, on the Operational Settings tab, on the When Running the Management Agent tab, under Tasks to Run, clear the Discover Connected Directory check box, and then select the Update the metadirectory

check box

b On the Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab

c Click the Run the Management Agent tab

The Operator's Log shows that the new manager attribute has been skipped

The Operator's log identified that a line was skipped How could you get more information about which object this skipped line was associated with?

Raise the logging level from one to two

7 Change the logging level to

two Rerun the MA Search

through the Users log to

determine the user object

associated with the skipped

line

a In the Operate the Management Agent dialog box, on the Operational Settings tab, on the Logging tab, under Logging Details,

in the Logging detail level box, select 2

b On the Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab

c Click Run the Management Agent

The Operator's Log displays each entry being processed

d On the Detailed Logs by Category tab, on the Users tab, right-click in the data box, and then click Go To Top

e Right-click in the data box, and then click Search

f In the Log Control Search String dialog box, in the Search String box, type SKIP and then click OK

g Scroll up and verify that the skipped attribute is associated with the

record for Aarika Quek, and then click OK to close the Operate the Management Agent dialog box

At this point, has the manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, been discovered? Is it in the connector namespace?

Is it in the metaverse namespace?

The manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, has been discovered and can be verified by viewing the import file Suzan Fine is not in the connector namespace and can be verified by viewing the hologram for the connector namespace entry Suzan Fine is not in the metaverse namespace and can be verified

by viewing the manager property of the metaverse namespace entry

8 Add the manager attribute to

the parsing template

a In the control pane, click Design MA

b In the Design MA dialog box, on the Control Metadirectory tab, on the Parsing Templates tab, add the following line to the bottom of the template, and then click OK

manager: $cd.manager

Tasks Detailed Steps

9 Run the MA and verify that

the connector namespace

entry for Aarika Quek now

includes her manager, Suzan

Fine

a In the control pane, click Operate MA

b In the Operate the Management Agent dialog box, on the Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab

c Click Run the Management Agent

The Operator's Log displays that one record has been modified

d Click OK to close the Operate the Management Agent dialog box

e Under HR MA\MoneyDept, click the entry Aarika Quek, and then in the control pane, click View Hologram

The Hologram Attributes dialog box lists the manager attribute populated with the value Suzan Fine.

f Click OK to close the Hologram Attributes dialog box

At this point, has the manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, been discovered? Is it in the connector

namespace? Is it in the metaverse namespace?

The manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, has been discovered and can be verified by viewing the import file Suzan Fine is in the connector namespace and can be verified by viewing the hologram for the connector namespace entry Suzan Fine is not in the metaverse namespace and can be verified by viewing the manager property of the metaverse namespace entry

Updating the Metaverse Namespace with an Additional Attribute

In this exercise, you will propagate this new attribute into the metaverse namespace by modifying

the metaverse Construction template

Scenario

The Human Resources database is being updated to track employee's managers The necessary

changes have been made to the Parsing template to get the new attribute into the connector

namespace portion of the metadirectory The manager attribute must now propagate from the

connector namespace to the metaverse namespace

1 Add the manager attribute to

the metaverse construction

template

a In the directory pane of MMS Compass, click HR MA, and then in the control pane, click Design MA

b In the Design MA dialog box, on the Control Metadirectory tab, on the Construction Templates tab, on the Metaverse tab, at the bottom

of the template, type the following line after the title attribute and then

click OK

$mv.manager = $cd.manager

2 Configure the attribute flow

rules to update an existing

metaverse entry with a new

attribute

a In the control pane, click Attribute Flow

b In the Configure Attribute Flow dialog box, on the General Attribute Flow tab, under Metadirectory Attributes, click When the metaverse attribute can be constructed from the connected directory, and then click OK

3 Run the management agent

Verify the metaverse entry

for Aarika Quek now

displays Suzan Fine

a In the control pane, click Operate MA

b In the Operate the Management Agent dialog box, on the Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab

c Click Run the Management Agent

The Operator's Log displays the progress of the management agent operation

d Click OK to close the Operate the Management Agent dialog box

e At the top of the directory pane, click The Known Universe, in the directory pane, click Aarika Quek, and then in the control pane, click Properties

f In the Aarika Quek dialog box, display the Office tab

Notice that Suzan Fine is now listed as Aarika's manager

g Click OK to close the Aarika Quek dialog box

Tasks Detailed Steps

At this point, has the manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, been discovered? Is it in the connector namespace?

Is it in the metaverse namespace?

The manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, has been discovered This can be verified by viewing the import file Suzan Fine is in the connector namespace This can be verified by viewing the hologram for the connector namespace entry Suzan Fine is not in the metaverse namespace This can be verified

by viewing the manager property of the metaverse namespace entry

4 Close MMS Compass, and

then log off of

Windows 2000

a Close MMS Compass, and then close any open windows

b Log off of Windows 2000

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