Novell IDENTITY MANAGER 3.6.1 - WORKORDER DRIVER IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 18-12-2009 Implementation Manual page 13

dependent work order status is configured, the Publisher channel processes the work order. If
not, the work order waits until the next polling loop to see if the dependent work order has been
configured.
2. The Publisher channel performs the work orders that are due, completing the appropriate action
based on the attributes of the DirXML-WorkOrder objects.
3. To process the work order, the driver writes a DirXML-WorkToDo object to the WorkToDo
container. The DirXML-nwoContent attribute of the WorkToDo object contains the value of
the DirXML-nwoContent attribute of the WorkOrder object. The default configuration does not
do anything else with the WorkToDo object. A policy could use the WorkToDo object to
process the work order. For example, the content attribute might contain the DN of a user
object whose LogOnDisabled flag should be changed from True to False at the due date.
4. The Publisher channel updates the DirXML-WorkOrder with the results. If the WorkToDo
object was processed without an error, the status of the work order is changed to Configured. If
an error occurred, then the status is changed to Error. The work order process log is updated to
contain the results.
5. If the WorkOrder object has a repeat interval value, the value is added to the Due Date and the
work order status remains Pending. This allows for the work order to be repeated as many
times as specified in the repeat interval count value, or indefinitely if no repeat interval count
value is specified. The process log contains the results.
How the Publisher Channel Deletes Work Orders
The Publisher channel now queries the work order container for work orders with an expired
DeleteDueDate attribute. If the status of the work order is Pending or configured, and the
DeleteDueDate has expired, the work order is deleted. The work order is also deleted if it has an
error status and the DeleteOnError attribute is set to True. The following flowchart illustrates this
process.
The DeleteDueDate Process
Figure 1-4
Yes
Delete the
work order.
Query for work
orders with
DeleteDueDate
expired.
Is the
work order
status Pending or
No
Configured
?
Yes
Is the
work order
status error and
DeleteOnError
True?
Go to the next
work order.
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