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driver set or by all policies in a driver. For more information on using GCVs, see
Use GCVs (http://www.novell.com/documentation/ncmp10/rk12_architecture/data/bg9dfeg.html)
in the Identity Manager Resource Kit 1.2 Architecture Reference Guide.

2.2.3 Simulation and Staging

The Policy Simulator allows you to test and debug a single policy or a group of policies contained in
a policy set or all the policies in a driver or a driver set without implementing the policy in the
Identity Vault. It also provides a graphical editor to create the XDS Input documents. You can use
these features to test the policies without affecting the production environment or the connected
system. This means that you can essentially use Designer as the first stage in your deployment
process by developing and then testing your policies through simulation.

2.3 Objects That Designer Models

Designer provides the ability to develop Identity Manager projects even in offline mode. You can
easily move your Identity Manager objects from one environment to another. You can also export
and import projects into a simple configuration file, which can be stored for future use.
You can model the following objects in Designer:
Feature
Driver Sets
Drivers
GCVs on Driver set
and Drivers
Policies
Libraries
Provisioning Objects
Notification
Templates
Identity Vault
Schema, Application
Schema
Role Based
Entitlements
Named Passwords
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Description
A driver set is a container that holds Identity Manager drivers. Only one driver set
can be active on a server at a time. As a result, all active drivers must be
grouped into the same driver set.
A driver provides the connection between an application and the Identity Vault.
The driver is the connector that enables data synchronization and sharing
between systems.
Global configuration values (GCVs) are settings that are similar to driver
parameters. GCVs can be specified for an individual driver as well as a driver
set. If a driver does not have a GCV, the driver inherits the value for that GCV
from the driver set.
Policies cover DirXMLScript, ECMAScript, Entitlement, MappingTable,
Resource, Credential Application, Credential Respository, SchemaMap, Filter,
and XSLT.
You need to provide a context if the library is outside the driver set.
Workflows, roles, resources, teams, etc.
Notification templates enable you to customize and send e-mail messages that
users receive when triggers occur.
Identity Manager allows you to synchronize data between connected systems.
Entitlements allow you to set up criteria for a person or group that, once met,
initiate an event to grant or revoke access to business resources within the
connected system.
When and How to