How The Rule Works; Placement - Publisher By Dept - Novell POLICY IN DESIGNER 3.5 - 09-18-2009 Manual

4 Edit the action by double-clicking the Actions tab.
5 Delete [Enter DN of destination container] from the Specify String field.
6 Click the Edit the arguments icon
7 Select Text in the noun list.
8 Double-click Text to add it to the argument.
9 In the editor, add the destination container where you want all of the User objects to be placed.
Make sure the container is specified in LDAP format, then click OK.
10 Click Finish.
11 Save the rule by clicking File > Save.

8.17.3 How the Rule Works

This rule places all User objects in the destination DN. The rule sets the DN of the destination
container as the local variable dest-base. The rule then sets the destination DN to be uid=unique
name,dest-base. The uid attribute of the User object is the first two letters of the Given Name
attribute plus the Surname attribute in lowercase. The rule uses LDAP format.

8.18 Placement - Publisher By Dept

This rule places objects from one container in the data store into multiple containers in the Identity
Vault. Implement the rule on the Placement policy in the driver. You can implement the rule only on
the Publisher channel.
There are two steps involved in using the predefined rules: creating a policy in the Placement policy
set and importing the predefined rule. If you already have a Placement policy that you want to add
this rule to, skip to Importing the Predefined
Section 8.18.1, "Creating a Policy," on page 140
Section 8.18.2, "Importing the Predefined Rule," on page 140
Section 8.18.3, "How the Rule Works," on page 141
to launch the Argument Builder.
Rule.
Using Predefined Rules 139