Preface

Oracle Identity Management Guide to Delegated Administration describes how to perform delegated administration for Oracle Internet Directory.

This Preface contains these topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Structure

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

Oracle Identity Management Guide to Delegated Administration is intended for anyone who performs delegated administration for Oracle Internet Directory, including the following tasks:

• Installing and configuring of Oracle Delegated Administration Services

• Starting and stopping Oracle Delegated Administration Services

• Creating applications by using Oracle Delegated Administration Services

• Configuring Oracle Delegated Administration Services

• Using the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console

To use this document, you should be familiar with the UNIX operating system and have some familiarity with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). You should also have an understanding of how to administer Oracle Internet Directory. Refer to the Oracle Internet Directory Administrator's Guide for more information on Oracle Internet Directory administration.

Documentation Accessibility

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Structure

This document contains:

Chapter 1, " Oracle Delegated Administration Services"

This chapter describes Oracle Delegated Administration Services, a framework consisting of pre-defined, Web-based units that administrators can use to delegate specific functions to other administrators and to users. You can use Oracle Delegated Administration Services to develop your own tools for administering application data in a directory.

Chapter 2, " Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console"

This chapter explains how to use the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console, a ready-to-use standalone application created by using Oracle Delegated Administration Services. You can use the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console to delegate administrative privileges to other administrators and to users.

Appendix A, "The Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console User Interface"

This appendix lists and describes the various windows, fields, and control devices in the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console.

Appendix B, "Troubleshooting Oracle Delegated Administration Services"

This appendix describes how to troubleshoot Oracle Delegated Administration Services.

Glossary

This glossary provides definitions for key terms and concepts relating to Oracle Identity Management.

Related Documents

For more information, see the Oracle Application Server Documentation Library, especially:

• Oracle Identity Management Concepts and Deployment Planning Guide

• Oracle Internet Directory Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Identity Management Integration Guide

• Oracle Identity Management Application Developer's Guide

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Conventions

This section describes the conventions used in the text and code examples of this documentation set. It describes:

• Conventions in Text

• Conventions in Code Examples

Conventions in Text

We use various conventions in text to help you more quickly identify special terms. The following table describes those conventions and provides examples of their use.

Conventions in Code Examples

Code examples illustrate SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, or other command-line statements. They are displayed in a monospace (fixed-width) font and separated from normal text as shown in this example:

SELECT username FROM dba_users WHERE username = 'MIGRATE';

The following table describes typographic conventions used in code examples and provides examples of their use.

[ ]

DECIMAL (digits [ , precision ])

{ }

{ENABLE | DISABLE}

|

{ENABLE | DISABLE}
[COMPRESS | NOCOMPRESS]

...

CREATE TABLE ... AS subquery;

SELECT col1, col2, ... , coln FROM employees;

acctbal NUMBER(11,2);
acct    CONSTANT NUMBER(4) := 3;

Italics

CONNECT SYSTEM/system_password
DB_NAME = database_name

UPPERCASE

SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees;
SELECT * FROM USER_TABLES;
DROP TABLE hr.employees;

lowercase

SELECT last_name, employee_id FROM employees;
sqlplus hr/hr
CREATE USER mjones IDENTIFIED BY ty3MU9;