This section covers the controlsForOutput and control XML elements that your SPML request must include to specify a set of controls to return to the client.
Element name: controlsForOutput
Element description: Specifies a collection of OutControl-type controls to return to SPML client.
Child clements: control
Attributes:
Table 68: Attributes for controlsForOutput
xmlns |
Declares the namespase for all child elements of the controls element. This attribute must be set to quest:ars:SPML:2:0 |
Element name: control
Element description: Describes a control to return to client with an SPML response.
Parent elements: controlsForOutput
Child elements: None
Attributes:
Table 69: Attributes for control
name |
Specifies the name of the control. |
The control elements used to specify controls to return with SPML response must be defined as follows:
<control name=%control name% />
This section provides sample SPML requests and SPML responses to show how to use the feature with Active Roles.
NOTE: You must modify the sample SPML requests to adjust them to your environment. For example, before using the first sample, set the ID attribute of the psoID element to the distinguished name of the user account you want to modify.
SPML request to modify a user object
This sample shows how an client can send a request to modify the specified user object. With this request, the client sends the AllowApproval built-in control set to Confirm, and the CustomControl control set to MyCustomValue. The request also contains the controlsForOutput element, which specifies that Active Roles Administration Service will return values of the OperationStatus and CustomControl controls in the SPML response.
TIP: For more information about the use of the AllowApproval and OperationStatus controls, refer to the Active Roles SDK documentation.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<spml:modifyRequest xmlns:spml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SPML:2:0">
<controls xmlns="quest:ars:SPML:2:0">
<control name="AllowApproval">Confirm </control>
<control name="CustomControl">MyCustomValue </control>
</controls>
<controlsForOutput xmlns="quest:ars:SPML:2:0">
<control name="OperationStatus"/>
<control name="CustomControl"/>
</controlsForOutput>
<spml:psoID ID="CN=JDOE,OU=Users,DC=mycompany,DC=com"/>
<spml:modification>
<modification name="description" operation="replace" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>New description</value>
</modification>
</spml:modification>
</spml:modifyRequest>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
SPML response of modifying a user object
The following example provides a sample response to the previous request of modifying a user object.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<soap:Body>
<modifyResponse status="success" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SPML:2:0">
<controls xmlns="quest:ars:SPML:2:0">
<control name="OperationStatus">Completed</control>
<control name="CustomControl">ReturnedValue</control>
</controls>
<pso>
<psoID ID="CN=JDOE,OU=Users,DC=mycompany,DC=com"/>
<data>
<attr name="cn" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value xsi:type="xsd:string">Admin1</value>
</attr>
<attr name="objectClass" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value xsi:type="xsd:string">top</value>
<value xsi:type="xsd:string">person</value>
<value xsi:type="xsd:string">organizationalPerson</value>
<value xsi:type="xsd:string">user</value>
</attr>
<attr name="objectCategory" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value xsi:type="xsd:string">CN=Person,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=dom,DC=lab,DC=local</value>
</attr>
<attr name="objectGUID" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value xsi:type="xsd:base64Binary">Aodvua6TAE+Ja9O3vnRntg==</value>
</attr>
<attr name="description" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value xsi:type="xsd:string">New description</value>
</attr>
</data>
</pso>
</modifyResponse>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
Supported Azure features
Active Roles supports creating Azure users, Azure groups, and Azure contacts.
Sample SPML requests for creating Azure users, groups or contacts in Azure AD
The following sample SPML requests show how to create Azure objects in an Azure AD deployment configured for Active Roles.
Sample SPML request for creating an Azure user
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<addRequest xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SPML:2:0" returnData="everything">
<containerID ID="OU=AzureOU, DC=Sample,DC=local,DC=com"/>
<data>
<attr name="cn" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>AzureUser</value>
</attr>
<attr name="description" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>Azure test user</value>
</attr>
<attr name="sAMAccountName" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>AzureUser</value>
</attr>
<attr name="objectClass" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>user</value>
</attr>
<attr name="mail" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>AzureUser@ARStestdev.onmicrosoft.com</value>
</attr>
<attr name="otherHomePhone" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>12135555555</value>
<value>12134444444</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsaPassword" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>P@ssw0rd123</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsaAccountIsDisabled" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>FALSE</value>
</attr>
<attr name="userPrincipalName" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>AzureUser@ARStestdev.onmicrosoft.com</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsvaAzureOffice365Enabled" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>TRUE</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsaAzureUserPrincipalName" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>AzureUser@ARStestdev.onmicrosoft.com</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsaAzureUserAccountEnabled" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>TRUE</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsaAzureUserDisplayName" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>AzureUser</value>
</attr>
</data>
</addRequest>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
Sample SPML request for creating an Azure group
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<addRequest xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SPML:2:0" returnData="everything">
<psoID ID="CN=GroupName,OU=AzureOU,DC=Sample,DC=local,DC=com"/>
<data>
<attr name="objectClass" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>group</value>
</attr>
<attr name="description" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>My test group</value>
</attr>
<attr name="mailEnabled" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>false</value>
</attr>
<attr name="mail" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value> GroupName@company.com</value>
</attr>
<attr name="mailNickName" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value> GroupName</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsvaAzureOffice365Enabled" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>TRUE</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsaAzureGroupDisplayName" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value> GroupName</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsaEstablishGroupEmail" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>false</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsaAzureGroupType" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>-2147483646</value>
</attr>
</data>
</addRequest>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
Sample SPML request for creating an Azure contact
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<addRequest xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SPML:2:0" returnData="everything">
<containerID ID="OU=AzureOU,DC=Sample,DC=local,DC=com"/>
<data>
<attr name="cn" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>AzureContact</value>
</attr>
<attr name="description" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>AzureContact</value>
</attr>
<attr name="objectClass" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>Contact</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsvaAzureOffice365Enabled" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>TRUE</value>
</attr>
<attr name="edsaAzureContactEmail" xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:DSML:2:0:core">
<value>AzureContact@test.com</value>
</attr>
</data>
</addRequest>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
implements the SPML v2 core protocol and supports core operations that are required for compliance with the official SPML v2 specification. The following table lists the core operations supported by .
Table 70: Core operations supported by
listTargets |
Lists targets available for provisioning through and the 's supported set of capabilities for targets. |
add |
Creates a new object on the target. |
modify |
Changes the specified object on the target. |
lookup |
Obtains the XML that represents the specified object on the target. |
delete |
Removes the specified object from the target. |
In addition to core operations required for conformance to the SPML v2 specification, supports a set of optional operations (Capabilities) that are functionally related. The following tables list the Capabilities supported by .
Search capability
Table 71: Search capabilities supported by
search |
Obtains every object that matches the specified query. |
iterate |
Obtains the next set of objects from the result set selected for a search operation. |
closeIterator |
Informs that the client no longer intends to iterate the search result. |
Suspend capability
Table 72: Suspend capabilities supported by
suspend |
Disables/deprovisions the specified object on the target. |
resume |
Re-enables the specified object on the target. |
active |
Checks whether the specified object on the target has been suspended. |
Password Capability
Table 73: Password capabilities supported by
setPassword |
Specifies a new password for a user account. |
expirePassword |
Marks as invalid the current password for a user account. |
For detailed information on the SPML v2 operations, refer to the “Operations” section in the official SPML v2 specification, available for download at http://www.oasis-open.org/specs/index.php#spmlv2.0.
implements the SPML v2 core protocol and supports the DSML v2 Profile for SPML operations. comes with a sample client that includes examples illustrating how to construct SOAP messages that contain SPML payloads to perform common directory operations.
To work with the examples in the sample client
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From the Start menu on the computer on which is installed, select Active Roles to open the home page of the sample client in your web browser.
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On the Samples of Use home page, under How do I, click the example you want to examine.
For instance, you might click Create new user to view, modify, and perform the SPML v2 request that creates a user object.
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On the page that opens, in the SPMLv2 request box, view the SOAP message that will be sent to .
You may need to modify the SOAP message in order to adjust it to your environment. Thus, with the Create new user example, you have to set the ID attribute of the <ContainerID> element to the distinguished name (DN) of the container where you want to create a new user.
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To send the SOAP message to , click Send Request.
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In the SPMLv2 response box, view the SOAP message returned by in response to your request.
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To examine another example, return to the home page, then click the desired example.