Active Roles 8.1.1 - Synchronization Service Administration Guide

To create a new connection

1. In the Synchronization Service Console, open the Connections tab.
2. Click Add connection, then use the following options:
   • Connection name: Type a descriptive name for the connection.

   • Use the specified connector: Select Delimited Text File Connector.

3. Click Next.

4. On the Specify connection settings page, use the following options:

   • Delimited text file: Click Browse to locate and select the delimited text file to which you want to connect.

   • Access delimited text file using: Select an access option:

     • Synchronization Service account: Access the delimited text file in the security context of the account under which the Synchronization Service is running.

     • Windows account: Access the delimited text file in the security context of the account whose user name and password you specify below this option.

   • Test Connection: Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.

5. Click Next.

6. On the Specify delimited text file format page, use the following options to provide information about the delimited text file format:

   • Delimiter: Select the delimiter used in the file you specified.

   • Use first row for attribute names: Select this check box if the first line of the specified file contains names of attributes. Otherwise, leave this check box cleared.

   • Advanced: Click this button to specify advanced options to access the delimited text file, such as encoding, row delimiter, value delimiter, and text qualifier.

7. Click Next.

8. On the Specify attributes to identify objects page, use the following options:

   • Available attributes: Lists the attributes that are available in the external data system. Use this list to select the attributes whose values you want to use to generate a unique identifier for each object in the external data system. You can filter attributes by typing in the text box at the top of this list. To select multiple attributes, hold down CTRL and click to select attributes in the list.

   • UniqueID attributes: Lists the attributes whose values are currently used to generate a unique identifier for each object in the external data system.

   • Add->: Moves the selected attributes from the Available attributes list to the UniqueID attributes list.

   • <-Remove: Moves the selected attributes from the UniqueID attributes list to the Available attributes list.

   • Constructed UniqueID: Displays a combination of the attributes whose values will make up a unique identifier for each object in the external data system.

9. Click Finish to create a connection to the delimited text file.