Notes on message output
You should never use the VB.Net Msgbox and Inputbox functions on servers. Use the VID_Write2Log, RaiseMessage, or AppData.Instance.RaiseMessage functions.
For examples of One Identity Manager Service log file output, see the script examples on the installation medium in the QBM\dvd\AddOn\SDK\ScriptSamples directory.
Notes on using date values
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If no date is given, the date 12/30/1899 is used internally. Take this into account when values are compared, for example, when used in reports.
Example: Expression for displaying data columns in reports
{IIF(Person.ExitDate.ToString() = "12/30/1899 12:00:00 AM","-",Person.ExitDate)}
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Time stamps, such as insert dates or modification dates, are stored in the database with the respective UTC. The object layer transforms this time data into the currently valid time zone data when an object is loaded. The user, therefore, sees all the values in local time. When an object is saved the current time zone data is transformed into UTC data.
NOTE: The use of DateTime.Now in scripts must be critically tested. It is better to use DateTime.UTCNow than DateTime.Now to display the value to users.
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It is not recommended to convert date values in non-U.S. notation from the String data type to the DateTime data type in scripts:
Value = CDate("2014-12-31")
This always causes a problem if the script is running on a U.S. system. In the best case, you are sent an error message like "Cast from string...to type Date is not valid". In the worst case, the wrong date is returned as month and day are swapped (3.12.2014 becomes 12.3.2014).
If possible, you should avoid a string conversion altogether in this case. The DateTime type provides several constructors for this purpose. For the example above, that would be:
Value = new DateTime(2014, 12, 31)
However, if the data type String is to be used, the ISO date notation should be applied as this is converted correctly in all settings:
Value = CDate("2014-12-31")
Value = CDate("2014-12-31 15:22:12")
The complicated version is to input the language code format for the date:
Value = DateTime.Parse("12.31.2014", new CultureInfo("en-US"))
Value = DateTime.ParseExact("12.31.2014", "mm.dd.yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
Tips for using Windows PowerShell scripts
For examples of syntax and usage for Windows PowerShell scripts in One Identity Manager, see https://github.com/OneIdentity/IdentityManager.PoSh. Take note of the installation prerequisites and information given there.
By default, the Windows PowerShell module tries to load all referenced DLLs from a valid One Identity Manager installation. In the default installation, One Identity Manager is installed under:
Using dollar ($) notation
Dollar ($) notation is used to access object properties in .
Syntax
$<definition>:<data type>{<format>}$
If you are using dollar notation you need to ensure that the value is allocated the correct data type. Dollar notation returns a String type by default.
Permitted data types are:
Binary
Bool
Byte
Date
Decimal
Double
Int
Long
Short
String (default)
Text
The format specification is optional. If the format is specified, the target type of the expression is a string. If the format is not specified, it is the specified data type.
The format specifications correspond to the format strings of the string.format function for the individual types. For more information about the format string, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/composite-formatting#format-string-component.
Examples:
$MaxValidDays:Int{000}$
with the value 42 give the result "042"
$XDateUpdated:Date{t}$
gives "11:16"
NOTE: If you want to use a dollar $ sign in scripts, without it representing access to a column name, you must mask it by doubling.
Example:
In Windows PowerShell scripts, instead of:
theScript.AppendLine("foreach ($Domain in $Domains)")
use:
theScript.AppendLine("foreach ($$Domain in $$Domains)")
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