Join a Connector Space Object to a Metaverse Object

For this procedure, in Joiner, you can join a disconnector object in a connector space to a metaverse object in the metaverse. By doing this, you enable attribute flow between the connector space object and the joined metaverse object. If configured in a management agent join rule, Microsoft® Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 automatically attempts to join a connector space object to a metaverse object. If a join cannot be made automatically, you can manually configure a join. To complete this procedure, you must be logged on as a member of the FIMSyncJoiners security group or the FIMSyncAdmins security group .

To join a connector space object to a metaverse object

On the Tools menu, click Joiner.
In Joiner, in Management Agent, click the management agent that created the disconnector object that you want to join to a metaverse object.
In Disconnector Type, do one of the following:
- To search for all disconnector objects regardless of their type, click All Disconnectors Types.
- To search for disconnector objects that can be joined or projected by rules, click Disconnectors.
- To search for disconnector objects that cannot be joined or projected by rules, click Explicit Disconnectors.
- To search for disconnector objects in the connector space that contain a set of rules that prevents them from being automatically projected or joined to corresponding metaverse objects, click Filtered Disconnectors.
Click Search.
In Disconnectors, click the disconnector object that you want to join to a metaverse object.

In Metaverse Search Results, click a metaverse object, or to search for an object, do any of the following:

Task	Steps
To select an existing search filter	In Metaverse Search Filter, click the search filter that you want to use to search for metaverse objects, and then click Apply Filter.
To add a new search filter	Click Configure Search Filters. In the Configure Search Filters dialog box, click Add. In Add Search Filter, in Name, type a name for the new filter. In Metaverse Object Type, click the object type that you want to search for. In Collation, click the collation type. If you are uncertain of the collation, leave it as <default>. Under Filter Content, in Metaverse Attribute, click the attribute that you want to search for. In Operator, click the operator. In Value, click Constant String and type a string, or click Datasource Attribute, and then click an attribute. Click Add, click OK, and then click OK. Click Apply Filter.

Task

Steps

To select an existing search filter

In Metaverse Search Filter, click the search filter that you want to use to search for metaverse objects, and then click Apply Filter.

To add a new search filter

Click Configure Search Filters.
In the Configure Search Filters dialog box, click Add.
In Add Search Filter, in Name, type a name for the new filter.
In Metaverse Object Type, click the object type that you want to search for.
In Collation, click the collation type. If you are uncertain of the collation, leave it as <default>.
Under Filter Content, in Metaverse Attribute, click the attribute that you want to search for.
In Operator, click the operator.
In Value, click Constant String and type a string, or click Datasource Attribute, and then click an attribute.
Click Add, click OK, and then click OK.
Click Apply Filter.

In Metaverse Search Results, click the metaverse object that you want to join to the connector space object.
Click Join.

	Note
	Search filter clauses are combined with an AND operator in the order that you add them to the list.

	Note
	To configure join rules other than one disconnector object to one metaverse object, you must use a rules extension to configure advanced join rules. For more information about using rules extensions to join a connector space object to a metaverse object, see the FIM Developer Reference.

Join a Connector Space Object to a Metaverse Object

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