The following table lists common tasks for configuring Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003. The user interface for performing these tasks is different in this version of Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 from the way it was in Microsoft Metadirectory Services version 2.2.
| If you want to | In Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2 use | In Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 use |
|---|---|---|
| Create, design, or configure a management agent | MMS Compass, with selected action items | Management Agents. For more information, see Work with management agents. |
| Run a management agent | Operate MA | Management Agents. For more information, see Run a management agent. |
| Schedule a management agent | Schedule MA | Windows Task Scheduler to call a Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI) script. For more information about writing
WMI scripts for Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003, see
the  Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Developer Reference. |
| Import or export a management agent | Update or record a template | Management Agents. For more information, see Run a management agent. |
| Run the Discover Connected Directory or Update the Metadirectory phase of a management agent | Selected options in Operate MA | Management Agents. For more information, see Create a management agent run profile. |
| Link to objects in the metaverse | Run management agent in reflector mode or association mode | Projection rules and join rules. For more information, see Projection rules and Join rules. |
| Manually join or disconnect an object | Account Joiner | Joiner. For more information, see Using Joiner. |
| Provision accounts to other systems | Together Administration Management Agent (TAMA) | Provisioning rules. For more information, see Provisioning rules. |
| Customize rules | ZScript | Rules extensions. For more information, see Rules extensions. |
| Search for data in the metadirectory | MMS Compass Search | Metaverse Search and Search Connector Space. For more information, see Using Metaverse Search and Configuring management agents. |
| Back up the metadirectory | ViaBackup | SQL Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition backup tools. For more information, see Backing up Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003. |
| Troubleshoot synchronization errors | Review log files to search for errors. | Operations. For more information, see Using Operations. |