If Attribute

Performs a test on attribute values of the current object in either the current operation or the source data store. It can be logically thought of as If Operation Attribute or If Source Attribute, because the test is satisfied if the condition is met in the source data store or in the operation. The test performed depends on the specified operator.

Fields

Name

Specify the name of the attribute to test.

Operator

Select the condition test type.

Operator

Returns True when...

Available

There is a value available in either the current operation or the source data store for the specified attribute.

Not Available

Available would return False.

Equal

There is a value available in either the current operation or the source data store for the specified attribute, which equals the specified value when compared using the specified comparison mode.

Not Equal

Equal would return False.

Greater Than

There is a value available in either the current operation or the source data store for the specified attribute that is greater than the content of the condition when compared using the specified comparison mode.

Not Greater Than

Greater Than or Equal would return False.

Less Than

There is a value available in either the current operation or the source data store for the specified attribute that is less than the content of the condition when compared using the specified comparison mode.

Not Less Than

Less Than or Equal would return False.
Value

Contains the value defined for the selected operator. The value is used by the condition. Each value supports variable expansion. For more information, see Variable Expansion. The operators that contain the value field are:

  • Equal

  • Not Equal

  • Not Greater Than

  • Less Than

  • Not Less Than

Comparison Mode

Some condition tests have a mode parameter that indicates how the comparison is done.

Mode

Description

Case Sensitive

Character-by-character case sensitive comparison.

Case Insensitive

Character-by-character case insensitive comparison.

Regular Expression

The regular expression matches the entire string. It defaults to case insensitive, but can be changed by an escape in the expression.

See Sun’s Web site.

The pattern options CASE_INSENSITIVE, DOTALL, and UNICODE_CASE are used but can be reversed using the appropriate embedded escapes.

Source DN

Compares using semantics appropriate to the DN format for the source data store.

Destination DN

Compares using semantics appropriate to the DN format for the destination data store.

Numeric

Compares numerically.

Binary

Compares the binary information.

The operators that contain the comparison mode parameter are:

  • Equal

  • Not Equal

  • Not Greater Than

  • Less Than

  • Not Less Than

Example

The example uses the condition If Attribute when filtering for User objects that are disabled or have a certain title. The policy is Policy to Filter Events, and it is available for download from the Novell® Support Web site. For more information, see Downloading Identity Manager Policies in Understanding Policies for Identity Manager 3.5.1 . To view the policy in XML, see 001-Event-FilterByContainerDisabledOrTitle.xml.

Policy to filter events

The condition is looking for any User object that has an attribute of Title with a value of consultant or sales.

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