Thanks for the links. Good to be able to respond to the correct (if somewhat older) thread :-)
One more question though, since this is actually what I don't grasp: What value is shown in the Syncope UI if a virtual attribute named "color" is linked to three connected systems all with an attribute named "color", but with values of respectively "red", "green" and "blue"? kind regards, J. On 24 okt. 2012, at 14:35, Francesco Chicchiriccò <[email protected]> wrote: > On 24/10/2012 14:23, Jordi Clement ha wrote: >> Hi, >> we're looking at virtual attributes, a concept support by Apache Syncope. >> I've stumbled upon an email thread from 2011 about these virtual attributes. >> I've copied the relevant part below, because I can't find it in the new >> archives. > > Here you go at Nabble [1], the only archive for pre-ASF and new mailing list > messages. > > There is some (very concise, though) introduction about virtual attributes at > [2]. > >>> Hi Dino, >>> >>> Virtual attributes are user attributes that are not stored on the Syncope >>> db. If you enter a virtual attribute in the user schema you can change its >>> value through the form. >>> >>> When you save an user, Syncope assign the value of each virtual attribute >>> to all resource accounts that define the virtual attribute name in their >>> schema map. >>> >>> In conclusion, virtual attributes value reside only on external resources. >>> >>> Marco >> >> I understand that virtual attributes are not stored in Syncope, but only >> exist in connected systems and that they can be viewed and modified because >> of the virtue of being defined in the schema map. So basically they're >> referenced and retrieved and displayed or modified and provisioned only when >> needed (for instance because of an admin viewing the users details in >> Syncope)? Similar to the way Sun Identity Manager used to deal with >> references? > > Correct. > > Regards. > > [1] > http://syncope-user.1051894.n5.nabble.com/syncope-users-Virtual-Attributes-td5061678.html > [2] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SYNCOPE/Schema%2C+attributes+and+mapping > -- > Francesco Chicchiriccò > > ASF Member, Apache Cocoon PMC and Apache Syncope PPMC Member > http://people.apache.org/~ilgrosso/
