Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates Objective After completing this lab, you will be able to map an attribute from the connected directory to the metaverse by modifying the Parsing and Construction templates Prerequisites Before working on this lab, you must have: ! Knowledge about attribute flow rules ! Experience operating a management agent ! Knowledge about logging levels ! Knowledge about connector namespace holograms Lab Setup To complete this lab, you need the following: ! MMS Server and MMS Compass installed ! An instance of the Tutorial HR (LDIF) Management Agent ! The human resources information added to the metaverse namespace Estimated time to complete this lab: 30 minutes Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates Exercise Updating the Connector Namespace with an Additional Attribute In this exercise, you will add a manager attribute to a single entry in the Human Resources database You will then propagate this new attribute into the connector namespace by modifying the Parsing template Scenario The Northwind Traders employee survey identified that the employee performance review process takes too long to complete Computer automation techniques are being investigated to reduce this time A key element of this automation is adding manager information for each employee into the human resources database and the metadirectory Tasks Detailed Steps Log on to Windows 2000, start MMS Compass, and then log on to your MMS server a Log on to Windows 2000 as Administrator with a password of password b Start MMS Compass, and then log on to your MMS server as mmsadmin@nwtraders.msft with a password of password In MMS Compass, navigate to the entry for Aarika Quek in the metaverse under the accounting organizational unit View the properties for this entry and verify that there is no manager listed a In the directory pane of MMS Compass, expand msft, expand nwtraders, expand domain (where domain is your domain name), expand metaverse, and then expand Accounting b Under Accounting, click Aarika Quek, and then in the control pane, click Properties c In the Aarika Quek dialog box, click the Office tab Notice that there is no value for Manager Find the corresponding entry for Aarika Quek in the connector namespace and verify that the manager attribute does not exist d On the Office tab, click the Manager box CTRL right-click the Manager box to display its metaverse namespace attribute in the form of a tool tip, and then click OK to close the Aarika Quek dialog box a In the control pane, click Bookmarks, and then click Management Agents b In the directory pane, expand HR MA, and then expand MoneyDept c Right-click Aarika Quek, and then click Properties d In the Connector dialog box, verify that this entry is associated with the metaverse namespace entry by observing the value in the Metaverse Name box, and then click OK e In the control pane, click View Hologram f In the Hologram Attributes dialog box, verify that the manager attribute does not exist, and then click OK BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER PREPARATION PURPOSES ONLY Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates Tasks Detailed Steps Add the manager attribute with the value Suzan Fine to the Aarika Quek entry in the HR connected directory, which is the file c:\zoomserv\data\malab\set1 ldif.txt a In the Run dialog box, in the Open box, type c:\zoomserv\data\malab and then click OK b In the malab window, right-click set1ldif, and then click Open c In Notepad, find the record for Aarika Quek d Scroll down to the bottom of record for Aarika Quek and insert the following line after uid: e Save and close the file, and then close the malab window a In the directory pane, click HR MA, and then in the control pane, click Operate MA b In the Operate the Management Agent dialog box, on the Operational Settings tab, on the When Running the Management Agent tab, under Tasks to Run, clear the Update the metadirectory check box ensuring that only the Discover Connected Directory check box is checked c Under Types of Objects to Process, clear the Process Organizing Structures check box, ensuring that only the Process Users check box is selected d On the Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab e Click Run the Management Agent manager: Suzan Fine Change the HR MA operational settings to only discover and process users Run the MA and verify that the manager Suzan Fine is listed in the import file The Operator's Log will display one file copied Change the HR MA operational settings to only update the metadirectory and run the MA View the operator's log f On the Intermediate Files tab, on the CD Discovery Files tab, on the Users tab, right-click in the data box, and then click Go To Top g Right-click in the data box, and then click Search h In the Log Control Search String dialog box, in the Search String box, type Suzan Fine and then click OK i Scroll up and verify that the manager Suzan Fine is part of the record for Aarika Quek a In the Operate the Management Agent dialog box, on the Operational Settings tab, on the When Running the Management Agent tab, under Tasks to Run, clear the Discover Connected Directory check box, and then select the Update the metadirectory check box b On the Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab c Click the Run the Management Agent tab The Operator's Log shows that the new manager attribute has been skipped BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER PREPARATION PURPOSES ONLY Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates Tasks Detailed Steps The Operator's log identified that a line was skipped How could you get more information about which object this skipped line was associated with? Raise the logging level from one to two Change the logging level to two Rerun the MA Search through the Users log to determine the user object associated with the skipped line a In the Operate the Management Agent dialog box, on the Operational Settings tab, on the Logging tab, under Logging Details, in the Logging detail level box, select b On the Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab c Click Run the Management Agent The Operator's Log displays each entry being processed d On the Detailed Logs by Category tab, on the Users tab, right-click in the data box, and then click Go To Top e Right-click in the data box, and then click Search f In the Log Control Search String dialog box, in the Search String box, type SKIP and then click OK g Scroll up and verify that the skipped attribute is associated with the record for Aarika Quek, and then click OK to close the Operate the Management Agent dialog box At this point, has the manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, been discovered? Is it in the connector namespace? Is it in the metaverse namespace? The manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, has been discovered and can be verified by viewing the import file Suzan Fine is not in the connector namespace and can be verified by viewing the hologram for the connector namespace entry Suzan Fine is not in the metaverse namespace and can be verified by viewing the manager property of the metaverse namespace entry Add the manager attribute to the parsing template a In the control pane, click Design MA b In the Design MA dialog box, on the Control Metadirectory tab, on the Parsing Templates tab, add the following line to the bottom of the template, and then click OK manager: $cd.manager BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER PREPARATION PURPOSES ONLY Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates Tasks Detailed Steps Run the MA and verify that the connector namespace entry for Aarika Quek now includes her manager, Suzan Fine a In the control pane, click Operate MA b In the Operate the Management Agent dialog box, on the Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab c Click Run the Management Agent The Operator's Log displays that one record has been modified d Click OK to close the Operate the Management Agent dialog box e Under HR MA\MoneyDept, click the entry Aarika Quek, and then in the control pane, click View Hologram The Hologram Attributes dialog box lists the manager attribute populated with the value Suzan Fine f Click OK to close the Hologram Attributes dialog box At this point, has the manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, been discovered? Is it in the connector namespace? Is it in the metaverse namespace? The manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, has been discovered and can be verified by viewing the import file Suzan Fine is in the connector namespace and can be verified by viewing the hologram for the connector namespace entry Suzan Fine is not in the metaverse namespace and can be verified by viewing the manager property of the metaverse namespace entry BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER PREPARATION PURPOSES ONLY Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates Exercise Updating the Metaverse Namespace with an Additional Attribute In this exercise, you will propagate this new attribute into the metaverse namespace by modifying the metaverse Construction template Scenario The Human Resources database is being updated to track employee's managers The necessary changes have been made to the Parsing template to get the new attribute into the connector namespace portion of the metadirectory The manager attribute must now propagate from the connector namespace to the metaverse namespace Tasks Detailed Steps Add the manager attribute to the metaverse construction template a In the directory pane of MMS Compass, click HR MA, and then in the control pane, click Design MA b In the Design MA dialog box, on the Control Metadirectory tab, on the Construction Templates tab, on the Metaverse tab, at the bottom of the template, type the following line after the title attribute and then click OK $mv.manager = $cd.manager Configure the attribute flow rules to update an existing metaverse entry with a new attribute a In the control pane, click Attribute Flow b In the Configure Attribute Flow dialog box, on the General Attribute Flow tab, under Metadirectory Attributes, click When the metaverse attribute can be constructed from the connected directory, and then click OK Run the management agent Verify the metaverse entry for Aarika Quek now displays Suzan Fine a In the control pane, click Operate MA b In the Operate the Management Agent dialog box, on the Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab c Click Run the Management Agent The Operator's Log displays the progress of the management agent operation d Click OK to close the Operate the Management Agent dialog box e At the top of the directory pane, click The Known Universe, in the directory pane, click Aarika Quek, and then in the control pane, click Properties f In the Aarika Quek dialog box, display the Office tab Notice that Suzan Fine is now listed as Aarika's manager g Click OK to close the Aarika Quek dialog box BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER PREPARATION PURPOSES ONLY Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates Tasks Detailed Steps At this point, has the manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, been discovered? Is it in the connector namespace? Is it in the metaverse namespace? The manager attribute value, Suzan Fine, has been discovered This can be verified by viewing the import file Suzan Fine is in the connector namespace This can be verified by viewing the hologram for the connector namespace entry Suzan Fine is not in the metaverse namespace This can be verified by viewing the manager property of the metaverse namespace entry Close MMS Compass, and then log off of Windows 2000 a Close MMS Compass, and then close any open windows b Log off of Windows 2000 BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER PREPARATION PURPOSES ONLY THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ... the Aarika Quek dialog box BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER PREPARATION PURPOSES ONLY Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates Tasks Detailed Steps At this point, has the manager attribute... ONLY Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates Tasks Detailed Steps Run the MA and verify that the connector namespace entry for Aarika Quek now includes her manager, Suzan Fine a In the control pane,...2 Lab A: Modifying Existing Templates Exercise Updating the Connector Namespace with an Additional Attribute In this exercise, you will add a manager attribute to a single entry in the Human