the Connector Space
A blog dedicated to the Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of Microsoft Identity Manager
View a PAM User's Roles with Advanced Search Scope Configuration
During a recent MIM PAM deployment, I was asked if it would be possible to create a page in the...
Date: 12/05/2018
MIM 4.5.26.0 – MPR Creation - The Required Field Cannot Be Empty
I recently ran into an issue after updating MIM 2016 to version 4.5.26.0 where I was unable to...
Date: 08/23/2018
MIM 2016 SP1 - Portal Servers Run Out of Disk Space.
Summary: I recently ran into an issue after upgrading a MIM Environment to MIM 2016 SP1 (version...
Date: 08/15/2018
MIM 2016 SP1–Service and Portal Installation Guide
Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational build document for the Microsoft...
Date: 07/19/2018
MIM PAM Feature Installer Failure - SetADForestFunctionalLevel
I want to review a huge blocker that held up one of my recent installations of MIM PAM using the MIM...
Date: 06/21/2018
Applying a Release Update to the MIM Service and Portal
Using This Guide:Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational procedure...
Date: 06/12/2018
Applying a Release Update to the MIM Synchronization Service and Offline Spare
Using This Guide:Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational procedure...
Date: 06/12/2018
Installing MIM Synchronization Service with an Offline Spare
Using This Guide:Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational build document...
Date: 06/12/2018
Install the MIM 2016 Management Agent (MIM MA)
Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational preparatory document for the...
Date: 06/12/2018
Service Accounts, SPNs, and Kerberos Delegation configurations for MIM Service and Portal Installation
Introduction: This document is intended to be used as an operational preparatory document for the...
Date: 06/07/2018
Install of SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1 for use with FIM / MIM
Introduction:This document is intended to be used as an operational build document for the...
Date: 06/01/2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 – Uninstalling .Net Framework 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.71
Introduction: Some application installers require specific versions of .Net to be used to...
Date: 05/31/2018
Installing MIM Synchronization Service with an Offline Spare
Using This Guide: Introduction: This document is intended to be used as an operational build...
Date: 05/25/2018
MIM Handy Tip Series - Breadcrumbing
Everyone put your phones down and get your pencils ready. It's Pop Quiz time! If Kris Tackett and...
Date: 05/15/2018
Calculating the domain and populating user attributes across multiple MIM implementations.
OVERVIEW: Enterprise environments often contain multiple independent MIM installations that serve as...
Date: 05/09/2018
Updating Attributes Based on a Detected Name Change
Scenario:In a MIM environment, a user goes through a name change (marriage, divorce, etc.) and they...
Date: 04/12/2018
Rules Extensions –Understanding Date Time Conversion Part 2
In this post we will continue the understanding of using functions in a rules extension to manage...
Date: 11/27/2017
Rules Extensions –Understanding Date Time Conversion Part 1
Recently I have received several questions and “Ridiculous” Comments on the Posting 2 Way Account...
Date: 11/26/2017
(WAL) – Workflow Example – Removal of a multivalued reference attribute
Special Thanks to Mr. David Hodge for putting the WAL Workflow Documentation together Things to keep...
Date: 10/13/2017
Outbound Synchronization Rule Type Application - Explained
Something I get asked about a lot are the different types of outbound synchronization rules. When...
Date: 09/22/2017
Sync Rule Walk Through: Outbound System Scoping Filter User Synchronization Rule
Welcome to Part 2 of the “Sync Rule Walk Through” series. In Part 1 we talked about an inbound user...
Date: 09/20/2017
Sync Rule Walk Through: Inbound User Synchronization Rule
While we’ve touched on sync rules in the past with some examples, I’d like to dedicate some time to...
Date: 09/20/2017
Management Agent Configuration – Part 5: Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service Management Agent
This is Part 5 in a series of commonly used management agents. In Part 1 we looked at configuration...
Date: 09/15/2017
Rules Extensions – MA Extension
The following is just an example of what an MA Extension would like like and should only be used as...
Date: 06/23/2017
Rules Extensions – Helper Functions
This post is focused on Helper Functions that Multiple Methods can call to complete a task,...
Date: 06/23/2017
Excel Functions–Data Comparison and Manipulation
Ok so you might ask what does this posting have to do with FIM, MIM, or Identity Management … Well...
Date: 06/09/2017
MIM WAL–Installation Guide Part 3
This post is a continuation of MIM WAL–Installation Guide Part 2 This is the 3rd part of the MIM...
Date: 04/07/2017
MIM WAL–Installation Guide Part 2
This post is a continuation of MIM WAL–Installation Guide Part 1 Navigate to the location where you...
Date: 03/24/2017
MIM WAL–Installation Guide Part 1
Installation of the MIM WAL can sometimes be problematic especially if you are just getting started...
Date: 03/24/2017
Management Agent Advanced Attribute Flows
In this post we will discuss the Configuration of Attributes flows within a management agent to...
Date: 02/03/2017
Understanding Joining
Update 1/19/2017 There are 3 ways to set up Join Logic for objects in the Connector Space of an MA...
Date: 01/19/2017
Rules Extensions – Basic MV Extensions
In continuation of our Rules Extensions series we will begin to look at the MV Extension or rather...
Date: 11/18/2016
Management Agent Configuration – Part 4: Delimited Text File Management Agent
This is Part 4 in a series of commonly used management agents. In Part 1 we looked at configuration...
Date: 11/17/2016
Management Agent Configuration – Part 3: SQL Management Agent
This is the third part in a series dealing with basic configuration of commonly used management...
Date: 11/17/2016
Management Agent Configuration–Part 2: FIM Service Management Agent
This is the second post in a series on management agent configuration. In Part 1, I covered...
Date: 11/17/2016
Management Agent Configuration – Part 1: Active Directory Management Agent
Hey party people – long time, no see! You may have noticed (or maybe you didn’t) that I took a...
Date: 11/17/2016
New install or Upgrade to Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1– Service and Portal
In this post we will walk through an upgrade / Install scenario of MIM 2016 to MIM 2016 SP1, note...
Date: 10/07/2016
New install or Upgrade to Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1– Synchronization Service
In this post we will walk through an upgrade scenario of MIM 2016 to MIM 2016 SP1, note this is not...
Date: 10/07/2016
Rules Extensions – ShouldProjectToMV
In a previous post “Basic Projection into the Metaverse” we discussed how to enable and configure...
Date: 09/02/2016
Basic Projection into the Metaverse
Projecting objects into the Metaverse that exist in the Connector Space but not the Metaverse can be...
Date: 09/02/2016
Rules Extensions - Creating an MA Extension
In this series of Post we will review and discuss the basic fundamentals of Rules Extensions, how to...
Date: 08/19/2016
(WAL) – Workflow Example – Run PowerShell Script
It is important to understand that the PowerShell Workflow is a great tool to complete task that...
Date: 04/29/2016
(WAL) - Workflow Example - Generate Unique Value
Using the latest WAL (Workflow Activity Library) which can be located from a link on the following...
Date: 02/19/2016
Rules Extensions - MapAttributesForImport
Update 6/23/2017 (working on Code formatting for presentation) In this post we will focus on the...
Date: 02/12/2016
Rules Extensions - Build and Compile
Once you have the code typed up and your ready to test it the first thing you need to do is Build...
Date: 02/12/2016
Rules Extensions - MapAttributesForJoin
Update 1/19/2017 When configuring your "Join Logic" via a Custom MA Extension we need to remember to...
Date: 02/08/2016
Cross Forest Management - (Create groups with FSP's as Members) Part 2
In continuation of Cross Forest Management - (Create groups with FSP's as Members) Part 1 At this...
Date: 02/06/2016
Cross Forest Management - (Create groups with FSP's as Members) Part 1
Scenario: 2 Forest Contoso Fabrikam Each Forest has Exchange installed Fabrikam needs to allow...
Date: 02/05/2016
Delegated Password Reset With FIM/MIM
With this post I’d like to spend some time discussing a common scenario I run into often....
Date: 01/27/2016
(WAL) - Workflow Example - Create All Resource Set for a New Resource
In this Workflow Example we will demonstrate how to use the MIM WAL to build a Workflow that can be...
Date: 01/26/2016