[midPoint] How to properly edit ressource

[Ivan Noris]

Hi Vincent and all,

after discussion with my coleagues, we have prepared some simple "Best
practice" regarding resource definitions and other objects that could
(should) be maintained outside midPoint.

https://wiki.evolveum.com/display/midPoint/Maintaining+midPoint+Configuration+as+Files

Regards,
Ivan

On 04/25/2016 11:05 AM, HURTEVENT VINCENT wrote:
> Hi Ivan,
>
> sorry, I messed up with my ML subscriptions so I’m replying by opening a new thread.
>
> We’re using version 3.3.1.
>
> You can see our resource file here : <http://pastebin.com/cwZngWDu>
>
> We can import the resource successfully but when we edit directly from web UI, from the wizard or XML editor, the line with xmlns:ext is always deleted and references to extension/ext:attribute are lost and lead to unknown ext namespace error.
>
> Edit and update a resource by re-importing the xml file (checking overwriting existing object) is not a problem ? Don’t we lose shadow account and links with user objects ?
>
>
>
>> Hi Vincent,
>>
>> which midPoint version are you using? Chances are you are hiting some
>> bug in the resource wizard. I usually make all modifications of resource
>> in XML and re-import (to be able to keep the file versioned in git etc.)
>> but I understand this is not so nice.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ivan
>>
>> On 04/24/2016 09:07 PM, HURTEVENT VINCENT wrote:
>>  Hello,
>>
>>>
>>  we’re stil evaluating Midpoint and we made some extensions to default User object type.
>>
>>>
>>  We didn’t succeeded in referencing to extension attributes directly from the Web UI, we have to manually write the ressource XML file and import it.
>>
>>>
>>  BUT when we try to edit the ressource from the web UI, the namespace definition (xmlns:ext at the top ressource element) is deleted and extension/ext:attribute is not permitted, midpoint’s complaining about not knowing ext namespace.
>>
>>>
>>  Do we wrongly edit the ressource from the web UI ?
>>
>>>
>>  Is there a way to quickly edit the ressource (add/rm attribute mapping for example) without removing and re-import the resource file ?
>>
>>> Thank you !
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