[midPoint] shadow vs account

[Ivan Noris]

Hi Aivo,


very long time ago there were only users and accounts, and $user and
$account were the variables holding the objects.

After midPoint was extended for Generic synchronization, $user still
works, but $focus should be used for all other-than-user Focal objects
($focus works also for Users). $shadow is also more generic
representation of the account (or entitlement or whatever).


So $shadow should work for any resource object, not only for account.


Personally, I usually use $user for User object, $focus for other Focal
objects (Role, Org); and tend to use $shadow everywhere where I
previously used $account.


Maybe the developers can correct/extend what I have written.


Regards,
Ivan

On 12/09/2016 01:09 PM, Aivo Kuhlberg wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I noticed that sometimes in resource correlation xml there is used
> $shadow variable and sometimes $account variable. Are they the same or
> completely different parameters with different meaning?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aivo Kuhlberg
>
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