April 2009 - Posts

How to Search for Existing Groups
30 April 09 12:00 PM

In this week’s post we look at the three most common queries to search for existing groups: getting all groups, “my groups”, and groups that match a particular filter.  While these examples show off the current prototype client, the filters and principles Read More...

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Prototype V2: Overview of the new API
23 April 09 02:00 PM

In this post we’ll discuss the new Prototype Public Resource Management client.  I uploaded the MSDN-style documentation to MSDN Code Gallery.  The purpose of this post is to walk you through the direction I’m thinking about for a supported Read More...

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Agenda for Remainder of Q2 CY2009
23 April 09 12:00 PM

As promised, this week I introduce the new prototype of the Public Resource Management Client and the remaining schedule.  The theme of this quarter is “Yet Another FIM Portal”.  The FIM Portal is a great experience for both Administrators and Read More...

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Reference for writing PowerShell Get-Help docs
22 April 09 12:00 PM

I recently was writing help documentation for PowerShell cmdlets and came across a very helpful blog post .  In the future I hope the PowerShell team comes out with a more rich editing experience, but editing XML wasn’t that bad. Read More...

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Great list of resources for FIM
20 April 09 12:00 PM

Ahmad pointed me to Peter Geelen’s comprehensive list of resources for ILM “2” RC0.  It’s worth bookmarking.  I suspect Peter will keep this list up to date as we proceed into FIM RC1: http://identityunderground.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!69F957860EA2CE40!846.entry?sa=63112084 Read More...

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Identity Lifecycle Manager “2” is now Forefront Identity Manager 2010
16 April 09 12:00 PM

As you may have seen in other announcements or in various unintentional hints the product previously known as Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) “2” is now Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 . The re-branding comes as part of an overarching strategy Read More...

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Product Team Attendance at RSA 2009
15 April 09 09:00 AM

Members from the product team will attend the RSA Conference 2009 next week in San Francisco.  Mark Wahl, one of our team’s architects, will present the session “Building Authorization Into The Enterprise Identity Metasystem” (ESS-108).  Alex, Read More...

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Short Status of the Identity Management Team
07 April 09 12:00 PM

I apologize for not publishing the Q2 agenda last week.  I am blocked on an upcoming marketing announcement, which is scheduled for some time next week.  The estimate I have is April 16th.  When the announcement goes out, we will have an Read More...

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