Managed objects
IDM provides a default schema for typical managed object types, such as users and roles, but does not control the structure of objects that you store in the repository. You can modify or extend the schema for the default object types. You can also create new managed object types for any item that can be collected in a data set. For example, with the right schema, you can set up any device associated with the Internet of Things (IoT).
These topics describe how to work with managed object types. For more information about the IDM object model, see Data models and objects reference.
Define the schema
Managed objects and their properties are defined in the managed object configuration.
The default managed object configuration is not a comprehensive list of all the properties that can be stored in IDM. If you use a generic object mapping, you can create a managed object with any arbitrary property, and that property will be stored in IDM. However, if you create an object with properties that are not defined in the managed object configuration, those properties are not visible in the UI. In addition, you won’t be able to configure the "sub-properties" that are described in the following section.
For explicit object mappings, the schema must be mapped to tables and columns in the JDBC database or to organizational units in DS. For more information about explicit and generic object mappings, see Object mappings.
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