PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud

AS400

AS400 is a mainframe on-premises computer and database that can store identity data. The AS400 application enables you to manage and synchronize users between AS400 and Advanced Identity Cloud. The application can only be a target application.

The following instructions assume you have access to an AS400 instance as an administrator.

Register the application

  1. In the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console, go to Applications, and click grid_view Browse App Catalog.

  2. In the Browse App Catalog modal, select an application, and click Next.

    Select the latest application version.

  3. Review the Application Integration information, and click Next.

  4. In the Application Details window, specify the name, description, application owners, and logo for the application.

  5. To make the application an Authoritative source of identity data, select the Authoritative check box. This option is not available for every application.

  6. Click Create Application.

Configure provisioning

After you register the application, you can configure provisioning.

  1. Set up a remote connector server (RCS).

  2. Set up the AS400 connector with your RCS.

  3. In the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console, on the Provisioning tab:

    • If setting up provisioning for the first time, click Set up Provisioning.

    • When editing existing settings in the Connection area, click Settings.

  4. Configure the following fields:

    Field Description

    Host Name

    Host name or IP address of AS400.

    User Name

    The username to log in to AS400.

    Password

    The password to log in to AS400.

    Use SSL?

    Enable to use SSL to connect to the AS400 application. The default value is false.

  5. Optionally, click Show advanced settings to set the following option:

    Option Description

    Maximum Connections (optional)

    The maximum number of connections.

    Maximum Lifetime (optional)

    The maximum time for an available connection to exist. The default value is 86400000 milliseconds.

    Maximum Inactivity (optional)

    The the maximum amount of inactive time before an available connection closes. The default value is 3600000 milliseconds.

    Maximum Use Time (optional)

    The maximum time a connection can be in use before it closes. The default value is -1 which indicates that there is no time limit.

    Maximum Use Count (optional)

    The maximum number of times a connection can be used before it is replaced in the pool. The default value is -1 which indicates that there is no limit.

    Is run Maintenance

    Indicates whether the maintenance thread is used to cleanup expired connections. The default is true.

    Is thread used

    Indicates whether threads are used in communication with the host servers and for running maintenance. The default is true.

    Cleanup Interval (optional)

    Specifies how often the maintenance daemon runs. The default value is 300000 milliseconds.

    Exclude Unmodified

    Select this option to synchronize only the modified properties on a target resource.

  6. Click Connect.

  7. Verify the information in the Details tab.

Provision side tabs

The object type determines the side tabs that display on the Provisioning tab. Use the object type list to select an object type, such as Group. Afterward, you can configure properties in the different sub-tabs under the Provisioning tab.

Sub-tabs under the Provisioning tab
Provisioning tab Description Related sections

Details

View and manage an application, including name, ID, and native type.

Select the specific application from Provision settings for an application.

Properties

View and manage properties for the selected object type.

Manage application attributes

Data

View data about the selected object type.

View user access data

Mapping

View and manage mappings from the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console properties to external system properties and from external system properties to the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console properties.

Manage mappings

Reconciliation

Preview mappings on target applications between external systems and the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console, and reconcile the data between the two systems.

View and manage rules for the users and groups that use your application.

View and manage schedules for Full and Incremental reconciliation.

Reconcile and synchronize end-user accounts

Privacy & Consent

Manage end-user data sharing and synchronization.

Configure end-user data sharing

Rules

View and manage provisioning rules for mappings between Advanced Identity Cloud and a target application.

Manage provisioning rules

Advanced Sync

Create and manage mappings between an identity profile and an application or between applications.

Manage advanced sync

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