Is there a specification for SAP IDM 8.0 web services?

[Former Member]

Hi IDM Experts!

I wanted to know if there was any documentation / specification for building web services to be consumed by SAP IDM 8.0 / VDS? Is there a certain required format or a set of attributes / methods that need to be present as part of the web service?

Also, my assumption is that the same web services, once developed can be consumed by VDS using the "Web Service client" VDS template?

Are there any best practices to be followed when consuming a third party web service via VDS and then pulling the data into the Identity Store?

Thanks in advance!

Best regards,

Sandeep

[former_member2987 · Accepted solution]

Hi Sandeep.

I'm not really aware of anything along these lines.  I've also been trying to work on some VDS customization and all I can really tell you based on my long experience is that anything is possible with VDS via the extension Java Classes.

I would try working directly with SAP on this.  I think it's an area that should be explored more deeply.  It would be a great opportunity to extend how the product is used!

Matt

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks a ton for the reply Matt!!

Yeah, like you said, based on the community feedback, it seems that this is an area that hasn't been really explored very deeply, nor is there any real documentation / blogs available on the topic (Besides the one I found by Ivan Petrov). Will have a look to see how this can be possibly achieved with VDS and extension Java classes.

Best regards,

Sandeep

[former_member190695 · Accepted solution]

Hi Sandeep,

Kindly check this old blog but the idea is still the same.

I am not clear about your requirements but in case you are looking for examples then the GRC connector is an example how SAP NW IDM can consume Web Services and Identity Services is an example how SAP NW IDM can expose Web Services.

Good luck with your adventure.

Regards,

Ridouan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks a ton for your reply Ridouan! This also looks to be a very promising blog / guide; definitely useful for extending IDM's capabilities. Thank you again!

Best regards,
Sandeep

[jrondorf · Accepted solution]

If you need also accessing data inside IdM via a web service, I really recommend looking at the IdM REST APIs therefore.

V1:

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-26747

V2:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwidmic_72/helpdata/en/61/d4db703a3f4ee280a271785aab70ad/frameset.htm

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks so much for the reply Jannis! Sure; will definitely look into the IdM REST API documentation as well!

Best regards,

Sandeep