OpenIDM infrastructure modules provide the underlying features needed for core services.
- BPMN 2.0 Workflow Engine
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OpenIDM provides an embedded workflow and business process engine based on Activiti and the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) 2.0 standard.
For more information, see Integrating Business Processes and Workflows.
- Task Scanner
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OpenIDM provides a task scanning mechanism that enables you to perform a batch scan for a specified date in OpenIDM data, on a scheduled interval, and then to execute a task when this date is reached.
For more information, see Scanning Data to Trigger Tasks.
- Scheduler
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The scheduler provides a cron-like scheduling component implemented using the Quartz library. Use the scheduler, for example, to enable regular synchronizations and reconciliations.
See the Scheduling Synchronization chapter for details.
- Script Engine
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The script engine is a pluggable module that provides the triggers and plugin points for OpenIDM. OpenIDM currently implements a JavaScript engine.
- Policy Service
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OpenIDM provides an extensible policy service that enables you to apply specific validation requirements to various components and properties.
For more information, see Using Policies to Validate Data.
- Audit Logging
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Auditing logs all relevant system activity to the configured log stores. This includes the data from reconciliation as a basis for reporting, as well as detailed activity logs to capture operations on the internal (managed) and external (system) objects.
See the Using Audit Logs chapter for details.
- Repository
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The repository provides a common abstraction for a pluggable persistence layer. OpenIDM supports use of MySQL to back the repository. Yet, plugin repositories can include NoSQL and relational databases, LDAP, and even flat files. The repository API operates using a JSON-based object model with RESTful principles consistent with the other OpenIDM services. The default, embedded implementation for the repository is the NoSQL database OrientDB, making it easy to evaluate OpenIDM out of the box before using MySQL in your production environment.
