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Create the Entity Type

How to create the technical container of an Entity Type .

Overview​

Here, you will learn how to create an Entity Type : the shell that harbors the (scalar and navigation) properties which describe a given set of resources related to one managed system.

Create the Entity Type​

Create the entity type by proceeding as follows:

  1. Access the connector's page by clicking on the Connectors button on the home page in the Configuration section, then on the relevant connector.

    Home page - Connectors

  2. On the connector's page, in the Entity Types frame, click on the addition button.

    Addition Icon

  3. Fill in the information fields.

    Entity type creation

    • Identifier: must be unique among entity types, without any whitespace, and be C#-compatible. See Microsoft lexical structure. NETWRIX recommends using <connector>_<notion> in the singular.
    • Name: will be displayed in the UI to identify the entity type.
    • Icon: can be chosen from Microsoft's list and will be displayed with the entity type in the left menu of the home page.
    • Auto Complete in Pickers: can be set once properties are created (and saved) so that, when using a searchbar for selected properties, Identity Manager suggests existing entries.

  4. In the entity type's Properties section, choose a source so that the connection provides the source's data structure.

    Properties&#39; source

    Let's use the example of an AD connector. We create an entity type AD - Entry to gather the valuable information from the AD, i.e. all the AD entries (groups and accounts) which we want to classify, with the properties that are useful for assignment management.

    The AD connector uses as a source Connection Active Directory - entries. Its structure was retrieved when we refreshed the schemas of the Active Directory > Create a Connection, thus retrieving the attributes from the Active Directory and storing them temporarily on the agent side, inside CSV files.

Next Steps​

To continue, Define Scalar Properties for this entity type.

Troubleshooting​

If there are no connection tables available in the Source dropdown list of an entity type, then:

Properties&#39; source

Ensure that there are existing connections:

  • if this is the case, then click on Refresh all schemas on the connector page, and verify that there is no error. See the Create a Connection topic for additional information.
  • if not, then you must create at least one connection.

If there is a message stating to refresh the connection's schema, then:

No Connection Table Error

Start by making sure that the connection's schema is refreshed by clicking on Refresh all schemas on the connector page, and verify that there is no error.

If the message is still displayed, then it means that the previously selected connection table no longer exists in the managed system. In this case, either the table's name simply changed, or the table is not relevant anymore. Then you should find a relevant table in the Source dropdown list.