UI Customization in OIM 11g R2 (Adding new Header Section)

Login to the sysadmin console and create a new sandbox and activate it.
Click on System Entities --> User and add new UDF field as Manager. Create Manager field as check box.

After adding the field publish the sandbox.

Add Custom Attributes to the User Interface (Create User Form):

1.      Log into the Self Service interface. Create and activate a sandbox

2.      Go to Administration --> Users and click Create

3.      Fill out the required fields; Last name, Organization, User Type

4.      Click Customize

5.      Click on View --> Source

6.      Note:  If you are asked “Are you sure you want to edit this task flow” , click Edit

7.      Click on showDetailHeader:  Other Attributes and click Add Content

8.      Click on Web Components --> Open

9.      Click on Show Detail Header--> Add, then click close

10.  Cut the new object, and paste (after) showDetailHeader: Other attributes

11.  Find the newly created showDetailHeader:  Header object, highlight it, and click Edit

12.  Change the size from -1 to 2

13.  Change the text from header to Affiliations.

14.  Click ok.

      15.  Ensure the showDetailHeader: Affiliations object is selected and click Add                  Content.

      16.  Click on Web Components --> Open

17.      Click Panel Form Layout --> Add

18.     Highlight the newly created Panel Form Layout object and click Edit

19.      Specify Max Columns 2, Rows 3

20.     Click Ok

21.      Highlight Panel Form Layout and click Add Content

22.      Choose Data Component – Catalog --> Open

23.      Choose userVO ---> Open

24.      Hit the Refresh button

25.  Choose Manager_c --> Click Add  --> Click ADF Select One Choice

26.  Click Close

     27. Manager Field is added under the new Header.

      28. Same steps have to be repeated for View User and Modify User Page else the field            will not be visible on those pages. The Only difference is that on View User page              rather than Data Component - catalog, Data Component - Manage Users will be                  selected.

Updating the Custom Attribute through API: 

If this custom attribute has to be updated from the OIM API then while creating Map data ("Name of Attribute", "Value of Attribute") will be passed.

In this particular case of checkbox value passed to the Map will be:

usermap.put("Manager","1");