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Database Preparing

Setting Up the Database

nevisIDM requires a local or a remote SQL database. This chapter describes the initial steps to set up the database for nevisIDM. Which steps you have to perform depends on the type of database. It is highly recommended to place the database close to the application to avoid performance loss because of network latency. The IDM uses JPA/Hibernate technology with many @OneToMany relations to collect related data that trigges a lot of short-time interactions with the database. Therefore, the long network distance drastically degrades the performance of IDM.

Oracle DB

To run nevisIDM with Oracle, you need a remote Oracle server installation. In addition, you need an Oracle client for the initial database setup.

Database Configuration

Follow the next steps to set up the Oracle database for nevisIDM.

Install Oracle and set up an empty instance and schema.
Configure the National Language Support (NLS) settings of the new instance. Pay attention to the recommendations in Oracle NLS settings below.

Oracle NLS settings

It is recommended using the UTF-8 charset.

NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS

If the selected character set is UTF-8, we recommend setting NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS to "CHAR". Together with ISO Latin character sets, the default ("BYTE") is fine.

ALTER SYSTEM SET NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS = CHAR

NLS_SORT, NLS_COMP:

nevisIDM lets the database do the sorting of search results. The default sort order of Oracle is binary, meaning that sorting is case-sensitive, umlauts (äöü) are sorted in after Z, etc. If you want to change the default behavior to Swiss sorting (nls_sort) and filtering/comparing (nls_comp), change the server-side Oracle parameters like this (requires a database restart).
```
alter system set nls_sort=SWISS scope=spfile;
alter system set nls_comp=LINGUISTIC scope=spfile;
```
This solution affects the whole database instance and thus may be a problem if the same instance is used by other applications that want a different behavior. It is the customer's decision whether correct Swiss sorting is a policy and should be used. As with every database server parameter, applying this change might have a negative impact on performance of database queries and thus needs to be verified with performance tests

info

Make sure that all indexes of the nevisIDM database are recreated if the NLS settings are changed in an existing nevisIDM setup.

Initial Database Setup

Creating the table spaces

The nevisIDM database needs two table spaces:

A table space for the data (default: DATA_IDM), and
A table space for the index (default: INDEX_IDM).

When make a decision on the size of table spaces, note that most tables are historized. In particular, the system will add history records for users and credentials for each login. For more information, see: Database sizing below.

Execute the steps described in the next code block to create the table spaces:

-- Create table spaces
CREATE TABLESPACE DATA_IDM DATAFILE SIZE 1000M AUTOEXTEND ON;
CREATE TABLESPACE INDEX_IDM DATAFILE SIZE 500M AUTOEXTEND ON;

Creating the database users and roles

The nevisIDM database needs two different database users:

A database owner (default: UIDM01) used by the nevisidmdb tool to perform migrations of the database schema, and
A database user (default: UIDM02) used by the nevisIDM application to access the database.

In addition to group database privileges, the nevisIDM database needs two different roles assigned to the corresponding users:

A role assigned to the database owner (default: RL_IDM_ADM)
A role assigned to the database user (default: RL_IDM_APPL)

Execute the steps described in the following code block to create the required users and corresponding privileges:

-- create database owner
CREATE USER UIDM01 IDENTIFIED BY "REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD"
 DEFAULT TABLESPACE DATA_IDM
 QUOTA UNLIMITED ON DATA_IDM
 QUOTA UNLIMITED ON INDEX_IDM;
-- create role for database owner
CREATE ROLE RL_IDM_ADM;

GRANT CREATE SESSION TO RL_IDM_ADM;
GRANT ALTER SESSION TO RL_IDM_ADM;
GRANT CREATE TABLE TO RL_IDM_ADM;
GRANT CREATE VIEW TO RL_IDM_ADM;
GRANT CREATE SEQUENCE TO RL_IDM_ADM;
GRANT CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW TO RL_IDM_ADM;
GRANT CREATE PROCEDURE TO RL_IDM_ADM;
GRANT CREATE TRIGGER TO RL_IDM_ADM;
GRANT QUERY REWRITE TO RL_IDM_ADM;

GRANT RL_IDM_ADM TO UIDM01;

-- create database user
CREATE USER UIDM02 IDENTIFIED BY "REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD"
 DEFAULT TABLESPACE DATA_IDM
 QUOTA 10M ON DATA_IDM;

-- create role for database user
CREATE ROLE RL_IDM_APPL;

GRANT CREATE SESSION TO RL_IDM_APPL;
GRANT ALTER SESSION TO RL_IDM_APPL;

GRANT RL_IDM_APPL TO UIDM02;

Creating the logon trigger

The nevisIDM database user needs a logon trigger to access the schema of the database owner.

Log in to the Oracle database as system user.
Execute the steps described in the following code block to create the logon trigger for the database user:

-- create logon trigger for database owner
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER UIDM02.after_logon_trg AFTER LOGON ON UIDM02.SCHEMA
BEGIN
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'ALTER SESSION SET CURRENT_SCHEMA = UIDM01';
END;
/

info

It is possible to choose custom table space, user and role names. However, standard names will simplify installation and support. It is recommended changing the default passwords of the database owner and user in the code snippet above (IDENTIFIED BY "REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD"). For more information, see Database identifiers and passwords below.

Setup Oracle driver

Starting with nevisIDM version 2.77, the Oracle driver (jar) is no longer bundled into the application for legal reasons. Therefore, provide it externally. Perform the following steps:

Head to the Oracle JDBC driver download page and download the appropriate driver. The driver file will be called something like ojdbc8.jar.
Create a lib folder (if it does not exist) under the nevisIDM instance folder (mkdir -p /var/opt/nevisidm/$INSTANCE/lib).
Copy the downloaded driver to the newly created lib folder (/var/opt/nevisidm/$INSTANCE/lib).
Copy the downloaded driver to the lib folder of nevisidmdb tool (/var/opt/nevisidmdb/lib).

XA Privileges

IDM uses Atomikos XA transactions that require special privileges. Execute following commands as system user:

GRANT SELECT ON sys.dba_pending_transactions TO UIDM02;
GRANT SELECT ON sys.pending_trans$ TO UIDM02;
GRANT SELECT ON sys.dba_2pc_pending TO UIDM02;
GRANT EXECUTE ON dbms_xa TO UIDM02;

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL support is an experimental feature at the moment.

To run nevisIDM with PostgreSQL, you need a local or remote PostgreSQL server installation. In addition, a PostgreSQL client is required for the initial database setup.

info

Never specify the value for the primary keys of any tables in case inserting records to the database from outside nevisIDM because it can cause conflicts with the used sequences.

Database Configuration

Follow the next steps to set up the PostgreSQL database for nevisIDM.

Install PostgreSQL and set up an empty instance.
Extend the initial configuration of the instance.
Optionally, define table spaces, one for storing data tables, and one for the indexes.

Initial Configuration

PostgreSQL server needs to be configured for nevisIDM. The configuration file is located at:

/var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.conf

Configure max_prepared_transactions

The value of this setting must be at least the number of connections. Example:

max_connections = 100
max_prepared_transactions = 200

Customize base configuration

The default postgresql.conf file contains all possible configuration options of the server. Feel free to check these, and utilize the possibilities of the PostgreSQL server. Examples:

listen_addresses = '*' # what IP address(es) to listen on;
                       # comma-separated list of addresses;
                       # defaults to 'localhost'; use '*' for all
port = 5432            # default to 5432
timezone = 'Etc/UTC'   # defaults to locale timezone 

Restart the PostgreSQl server once you finished updating the postgresql.conf.

Initial Database Setup

Creating the database users

The nevisIDM database needs two different database users:

A database owner (default: UIDM01) used by the nevisidmdb tool to perform migrations of the database schema, and
A database user (default: UIDM02) used by the nevisIDM application to access the database.

Log in to the PostgreSQL as the system user.
Execute the steps described in the following code block to create the required users:

CREATE USER "UIDM01" WITH encrypted password 'REPLACE_WITH_PASSWORD';
CREATE USER "UIDM02" WITH encrypted password 'REPLACE_WITH_PASSWORD';

The CREATE USER is an alias for CREATE ROLE, with the sole difference of a single option. When we have created the required users, we have defined ROLES in the PostgreSQL.

Optional: Creating the table spaces

The nevisIDM database supports two table spaces.

A table space for the data, and
A table space for the index.

PostgreSQL provides a default table space named pg_default, which can be used for both purposes.

To create a table space, first create a directory that serves as location for it. This directory must be empty and owned by the PostgreSQL system user. The CREATE TABLESPACE command does not create the specified directory.

Creating table spaces on existing directories:

CREATE TABLESPACE DATA_IDM OWNER "UIDM01" LOCATION 'REPLACE_WITH_DIRECTORY_ABSOLUTE_PATH';
CREATE TABLESPACE INDEX_IDM OWNER "UIDM01" LOCATION 'REPLACE_WITH_DIRECTORY_ABSOLUTE_PATH';

Creating the database

We have created the two required users in advance, as the database will be assigned to the owner.

The following command creates the database. If no custom table space was created, use the default 'pg_default':

CREATE DATABASE nevisidm
    WITH
OWNER =  "UIDM01"
tablespace = REPLACE_WITH_TS_NAME
ENCODING = 'UTF8'
LC_COLLATE = 'C'
TEMPLATE template0
;

Set search_path for users

Setting up search_path simplifies the connection URL used for the database users.

ALTER ROLE "UIDM01" IN DATABASE nevisidm SET search_path TO "UIDM01";
ALTER ROLE "UIDM02" IN DATABASE nevisidm SET search_path TO "UIDM01";

Creating schema and setting up default privileges

A database contains one or more schemas, which then contains the tables. It can represent logical group of tables, and can reduce naming issues. It is also used to allow multiple users to use the database, without them interfering with each other.

To create the schema:

CREATE SCHEMA "UIDM01" AUTHORIZATION "UIDM01";

Providing access to the schema and database to the "UIDM02" database user:

GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA "UIDM01" to "UIDM02";
GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE nevisidm TO "UIDM02";

Setting up privileges for all future created tables, sequences and functions for "UIDM02" database user:

ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR USER "UIDM01" IN SCHEMA "UIDM01" GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, TRIGGER ON TABLES TO "UIDM02";
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR USER "UIDM01" IN SCHEMA "UIDM01" GRANT USAGE, SELECT ON SEQUENCES TO "UIDM02";
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR USER "UIDM01" IN SCHEMA "UIDM01" GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTIONS TO "UIDM02";

MariaDB

To run nevisIDM with MariaDB, you need a local or remote MariaDB server installation. In addition, a MariaDB client is required for the initial database setup.

Database Configuration

Perform the following steps to configure the MariaDB.

nevisIDM requires the MariaDB server to set certain configuration parameters. The MariaDB configuration file is usually located at:
```
/etc/my.cnf
```
Alternatively, you can create a new configuration file in the folder /etc/my.cnf.d/.
Configure MariaDB to turn off autocommit. First, change the MySQL InnoDB default transaction isolation level from "repeatable read" to "read committed". This setting reduces the probability of locking issues on the MariaDB and thus increases the maximum concurrent load supported by nevisIDM. Additionally, enable the configuration log_bin_trust_function_creators. This is necessary because the nevisIDM database requires to create triggers and procedures. To implement all this, add the following lines to the section [mariadb] of the my.cnf configuration file:
```
autocommit=0
transaction-isolation = READ-COMMITTED
log_bin_trust_function_creators = ON
```
If you forget to disable autocommit, you will potentially run into the following error when applying DML statements:
```
ERROR 1048 (23000): Column 'TRX_ID' cannot be null
```
This error occurs because the nevisidm database contains history triggers that need information about the current transaction. When the autocommit mode is enabled, there is no transaction available.
Be sure to use InnoDB engines, in order to have transactional features. InnoDB is the default engine since MariaDB 10.2. The isolation level "read committed" is the default transaction isolation level on Oracle databases.
Now configure the MariaDB such that it uses case-insensitive table names. It is also recommended using the character set "utf8mb4", which supports 4 bytes characters.
```
lower_case_table_names = 1
character-set-server = utf8mb4
```
If you use a local MariaDB, it is good practice to bind the MariaDB to the local host for better security. Therefore, add the following line to the section [mariadb] of the my.cnfconfiguration file:
Do not add this line to the my.cnf configuration file if you use a remote MariaDB.
```
bind-address = localhost
```
If you use a remote MariaDB, modify the privileges of the "root" user to be able to access the database remotely. Log in to the MariaDB and execute the following commands:
```
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '<mysql-root-pwd>' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
```

Restart the database after you finished updating my.cnf.

The following code block shows the sample configuration file my.cnf:

[mariadb]
autocommit=0
transaction-isolation = READ-COMMITTED
log_bin_trust_function_creators = ON
lower_case_table_names = 1
character-set-server = utf8mb4

Initial Database Setup

Creating the database

Run the next command to create the database:

CREATE DATABASE nevisidm character set UTF8mb4 collate utf8mb4_bin;

Creating the database users

The nevisIDM database needs two different database users:

A database owner (default: UIDM01) used by the nevisidmdb tool to perform migrations of the database schema, and
A database user (default: UIDM02) used by the nevisIDM application to access the database.

Execute the steps described in the following code block to create the required users and corresponding privileges:

-- create database owner
CREATE USER UIDM01@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD';

-- grant required privileges to owner
GRANT CREATE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT ALTER ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT DROP ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT SELECT ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT INSERT ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT DELETE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT INDEX ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT UPDATE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT CREATE VIEW ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT GRANT OPTION ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT CREATE ROUTINE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT EXECUTE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT TRIGGER ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;
GRANT ALTER ROUTINE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@localhost;

-- create database user
CREATE USER UIDM02@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD';

-- grant privileges to database user
GRANT SELECT ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM02@localhost;
GRANT INSERT ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM02@localhost;
GRANT DELETE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM02@localhost;
GRANT UPDATE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM02@localhost;
GRANT EXECUTE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM02@localhost;

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

To be able to access a remote MariaDB, replace the localhost in the above code snippet. Replace it by % to allow access from all origins. If you want to restrict access further, replace it with a specific hostname or IP address (range). For more information, refer to the MariaDB documentation.

It is possible to choose custom database and user names. However, standard names will simplify installation and support. It is recommended changing the default passwords of the database owner and user in the code snippet above (IDENTIFIED BY 'REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD'). For more information see Database identifiers and passwords below.

Azure Database for MariaDB

To run nevisIDM with Azure Database for MariaDB (MariaDB as a service), you need an Azure subscription with a Azure Database for MariaDB. In addition, a MariaDB client is required for the initial database setup.

Database Configuration

Perform the following steps to configure the Azure Database for MariaDB. Set the following server parameters:

tx_isolation=READ_COMMITTED (transaction isolation level)
log_bin_trust_function_creators=ON (binary logging)
character_set_server=UTF8MB4 (default server character set)
lower_case_table_names=1 (store and compare table names in lowercase)
?useMysqlMetadata=true
autocommit=0

Azure does not allow setting this parameter via the configuration GUI. Therefore, you need to pass the parameter via the connection URL.

Initial Database Setup

Creating the database users

The nevisIDM database needs two different database users:

A database owner (default: UIDM01) used by the nevisidmdb tool to perform migrations of the database schema, and
A database user (default: UIDM02) used by the nevisIDM application to access the database.

Execute the steps described in the following code block to create the required users and corresponding privileges:

-- create database owner
CREATE USER UIDM01@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD';

-- grant required privileges to owner
GRANT CREATE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT ALTER ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT DROP ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT SELECT ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT INSERT ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT DELETE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT INDEX ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT UPDATE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT CREATE VIEW ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT GRANT OPTION ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT CREATE ROUTINE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT EXECUTE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT TRIGGER ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';
GRANT ALTER ROUTINE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM01@'%';

-- create database user
CREATE USER UIDM02@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD';

-- grant privileges to database user
GRANT SELECT ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM02@'%';
GRANT INSERT ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM02@'%';
GRANT DELETE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM02@'%';
GRANT UPDATE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM02@'%';
GRANT EXECUTE ON nevisidm.* TO UIDM02@'%';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

The parameter % allows access to the database from the localhost and anywhere inside Azure, if there are no additional IP- or hostname-based access restrictions.

Setting Up the Initial Database Schema

Execute the following steps to set up the initial database schema:

Install the nevisidmdb package:
```
rpm -U <nevisidmdb-RPM>
```

The installation of the package will create a default configuration file located at /var/opt/nevisidmdb/conf/nevisidmdb.properties. Edit the configuration file such that its entries match the configuration names used in the chapters Initial Database Setup.

For the Oracle database, the configuration file may look similar to this:

database.connection.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@//<hostname>:<port>/<service-name>
database.owner.name=UIDM01
database.owner.password=REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD
database.ts.index=INDEX_IDM
database.ts.data=DATA_IDM
database.role.appl=RL_IDM_APPL

For a local MariaDB, the configuration file may look similar to this:

database.connection.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/nevisidm?useMysqlMetadata=true
database.owner.name=UIDM01
database.owner.password=REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD

For a remote Azure Database for MariaDB, the configuration file may look similar to this:

database.connection.url=jdbc:mysql://<database_server_name>.mariadb.database.azure.com:3306/nevisidm?useMysqlMetadata=true
database.owner.name=UIDM01
database.owner.password=REPLACE-WITH-PASSWORD

To set up the initial database schema and load the nevisIDM reference data, run the following command with the nevisidmdb tool:
```
nevisidmdb migrate
```
(Optional) If you want to check user passwords against a password dictionary with about 1.7 million of entries, you have to load the dictionary into the database with the following command:
```
nevisidmdb loadpwddictionary
```

This command can take about 30 minutes, depending on the speed of your database.

{

    "clientExtId": "any_identifier_usually_a_number",

    "clientName": "Any String",

    "displayName": {

        "de": "the client name in the other language",

        "fr": "the client name in the other language"

    },

    "remarks": "Some vague description of the client."

}

Updating the Oracle database statistics for the newly created schemas at the end of this initialization process is recommended. We also suggest that you update database statistics periodically.

Database Sizing

This chapter holds some coarse rules about how much disk space a nevisIDM database will use. Note that the effective size will strongly depend on your database, specific data characteristics and your use cases. The following numbers can be taken as a good starting point:

ca. 3 MB per 100 users for the table space
ca. 4 MB per 100 users for the index space
= total of ca. 7 MB per 100 users

These numbers were measured on an Oracle database with 100'000 users, with extensive history data.

We recommend giving at least 5GB of storage to the nevisIDM database. When defining the initial size, think about what the number of users administrated in nevisIDM will be in the coming years and how long history data should be kept in the nevisIDM database. The amount of history data will increase depending on the number of mutations (inserts, updates, deletes) per time. Consider using batch jobs to drop old history data.

Database Identifiers and Passwords

It is recommended only using alphanumeric characters for identifiers (such as user names, database name, table space names, role names and similar) applied in the chapters "Initial Database Setup". The password of the database owner and user can, with limitations, contain special characters. Some of these limitations are introduced by Oracle or MariaDB and others by the nevisidmdb tool. The nevisidmdb tool allows (un-) quoted alphanumeric and _ - # $ @ % . ' characters.

Further restrictions may be imposed by the used database type. For more information on allowed characters for identifiers, refer to the corresponding documentation of the chosen database type.

Pre-loading other data

As most systems need some data in the database at the start of using the system, it could be a cumbersome task to create that data by hand on the UI. It is possible to load data at system startup into the database from JSON files placed at the <instance directory>/conf/import/<data type> directory. For now, custom properties are supported. The format of the JSON should be for property files:

{
    "name": "string_property_name",
    "scope": "APP_GLOBAL", //APP_GLOBAL, UNIT_GLOBAL, PROFILE_GLOBAL, PROFILE_FOR_APP_GLOBAL, PROFILE_FOR_APP, ROLE_FOR_APP, USER_GLOBAL, EROLE_GLOBAL, CREDENTIAL_CERTIFICATE_GLOBAL, CREDENTIAL_GENERIC_GLOBAL, CREDENTIAL_MOBILESIGNATURE_GLOBAL, CREDENTIAL_SAMLFEDERATION_GLOBAL, CREDENTIAL_SECURITYQUESTIONS_GLOBAL
    "encrypted": false,
    "propagated": false,
    "description": "This is a custom property loaded from JSON", // optional
    "precedence": 9,
    "mandatoryOnGui": false, // optional
    "uniquenessScope": "ABSOLUTE", // ABSOLUTE, ABSOLUTE_USER, RELATIVE_UNIT; optional
    "maxLength": 128, // optional
    "regex": "\\w+[123]", // optional
    "accessCreate": "READ_ONLY", //READ_ONLY, READ_WRITE, OFF
    "accessModify": "READ_WRITE", //READ_ONLY, READ_WRITE, OFF
    "applicationExtId": "99999166", // optional
    "clientExtId": "100" //optional
}

{
    "name": "enum_property_name",
    "scope": "APP_GLOBAL", //APP_GLOBAL, UNIT_GLOBAL, PROFILE_GLOBAL, PROFILE_FOR_APP_GLOBAL, PROFILE_FOR_APP, ROLE_FOR_APP, USER_GLOBAL, EROLE_GLOBAL, CREDENTIAL_CERTIFICATE_GLOBAL, CREDENTIAL_GENERIC_GLOBAL, CREDENTIAL_MOBILESIGNATURE_GLOBAL, CREDENTIAL_SAMLFEDERATION_GLOBAL, CREDENTIAL_SECURITYQUESTIONS_GLOBAL
    "encrypted": false,
    "propagated": false,
    "description": "This is a custom property loaded from JSON", // optional
    "precedence": 9,
    "mandatoryOnGui": false, // optional
    "uniquenessScope": "ABSOLUTE", // ABSOLUTE, ABSOLUTE_USER, RELATIVE_UNIT; optional
    "maxLength": 128, // optional
    "regex": "\\w+[123]", // optional
    "accessCreate": "READ_ONLY", //READ_ONLY, READ_WRITE, OFF
    "accessModify": "READ_WRITE", //READ_ONLY, READ_WRITE, OFF
    "applicationExtId": "99999166", // optional
    "clientExtId": "100", //optional
    "values": ["ALLOWED_VALUE_1", "ALLOWED_VALUE_2"] // only for enum type custom properties
}

And for clients:

{
    "clientExtId": "any_identifier_usually_a_number",
    "clientName": "Any String",
    "displayName": { // using two letter language codes
        "de": "the client name in the other language",
        "fr": "the client name in the other language"
    },
    "remarks": "Some vague description of the client."
}

Multiple files are supported, one file can contain exactly one entity.

If one imported file contains a property with propertyName which is already defined, import mechanism modifies the original property according to the new definitions.

Modification Issues

Only modify properties if your changes make restriction on values less strict (For example: less strict regex, longer max length). Do not modify the following field:

uniquenessScope
encrypted
scope
applicationExtId
clientExtId And don't remove values from the definition.

Database Preparing

Setting Up the Database​

Oracle DB​

Database Configuration​

Oracle NLS settings​

NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS​

NLS_SORT, NLS_COMP:​

Initial Database Setup​

Creating the table spaces​

Creating the database users and roles​

Creating the logon trigger​

Setup Oracle driver​

XA Privileges​

PostgreSQL​

Database Configuration​

Initial Configuration​

Initial Database Setup​

Creating the database users​

Optional: Creating the table spaces​

Creating the database​

Set search_path for users​

Creating schema and setting up default privileges​

MariaDB​

Database Configuration​

Initial Database Setup​

Creating the database​

Creating the database users​

Azure Database for MariaDB​

Database Configuration​

Initial Database Setup​

Creating the database users​

Setting Up the Initial Database Schema​

Database Sizing​

Database Identifiers and Passwords​

Pre-loading other data​

Setting Up the Database

Oracle DB

Database Configuration

Oracle NLS settings

NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS

NLS_SORT, NLS_COMP:

Initial Database Setup

Creating the table spaces

Creating the database users and roles

Creating the logon trigger

Setup Oracle driver

XA Privileges

PostgreSQL

Database Configuration

Initial Configuration

Initial Database Setup

Creating the database users

Optional: Creating the table spaces

Creating the database

Set search_path for users

Creating schema and setting up default privileges

MariaDB

Database Configuration

Initial Database Setup

Creating the database

Creating the database users

Azure Database for MariaDB

Database Configuration

Initial Database Setup

Creating the database users

Setting Up the Initial Database Schema

Database Sizing

Database Identifiers and Passwords

Pre-loading other data