(WAL) – Workflow Example – Create All Resource Set for a New Resource

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First published on MSDN on Jan 26, 2016

In this Workflow Example we will demonstrate how to use the MIM WAL to build a Workflow that can be used to create a set in the FIM / MIM Portal that is an All Resources Set. When Creating a new Resource in the FIM / MIM Portal it is important to remember to create a Set that contains all of the resource that you just created. This step is often overlooked and although it is not difficult it could be automated with a simple workflow. Additionally this example demonstrates how to work with Filters in a workflow.

Prerequisites:

1. Read The MIMWAL (Custom Workflow Activity Library)


2. Add "Forefront Identity Manager Service Account" to the Administrator Set


3. Create an "_All Resources" Sets with the Criteria of Created Time after 1 day ago (this is to ensure that the workflow will only be triggered for Resources Created after yesterday.

• In the FIM Portal navigate to the Workflows Page


• Click on New




• Enter the name for your Workflow (I start all my workflows with an "_" which makes it easy to identify all non custom workflows.


• For Workflow Type Select




• Action




• For Run On Policy Update




• (Leave unchecked)

• Click on Next

• Click on Select


• For Activity Display Name type something like "Create Resource Set" or what ever you wish to call this activity.


• For Resource Type




• Set




• For Advanced Features




• (Leave Unchecked)




• For Attribute Population add the following

Value Expression	Target
"_ALL "+[//Target/DisplayName]	DisplayName
"<Filter xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Dialect="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2006/11/XPathFilterDialect" xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/enumeration">/"+[//Target/Name]+"</Filter>"	Filter

Make sure the entire text above in the Value Expression for the Target Filter is entered into the Value Expression.

• Click on Save


• Click on Next


• Click on Finish


• Click on Submit

Post Operation Steps

1. Create Transition In MPR with using the "_All Resources" set that was created as part of the prerequisite steps above.