Add an alias to a registry definition

You, or an application developer, may want to specify additional distinguishing information for a registry definition. You can do this by creating an alias for the registry definition. You, or others, can then use the alias for the registry definition to better distinguish one user registry from another.

This alias support allows programmers to write applications without having to know in advance the arbitrary Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) registry definition name chosen by the administrator who deploys the application. Application documentation can provide the EIM administrator with the alias name that the application uses. Using this information, the EIM administrator can assign this alias name to the EIM registry definition that represents the actual user registry that the administrator wants the application to use.

To add an alias to a registry definition, you must be connected to the EIM domain in which you want to work and you must have EIM access control at one of these levels:

Registry administrator.
Administrator for selected registries (for the registry that you are modifying).
EIM administrator.

To add an alias to an EIM registry definition, complete these steps:

Expand Network > Enterprise Identity Mapping > Domain Management.
Select the EIM domain in which you want to work.
- If the EIM domain you want to work with is not listed under Domain Management, see Add an EIM domain to the Domain Management folder.
- If you are not currently connected to the EIM domain in which you want to work, see Connect to an EIM domain.
Expand the EIM domain to which you are now connected.
Click User Registries to display the list of registry definitions within the domain.
Note: If you have Administrator for selected registries access control, the list contains only those registry definitions to which you are specifically authorized.
Right-click the registry definition for which you want to add an alias and select Properties....
Select the Aliases page and specify the name and type of alias you want to add.
Note: You can specify an alias type that is not included in the list of types.
Click Help, if necessary, to determine what information to specify for each field.
Click Add.
Click OK to save your changes to the registry definition.