Creating A MetaView

In this section we'll use the Management Center to create a new MetaView. This new MetaView will be empty until we join a couple of ConnectorViews to it later in this module.

There are 7 steps in this procedure.

This procedure assumes you successfully installed the Join Engine in the previous module.

This section is based on Chapter 2 of the JoinEngine Guide.

Step 1: Restart the JoinEngine service

Right-click on the JoinEngine icon in the left-hand window of the Management Center and select Service Status...

When the Service Status window appears, Stop and Start the JoinEngine service.

Click OK when you're done.


Step 2: Create a new MetaView

Expand the JoinEngine icon by clicking on the + symbol.

Right-click on the MetaViews icon and select New MetaView....


Step 3: Enter a name for this MetaView

When you see the General Settings window shown here, enter the name my metaview. You can also enter a few words to describe the new MetaView if you like.


Step 4: Enter a MetaView identifier

The MetaView identifier needs to be 5 characters or less. In our examples we'll use mymv.

Click Next.


Step 5: Specify the MetaView location

Make sure the Data Server field is set to LDAP://127.0.0.1 (localhost), then click on the Browse button to specify the location in our directory tree.


Step 6: Choose the directory browsing starting point

Select o=company.com as the starting point.

Click OK.


Step 7: Specify the MetaView's location

You should now see the "Select Metaview Location" window. Expand the o=company.com icon by clicking on the + symbol, then select ou=People.

Click OK when you're finished.


Step 8: Finish

You should now be back at the View Location window. The MetaView location should be set to ou=People,o=company.com.

Click Finish. The Management Center should now show a new icon representing your new MetaView.


Summary

In this section we used management Center to create a new MetaView called "my metaview". We then linked that MetaView to the "People" branch under "company.com" on our Directory Server.

In the next section we'll define the ConnectorViews needed to populate the MetaView we just created.

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