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If Local Variable
Performs a test on a local variable. The test performed depends on the specified operator.
Remark
For more information on using variables with policies, see “ Understanding Policy Components ”in
Understanding Policies for Identity Manager 3.6 .
Fields
Name
Specify the name of the local variable to test for the selected condition.
Operator
Select the condition test type.
Value
Contains the value defined for the select operator. The value is used by the condition. The
operators that contain the value field are:
Š
Equal
Š
Not Equal
Comparison Mode
The condition has a comparison mode parameter that indicates how a comparison is done.
Operator Returns True when...
Available There is a local variable with the specified name that has been defined by
an action of a earlier rule within the policy.
Not Available Available would return False.
Equal There is a local variable with the specified name, and its value equals the
specified value when compared by using the specified comparison mode.
Not Equal Equal would return False.
Mode Description
Case Sensitive Character-by-character case sensitive comparison.
Case Insensitive Character-by-character case insensitive comparison.
Regular Expression The regular expression matches the entire string. It defaults to case
insensitive, but can be changed by an escape in the expression.
See Sun’s Web site (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/java/util/regex/
Pattern.html) .
The pattern options CASE_INSENSITIVE, DOTALL, and UNICODE_CASE
are used but can be reversed by using the appropriate embedded escapes.