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How to: Move Objects for Metaverse Object Changes

The following examples show how to move an object within a hierarchy because of a change in a Forefront Identity Manager Synchronization Service (FIM Synchronization Service) database (metaverse) object. The example moves the object according to the value of the department attribute.

Public Sub Provision(ByVal mventry As MVEntry) _
   Implements IMVSynchronization.Provision

    Dim Container As String
    Dim ManagementAgent As ConnectedMA
    Dim RDN As String
    Dim DN As ReferenceValue
    Dim Connectors As Integer
    Dim csentry As CSEntry

    If mventry("EmployeeStatus").IsPresent Then
        If mventry("EmployeeStatus").Value.Equals("active") Then

            ' Create the container string based on the value of
            ' the department attribute.
            Select Case mventry("department").Value
                Case "Sales"
                Container = "ou=Sales,dc=fabrikam,dc=com"

                Case "Marketing"
                Container = "ou=Marketing,dc=fabrikam,dc=com"

                Case "Development"
                Container = "ou=Development,dc=fabrikam,dc=com"

                Case Else
                Container = "ou=Pending,dc=fabrikam,dc=com"

            End Select

        End If

        ' Get the management agent connectors.
        ManagementAgent = mventry.ConnectedMAs("Fabrikam AD MA")
        Connectors = ManagementAgent.Connectors.Count

        ' Construct the distinguished name.
        RDN = "CN=" & mventry("cn").Value
        DN = ManagementAgent.EscapeDNComponent(RDN).Concat(Container)

        Connectors = ManagementAgent.Connectors.Count

        ' If there are no connectors, start creating the new connector.
        ' Set the distinguished name attribute and then finish
        ' creating the new connector.
        If 0 = Connectors Then
            csentry = ManagementAgent.Connectors.StartNewConnector("user")
            csentry.DN = DN
            csentry.CommitNewConnector()

        ' If a connector exists, get the existing connector and assign the 
        ' new distinguished name value.
        ElseIf 1 = Connectors Then

            ' Get the first connector and assign a new DN.
            csentry = ManagementAgent.Connectors.ByIndex(0)
            csentry.DN = DN

        ' Throw an exception if more than one connector exists.
        Else
            Dim ExceptionMessage As String
            ExceptionMessage = "Multiple Connectors on Management Agent"
            Throw New UnexpectedDataException(ExceptionMessage)

        End If

    End If

End Sub
void IMVSynchronization.Provision (MVEntry mventry)
{
   ConnectedMA ManagementAgent;  // Management agent object.
   int Connectors = 0;           // Management agent connectors.
   ReferenceValue DN;            // Distinguished name attribute.
   string Container;             // Container name.
   string RDN ;                  // Relative distinguished name strings.
   CSEntry csentry;              // Connector space entry object.

   // Determine the state of the <tla rid="fim_syncdb_short" /> object.
   if(mventry["EmployeeStatus"].IsPresent)
   {
      if(mventry["EmployeeStatus"].Value.Equals("active"))
      {

         // Create the container string based on the value of
         // the department attribute.
         switch(mventry["department"].Value)
         {
            case "Sales":
               Container = "ou=Sales,dc=fabrikam,dc=com";
               break;
            
            case "Marketing":
               Container = "ou=Marketing,dc=fabrikam,dc=com";
               break;
               
            case "Development":
               Container = "ou=Development,dc=fabrikam,dc=com";
               break;
               
            default:
               Container = "ou=Pending,dc=fabrikam,dc=com";
               break;       
            
         }
         
         // Get the management agent connectors.
         ManagementAgent = mventry.ConnectedMAs["Fabrikam AD MA"];
         Connectors = ManagementAgent.Connectors.Count;
         
         // Construct the distinguished name.
         RDN = "CN=" + mventry["cn"].Value;
         DN = ManagementAgent.EscapeDNComponent(RDN).Concat(Container);

         // If there are no connectors, start creating the new connector
         // Set the distinguished name attribute and then finish 
         // creating the new connector. 
         if(0 == Connectors)
         {
            csentry = ManagementAgent.Connectors.StartNewConnector("user");
            csentry.DN = DN;
            csentry.CommitNewConnector();
         }

         // If a connector exists, get the existing connector and assign the 
         // new distinguished name value.
         
         if(1 == Connectors)
         {
            csentry = ManagementAgent.Connectors.ByIndex[0];
            csentry.DN = DN;
         }

            // Throw an exception if more than one connector exists.
         else
         {
            string ExceptionMessage; 
            ExceptionMessage = "Multiple Connectors on Management Agent";
            throw new UnexpectedDataException(ExceptionMessage);
         }
      }
   }
}

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Moving Objects Within a Hierarchy