Creating MDS Backup

Creating MDS Backup

You might need to create a backup of the MDS before performing customizations. To create a backup of the MDS by using Oracle Enterprise Manager:

1.       Login to Oracle Enterprise Manager as the administrator.

2.       On the landing page, click oracle.iam.console.identity.self-service.ear(V2.0).

3.       From the Application Deployment menu at the top, select MDS configuration.

4.       Under Export, select the Export metadata documents to an archive on the machine where this web browser is running option, and then click Export.
   All the metadata is exported in a ZIP file.

Removing the customization xmls from Metadata

Remove the offending customization xmls from UI MDS using the delete

Steps to remove the files:

1. log into EM Console as weblogic

2. expand Identity and Access>>OIM

3. right click on oim(11.1.2.0.0) and select Sytem mBean Browser.

4. Initially it is in Configuration mbeans., collapse this and expand Application Defined mbeans

5. expand oracle.mds.lcm>>server:SERVERNAME>>Application=oracle.iam.console.identity.self-service.ear,ApplicationVersion=V2.0>>MDSAppRuntime

6. double click on MDSAppRuntime bean

7. click on Operations tab.

8. click deleteMetadata (with 6 parameters)

9. for docs attribute click the edit.

10. Click Add

11. enter /oracle/iam/ui/organization/pages/mdssys/cust/user/xelsysadm/search-org.jsff.xml

12. Click Ok

13. Click Invoke.

Message should return that it is successful  

Repeat this process for any other user's file with a negative value.