3 Working with the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console

3.1.1 Starting and Stopping the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console

To use the Self-Service Console, you need to start the Oracle Delegated Administration Services by following the procedures described in "Starting and Stopping Oracle Delegated Administration Services".

3.1.2 Logging into the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console

To log in to the Self-Service Console:

1. Visit the URL of the Self-Service Console. For example, if the Self-Service Console is installed on host1.acme.com and the Oracle HTTP Server is running on port 7778, then the URL to the Self-Service Console is http://host1.acme.com:7778/oiddas/.

2. In the upper right corner, select Login. This takes you to the Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On window.

3. In the Single Sign-On window, in the User Name field, enter your Self-Service Console user name--for example, jdoe.

4. In the Password field, enter your Self-Service Console password.

5. If you are in a hosted environment in which there are multiple hosted companies, then the Company field appears. Otherwise, it does not appear. If the Company field appears, then enter the name of your company.

6. Choose Login.

3.2.1 Searching for User Entries by Using the Self-Service Console

To search for user entries:

1. In the Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console, select the Directory tab, then select Users. The Search for Users window appears.

   This window is described in "Search for Users".

2. In the Search for User field, enter the first few characters of one of the following:

   • E-mail address

   • First name

   • Last name

   • User ID

   For example, if you are searching for Anne Smith, you could enter Ann or Smi.

   To generate a list of all users in the directory, leave this field blank.

3. Choose Go to display the search results.

3.2.2 Searching for Group Entries by Using the Self-Service Console

To search for a group entry:

1. Select the Directory tab, then select Groups. The Search for Groups window appears.

   This window is described in "Search for Groups".

2. In the Search Group Name text box, enter the first few characters of the name of the group for which you are searching.

   To generate a list of all groups in the directory, leave this field blank.

3. Choose Go to display the entries that match the criteria you entered.

3.2.3 Performing an Advanced Search

To perform an advanced search:

1. Select the Directory tab, then select Users. From the Users page, click Advanced Search. The Advanced Search window appears.

   This window is described in "Advanced Search".

2. Select one of the following options to determine how you want to search for users:

   • Show users that match all conditions

   • Show users that match any condition

3. For each of the attributes you want to search, select one of the following conditions from the box next to each attribute name:

   • is (default)

   • is not

   • is present

   • is not present

   • contains

   • does not contain

   • starts with

   • ends with

4. Enter the first few characters for which you are searching in the text boxes for any of the following attributes:

   • E-mail address

   • First name

   • Last name

   • User ID

5. To add additional search attributes, select an attribute name from the Add Another box, then click Add.

6. Choose Go to display the entries that match the criteria you entered.