Forefront Identity Manager

What the %_ is the deal with wildcards in FIM Queries in the latest hotfix?-Comments

November 16, 2011

David - just came across your post. Others readin…

Anonymous - Jan 1, 2012

David - just came across your post. Others reading it now may wish to follow this thread on the FIM Forum where the issue continues to be discussed at length.
Cheers
Bob
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ilm2/thread/ec15b1d0-3f4c-42fd-a833-3983330be963

10 years on David and your post came in handy just now - learned something new about the [_] thing in xpath statements :) - kudos - just the ticket!
My xpath: “/*[starts-with(DisplayName,’[_]’)]”

FIM 2010 hotfix available (4.0.3594.2)

November 16, 2011

Microsoft has released a new hotfix (kb 2520954) at the end of October with some key fixes in it as well as one item that I will blog about next that prevents me from loading this on most implementations, until it is addressed.

Highlights

Component

Official Description

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Workflow Engine (FIM Service)

Assume that you perform an operation that accesses the SQL database when the Microsoft SQL Server connection pooling feature is enabled in the FIM server. For example, you run a query or a request. If the operation times out for any reason, a future operation on the same thread may fail until that thread is removed from the SQL connection pool. An error message that resembles the following is displayed in the FIM Service Application event log, in the RequestStatusDetails property for a request, or in the WorkflowStatusDetails property of a workflow instance: Cannot enlist in the transaction because a local transaction is in progress on the connection.
Additionally, the time stamp is the same as the time when the operation fails.

TEC 2012 call for papers open for 2 more days

November 16, 2011

The Experts Conference Call for Papers still open until Nov 18th

http://www.theexpertsconference.com/us/2012/submit-a-paper/

For general info: http://www.theexpertsconference.com/us/2012/

I have attended at spoke at this conference since 2007. I love it. It is a great experience and loads of great in-depth technical training by top experts on Directory & Identity, as well as SharePoint, Exchange, Virtualization & Cloud and PowerShell Deep Dive. Also come and learn about the inside joke dealing with the rubber chicken.

Awesome FIM Case Study

November 16, 2011

Is FIM 21010 a much more advanced version of the F…

Craig Martin - Nov 3, 2011

Is FIM 21010 a much more advanced version of the FIM we know today?

Awesome FIM Case Study

November 16, 2011

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