I am trying to set a value of Utils.TransactionProperties on the Import from the SQL MA in ILM2. The value gets set, I can write the value to a text file at this point. Later I want to read the value on the exportto AD MA, but at that time the value is cleared already. I am following this threads http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/identitylifecyclemanager/thread/9096318b-9825-4235-9b2e-bdcd68c621fd example: SQL import flow rule: Case "import_userPassword" If Not mventry("userPassword").IsPresent Or _ (mventry("userPassword").IsPresent AndAlso _ mventry("userPassword").Value <> csentry("user_Password").Value) Then mventry("userPassword").Value = csentry("user_Password").Value Utils.TransactionProperties.Add("PasswordUpdated", True) End If AD export flow rule: Case "export_unicodePwd" Try If Utils.TransactionProperties("PasswordUpdated").Equals(True) Then csentry("unicodepwd").Value = mventry("userPassword").Value End If Catch ex As NullReferenceException End Try Does someone know why the value is cleared?

How do you know that the value was cleared?Cheers,MarkusMarkus Vilcinskas, Technical Content Developer, Microsoft Corporation

I can write the value out to a file right after it is created.

A transaction property is only good for one transaction. It is good that you have verified whether the property was set. The next question in your example is whether the export flow rule is processed. Has your SQL MA the required precedence to initiate the EAF flow to AD? If not, your EAF flow rule code is not processed Have you looked at preview to verify that the EAF code has been even processed? By the way, your transaction code example contains bad coding. In your scenario, you only need to know whether the property exists the actual value is irrelevant. You should replace this with If Utils.TransactionProperties.Contains(<Name>) That way, you dont need exception handling for a logical error in your code.Cheers,MarkusMarkus Vilcinskas, Technical Content Developer, Microsoft Corporation

Markus, thank you for your quick relpy.I wrote out to a file the value of Utils.TransactionProperties.Contains("PasswordUpdated") on the EAF flow. The value was False.May be it is not in the same transaction, but I am not sure what would be the scope of one transaction.

This is odd...In this case, there must be something else wrong.How could you get a false written to your file?According to your code, you are only setting a true: "Utils.TransactionProperties.Add("PasswordUpdated", True)"One transaction is one end-to-end cycle for a connector space objectn- from a connector space to the metaverse, and then to all other connector spaces.This is another problem of the boolean evaluation in conjunction with transaction properties....You should change your code according to my previous comment andcheck whether the propertyexists in your EAF code.What code where youusing to write the value to a file?Cheers,MarkusMarkus Vilcinskas, Technical Content Developer, Microsoft Corporation

To write the value to a file I was using the same code asyou suggested Utils.TransactionProperties.Contains("PasswordUpdated").Here is my exact code for the whole thing:Source MA Public Sub MapAttributesForImport(ByVal FlowRuleName As String, ByVal csentry As CSEntry, ByVal mventry As MVEntry) Implements IMASynchronization.MapAttributesForImport Select Case FlowRuleName Case "ImportPasswordStr" Try 'If Not mventry("c_userPasswordStr").IsPresent Or (mventry("c_userPasswordStr").IsPresent AndAlso _ ' mventry("c_userPasswordStr").Value <> csentry("Password").Value) Then mventry( "c_userPasswordStr").Value = csentry("Password").Value Utils.TransactionProperties.Add( "PasswordUpdated", True) LogMsg(Utils.TransactionProperties( "PasswordUpdated").ToString) 'End If Catch ex As Exception LogMsg( "ImportPasswordStr Exception:" + ex.Message) End Try Case Else End Select End Sub Public Sub MapAttributesForExport(ByVal FlowRuleName As String, ByVal mventry As MVEntry, ByVal csentry As CSEntry) Implements IMASynchronization.MapAttributesForExport ' TODO: Add export attribute flow code here Select Case FlowRuleName Case "ExportPasswordStr" Case Else End Select End SubDestination MA Public Sub MapAttributesForExport(ByVal FlowRuleName As String, ByVal mventry As MVEntry, ByVal csentry As CSEntry) Implements IMASynchronization.MapAttributesForExport Select Case FlowRuleName Case "exportNTSecurityDescriptor" 'Assign ntSecurityDescriptor string to set "User cannot change password flag" Dim sddl As String = "my_ntSecurityDescriptor_string" csentry( "ntSecurityDescriptor").BinaryValue = Utils.ConvertStringToSecurityDescriptor(sddl) Case "ExportPasswordStr" Try 'If Utils.TransactionProperties("PasswordUpdated").Equals(True) Then LogMsg(Utils.TransactionProperties.Contains( "PasswordUpdated").ToString) Dim DB As DBAccess = New DBAccess() Dim Pass As String = mventry("c_userPasswordStr").Value csentry( "unicodepwd").Value = Pass 'End If Catch ex As Exception LogMsg( "ExportPasswordStr Exception:" + ex.Message) End Try Case Else End Select End Sub