Hi i have a codes for AD_MA_RULE_EXTENSION.vb and AD_MA_PROVISIONING.vb each have their own dll ihave selected the provisiong dll in tools options and rule extension dll in ma extension configuration plz explain me what are these mainly used for and what should be its contents

Zdhayaz, I would start with the Developer Reference, available from Help > Developer Reference from within the FIM Synchronization Service Manager. Cheers, MMS_guruIdentity & Metadirectory, Hewlett-Packard UK

Hi, MA Extensions are for Extended mapping rules configured from MA in FIM Synchronization Engine and contain the code manipulating data during the attribute flow (the could contain deprovisioning logic too) MV Extensions are for non declarative provisioning logic and contain the code that provision (and deprovision) object in CS But with FIM you can use the declarative provisioning, doing so you don't need anymore dll extensions in FIM Synchronization Engine (except in rare cases) I recommand to you to read the following article to understand how this works: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee808056%28WS.10%29.aspx Hope this helps Fabrice

Just for the good understanding, IF you are using the FIM portal, then the use of the extension dlls will be very limited. But if you use the FIM sync engine without FIM portal, the extension dlls still must be in place when using advanced scenarios. If you need to get acquainted with the FIM synchronization engine (FIM Sync/ILM/MIIS) and its terminology, these links might be a good starting point: - Getting started - Walkthrough scenarios And you could take a look at the current resources Wiki pages on ILM and FIM. ;) HTH, Peter Peter Geelen (Traxion) - Sr. Consultant IDA (http://www.fim2010.be) [If a post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" of that post or "Helpful" button of that post. By marking a post as Answered or Helpful, you help others find the answer faster.]