MidPoint 4.0 “Gutenberg” is really a revolutionary midPoint release. It is a long-term support (LTS) release. But it also brings groundbreaking features. The support for archetypes is certainly one of those features that can be a real game-changer in the future. First part of this post told the story how the idea of archetypes evolved during the course of midPoint development. This part will describe how archetypes work and how they can be used. […]
MidPoint is developed in evolutionary fashion. When we have started midPoint, many things were considered during the design. But we were not able to implement everything during early years of midPoint development. Therefore some ideas matured in the heads of midPoint developers until their time came. That is also the case of archetypes. The archetype functionality is one of the highlights of midPoint 4.0 “Gutenberg”. And this is the story how the idea of archetypes evolved during the course of midPoint development. […]
MidPoint 4.0 was released. Code-named Gutenberg, it is twenty-eighth midPoint release. MidPoint 4.0 is a major milestone in midPoint development. Similarly to the Gutenberg’s printing system, midPoint 4.0 provides a set of elements whose, when combined together, can create revolutionary solutions. Gutenberg was a long-waited release. It took some time to finish all the changes Read more about MidPoint 4.0 “Gutenberg”[…]
Why work alone when we can all work together? Our team is introducing to you Evolveum’s Wanted! We created this place so you could also be part of something big – influencing the way midPoint will evolve. Choose the project you wish to support and vote for it. Or you could also share your ideas and Read more about Speed up the midPoint development. Catch the “Wanted”.[…]
In my previous posts, I wrote how you can fix temporary mistakes in HR data. If you have up to date data in HR, you are a happy Identity Engineer and your customer is a happy midPoint user. Midpoint automatically creates the user from HR data, send new user’s credentials over email or SMS. Set Read more about How to notify future account expiration[…]
Have you ever thought about the things you get for free? Maybe you have this feeling when visiting the doctor, possibly when looking at the trees or flowers in the park or being at an event in the city center, where you didn’t have to buy a ticket. The feeling of receiving things for free Read more about EUFOSSA contributes to the open source story[…]
So far all midPoint releases had the same support lifetime of two years. This was a simple method, but it could not cope with conflicting requirements of rapid development and longevity. Therefore we are starting a new support program: Long-Term Support, or LTS for short. […]
No off-the-shelf IDM solution matches customer requirements perfectly. All IDM solutions needs to be configured and customized to be useful – and all self-respecting IDM products are built to support this. However, if the solution is customized too much, it can cause huge problems. This is known as “customization trap”. […]
MidPoint 4.0, code-named Gutenberg will be major milestone in midPoint evolution. It is a major release, it is planned to be long-term support release and, of course, there is a bunch of new features. But one particular change is worth deeper explanation. I’m talking about policy-based approvals. […]
MidPoint 4.0, code-named Gutenberg will be major milestone in midPoint evolution. Version 4.0 is a major release and it will also be our first long-term support (LTS) release. Therefore, there is a lot to do about internal quality. But in addition to this we are also planning a bunch of new features. […]