Grouper Users - Open Discussion List

["Gettes, Michael" <>]

Kind Groupers,

I have several questions here.  I would like to manipulate the variables 
available to PSPNG as it provisions to LDAP.  Let’s assume ${group.name} and 
${ldapUser.getDn()} are what we want to transform.

I will need to have a structure within grouper to move to the future but I 
will need to transform data to help migrate from the past way of doing things 
- so being able to transform data on the way out of grouper is needed via 
messaging and PSPNG.

1 - I am not a “java head” and it would appear there are a variety of JEXL 
interpreters.  How do I invoke and test my JEXL expressions before trying 
them in a PSPNG configuration?  I’d like to make sure I am invoking and 
testing against exactly what Grouper is using for JEXL.

2 - Can I change the values of the variables available in PSPNG?  If so, then 
I would like to use groupSelectionExpression to manipulate the variables and 
have them used by the rest of the provisioner instance.  Will modifying 
variables here impact any other provisioner?  If not, then I assume I need to 
have JEXL to manipulate each use of a variable in each PSPNG provisioner 
instance.

3 - Is it possible to perform this sort of variable manipulation to transform 
data in grouper messaging?

4 - Any other advice I need to consider?

I hope everyone has a truly awesome and peaceful Memorial Day weekend.  Stay 
safe.

/mrg