<ResourceOperation> element

The <ResourceOperation> element defines an update, add, or remove operation on a resource.

XML Attribute Name	Description	Allowed Values
operation	Required. The type of operation to perform on the resource	"Add", "Update", "Delete" or a combined "Add Update" which will create the resource if it doesn't exist, or update it if it does
resourceType	Required. The object type of the resource to modify	Any valid resource type defined in the FIM service schema
id	Required. A unique ID to identify the ResourceOperation	Any string value that is not in use by another ResourceOperation element
refresh-schema	Optional. Instructs the module to refresh the schema before or after the operation. This should be used when adding object classes, attributes, or bindings	"before-operation" or "after-operation"
locale	Optional. Specifies the locale the resource operation should be performed in. Only valid for update operations.	A language code representing a language pack installed on the FIM/MIM Service. e.g en-US, de-de, ja-jp, es-es, it-it, etc
### Child elements
The <ResourceOperation> element has the following child elements

• AnchorAttributes element

• AttributeOperations element

Example

The following example defines an Add operation on a set. If the set exists, the operation is skipped

<ResourceOperation operation="Add" resourceType="Set" id="testSet">
...
</ResourceOperation>

The following example defines an Add/Update operation on a set. If the set exists, the set is updated. If it does not exist, it is created

<ResourceOperation operation="Add Update" resourceType="Set" id="testSet">
...
</ResourceOperation>

The following example defines an Update operation on a set. If the set exists, the set is updated. If it does not exist, the operation is skipped

<ResourceOperation operation="Update" resourceType="Set" id="testSet" locale="it-IT">
...
</ResourceOperation>

The following example defines an Delete operation on a set. If the set exists, the set is deleted. If it does not exist, the operation is skipped

<ResourceOperation operation="Delete" resourceType="Set" id="testSet">
...
</ResourceOperation>