We have a requirement to add a pre-defined value in a metaverse attribute, whenever an object is modified. For example, if my connected data source is AD and I manage 50 attributes, I would like to set a attribute in MV called "IS_MODIFIED" = "Y" if any one of the 50 attributes get's updated or is flagged for update by FIM. An external program outside FIM uses this flag "IS_MODIFIED=Y" and runs a dependent program. Within FIM I just need to flag this attribute to "Y" when any attribute of that object get's modified.

Your approach is in my opinion not a good one. How do you intend to "reset" the IS_Modified flag? I think your best bet is to create a view from the MV using the last_modification_date to filter out the relevant objects your external app should look at.

Another possible approach: export those attributes to a database, and define a trigger that adds a row to a "modifications" table whenever one of those attributes get modified. Your external program could then process the entries in the modifications table (and maybe delete them once processed). Cheers, PaoloPaolo Tedesco - http://cern.ch/idm