It is not easy to make changes to the FIM Portal, to make it better fitted for the tasks we will use it for. Just remember that UI changes are among the last things we do in an FIM project. First of all we need to make sure it works and then we can think about how we can change the UI to make the operation and usage of FIM easier.
The forms used in FIM have some limitations, but I usually try to convince my customers to use the FIM Portal first, before building a custom interface. In most cases, the cost for building the custom interface is too high compared to the gain in usability.
In this chapter I have showed some examples of typical changes made to the UI of the FIM Portal. We have seen how navigation bar resources and search scopes can dramatically change the look and operation of the FIM Portal depending on who the user is. I have also showed how difficult it is to modify the forms and RCDCs used in the FIM Portal.
As we have discussed in this chapter, it is quite common to customize...
