HI, Can anyone please explain what is the difference between “extended1” and “extendedIdentity1”? in IdentityExtended.hbm file there are 5 “extendedIdentity” attributes are present which are separate columns in database, want to understand where and how it can be utilized. Regards, Prashansa

In SailPoint, we can create attributes of type String or Identity. extended1 attributes are of type String and are used to store details about an identity (ABC), such as name, address, and other related information. And, extendedIdentity1 attributes are of type Identity and store references to ano…

In SailPoint IIQ, you can create extended Attributes of two types. One is string, and the other type is Identity object. By Default extended attributes of type string is present in the format of “extended1“ and extended attribute of type Identity is present as “extendedIdentity1“

extended1 : Extended Attribute of type String extendedIdentity1: Extended Attribute of type Identity

extendedIdentity1 is used when you want to store the identity details in the identity attribute in order to link one user with a different user. For Example - Manager field contains a link to the Identity and it stores the Idenitty object of the manager.

Hello @Prash you can check more details here :down_arrow: [image] Brief about extended identity attributes in IIQ IIQ Community Knowledge Base Hi All, I would like to give some idea about identity extended schema attributes: By default, when we install SailPo…

@Prash I hope details shared by fellow Sailors helped you out. If yes, could you please accept the valid response as solution, so it can help others having the similar issue. If you need any more details, please let us know.

@Prash I’m really impressed that you’re trying to understand the system design at a deeper level. That’s really great. I’m assuming you’re referring to this point from the IdentityExtended.hbm.xml file. <property name="extended1" type="string" length="450" index="spt_identity_extended1_ci…

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santhirajumunganda (Santhi Raju Munganda ) March 10, 2026, 9:24am 5

Hello @Prash you can check more details here

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