//List pm1 = com.iplanet.ias.tools.forte.globalsettings.IasGlobalOptionsSettings.DEFAULT.getDataSources();
//List pm1 = val1.getDataSources();
for(int i=0; i<pm1.size(); i++){
//IDSBean instance = val1.getDSInstance(i);
//IDSBean instance = com.iplanet.ias.tools.forte.globalsettings.IasGlobalOptionsSettings.DEFAULT.getDSInstance(i);
IDSBean instance = (IDSBean) pm1.get(i);
String inst = instance.getName();
if(inst.equals(value))
exists = true;
}//for
return exists;
}