Assigning groups to departments, cost centers and locations
Assign a group to departments, cost centers, or locations so that the group can be inherited by user accounts through these organizations.
To assign a group to departments, cost centers, or locations (non role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Custom target systems | <target system> | Groups category.
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Select the group in the result list.
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Select the Assign organizations task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign the organizations:
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On the Departments tab, assign departments.
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On the Locations tab, assign locations.
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On the Cost centers tab, assign cost centers.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned organizations.
To remove an assignment
- Select the organization and double-click
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- Save the changes.
To assign groups to a department, cost center, or location (role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Organizations | Departments category.
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In the Manager, select the Organizations | Cost centers category.
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In the Manager, select the Organizations | Locations category.
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Select the department, cost center, or location in the result list.
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Select the Assign groups custom target systems task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign groups.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove the assignment of groups.
To remove an assignment
- Select the group and double-click .
- Save the changes.
Assigning groups to business roles
| Installed modules: |
Business Roles Module |
Assign the group to business roles so that the group is inherited by user accounts through these business roles.
To assign a group to a business role (non role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Custom target systems | <target system> | Groups category.
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Select the group in the result list.
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Select the Assign business roles task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign business roles.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned business roles.
To remove an assignment
- Select the business role and double-click .
- Save the changes.
To assign groups to a business role (non role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Business roles | <role class> category.
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Select the business role in the result list.
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Select the Assign custom target systems groups task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign groups.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove the assignment of groups.
To remove an assignment
- Select the group and double-click .
- Save the changes.
Assigning user accounts directly to a group
Groups can be assigned directly or indirectly to a user account. Indirect assignment is carried out by allocating the employee and groups in hierarchical roles, such as departments, cost centers, locations, or business roles. If the employee has a user account in the target system, the groups in the role are inherited by this user account. You can assign groups to user accounts, which belong to the same target system or target system type.
To react quickly to special requests, you can assign groups directly to user accounts.
To assign a group directly to user accounts
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In the Manager, select the Custom target systems | <target system> | Groups category.
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Select the group in the result list.
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Select the Assign user accounts task.
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In Add assignments pane, assign user accounts.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned user accounts.
To remove an assignment
- Select the user account and double-click .
- Save the changes.
Adding groups to system roles
| Installed modules: |
System Roles Module |
Use this task to add a group to system roles. If you assign a system role to employees, all the user accounts belonging to these employees inherit the group.
NOTE: Groups with Only use in IT Shop set can only be assigned to system roles that also have this option set. For more detailed information, see the One Identity Manager System Roles Administration Guide.
To assign a group to system roles
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In the Manager, select the Custom target systems | <target system> | Groups category.
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Select the group in the result list.
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Select the Assign system roles task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign system roles.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned system roles.
To remove an assignment
- Select the system role and double-click .
- Save the changes.
