Select
Reviews on the left of the page to manage reviews. On the Reviews page, you can:
- View details by selecting a request then looking at the details display on the right of the page, including the workflow.
- Mark one or more request as reviewed: Select the requests. Do the following:
- If no comment is needed, click
Mark all the selected requests as reviewed.
- If a comment is needed, this icon will display as
One or more of the selected requests requires review comments. Add the comment. Then, click Mark as Reviewed.
- Change the columns that display: Click
Select columns to display then select the columns you want to see.
- Action: Displays
This request requires review comments or
Mark only this request as reviewed.
- Requester: Displays the user name of the requester.
- Access Type: Displays the type of access (for example, Password, SSH Key, RDP, SSH, or Telnet).
- Account: Displays the managed account name.
- Ticket Number: Displays the ticket number, if required.
- Request For/Duration: Displays the date and time as well as the window of availability (for example, March 20, 2021 9:56 AM 2 hours).
- Search: For more information, see Search box.
On your
Home or
My Requests page, you will see My Favorites (number of favorites). You can quickly make requests by creating a favorite of requests you make often, then just click the favorite.
You must be authorized to create requests for the assets and accounts you choose to include in a favorite. To change the look of the favorite tiles, click
for large icons or
for small icons.
If Show Account Availability is enabled you can identify if an privileged account is available or not. Accounts display a
warning badge if in use. Hover over the badge to display <X> of <X> accounts in use. Select an available account. Showing account availability requires additional API queries that may impact performance. This toggle is set by the user not an administrator. There is no global toggle. For more information, see Application Settings and desktop client download (web client).
Add a favorite
- To the right of My Favorite Requests, click
New Favorite.
- On the Asset Selection page, select the assets to access. Use the following approaches to quickly find the assets you want:
- Click
Search to search the Asset, Network Address, or Platform. For more information, see Search box.
- Once you've selected assets, the number of Assets selected displays in the lower left. You can toggle between Show only selected and Show all.
- In the lower right, select the number of Items per page that display. Click the arrows to move through the pages.
- Click Next.
- On the Account & Access Type Selection page, select the account for the asset. If there are several accounts associated with an asset:
- Click the Select Account(s) link.
- Select the account(s) for that asset.
- Click OK.
- Continue to select accounts for each asset.
- Click Next to provide favorite details:
- Enter a Name for the favorite.
- Enter a Brief Description.
- Select the color of the favorite's tile.
- Click Add.
Use and manage a favorite
Once a favorite has been created, you can use and make changes to the favorite.
- Click the
menu on the right of the favorite and perform a task:
- Click Submit Request to submit the request and launch the request workflow. Follow the workflow steps. For more information, see Requesting a password release.
- Click Change Color to change the color of the favorite. This is useful to color code types of requests.
- Click Remove to delete the favorite.
You can control page displays, check the version, or download the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords desktop Windows client. The settings you see are based on your role and permissions.
Changing settings, check the version, and download the desktop Windows client
- In the upper right corner, next to your user name, click
then Application Settings to proceed. Or, from the
Home page, click
Dashboard settings.
- On the My Settings dialog, select any of the following tabs, which are available based on your role and permissions.
General tab:
- Pages: Toggle the pages which are available by selecting on
or
off. If your role changes, you can change the display in the future.
- Homepage: Select the page you want to see first when you log on.
- Location: Select your time zone in the drop-down box. Changing your time zone may be prohibited based on your organization's security procedures. If available, choose to:
- Display times in local computer time: This is the default. It is the time zone set on your local computer.
- Display times in my configured time zone: This is the time zone that is set on this page.
- About: The Appliance Version displays.
- Download Windows Client: Click to download the Windows desktop client.
Home tab, Home Page Widgets:
- Message of the Day and My Request Favorites: Toggle selections on
or
off.
- Tile Set (Requests, Approvals, and Reviews): Toggle the display on
or
off. Then, select the statuses you want to display. For example, to view your available requests, you would set the Tile Set: My Requests on
then select the Available check box. What you can set is based on your role and permissions.
My Requests tab (if available):
- My Request Widgets: Toggle displaying My Request Favorites on
or
off.
- My Request Options: Toggle Show Account Request Availability (may impact performance) on
or
off. By default, showing account availability is off.
If Show Account Availability is enabled you can identify if an privileged account is available or not. Accounts display a
warning badge if in use. Hover over the badge to display <X> of <X> accounts in use. Select an available account. Showing account availability requires additional API queries that may impact performance. This toggle is set by the user not an administrator. There is no global toggle.
See:
- My Request Options: Toggle Show Session Launch Button on
or
off. It is off by default. If toggled on, after creating a session request, the
Launch icon displays in the My Requests dialog.
Personal Password Vault (if available): On the Personal Password Vault page, control available widgets based on your role and permissions. For more information, see Personal password vault (web client).
Approvals tab (if available): On the Approvals page, view and managed approvals . For more information, see Approvals (web client).
Reviews tab( if available): On the Reviews page, view and manage reviews. For more information, see Reviews (web client).
You can change your password.
To change the password
- In the upper right corner, next to your user name, click
.
- Click Change Password. The password requirements are listed.
- Enter your Current Password and the New Password as directed. (Click
Display or
Hide to view or hide the password as it is entered.)
- Click Save to save your new password.