Publishing a resource to the IT Shop makes it available for users to request access to it. It also places the resource under governance if it is not already governed.
NOTE: In order for a DFS link, target share path or folder to be placed under governance or published to the IT Shop, both the DFS server hosting the DFS namespace and the share server where the DFS link is pointing to must be added as managed hosts. If the required servers (those that contain DFS security details) are not already managed, a message box appears listing the servers that need to be added as managed hosts. Click the Add managed hosts with default options button to deploy a local agent to the servers listed in the message box and complete the selected operation. Click Cancel to cancel the selected operation and manually add the servers as managed hosts.
Each request is processed by a policy-based approval process, which determines whether access to the data can be assigned or not. Authorized persons, in this case the business owner and group owner, can approve or deny IT Shop requests. The request history also makes it possible to follow who requested what resource and when it was requested, renewed or canceled.
You can quickly see all the resources that have been placed under governance and manage (add and remove) resources in the IT Shop from the Resource browser or Governed data view in the Manager.
You can publish NTFS shares and folders, and SharePoint objects from the site level and below.
NOTE: This functionality is not available for NFS managed hosts.
Note: This functionality is not available for Cloud managed hosts.
To place a resource under governance and publish it to the IT Shop
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In the Manager, navigate to the required resource.
For example, to use the Resource browser:
- Select the required managed host from the Managed hosts view.
- Double-click to display the Resource browser.
- Double-click through the resources to locate the required resource.
- Select the required resource and then select the Publish to IT Shop task or right-click command.
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In the Publish to IT Shop confirmation dialog, confirm the display name of the selected resource and click Publish Resources.
When placing a share under governance, you can use the backing folder security or share permissions for self-service resource access requests in the web portal. The Use backing folder security for self-service option is selected by default and uses the backing folder security for the share. Clear this option to use the share permissions for the share.
When placing a DFS namespace under governance, select the type of security to be used:
- Use Folder Security: This option is selected by default and uses the backing folder security for self-service resource access requests to this governed resource. The backing folder should be accessible to the Data Governance service and the Data Governance agent service.
- Use Share Security: Select this option to use the share permissions for self-service resource access requests to this governed resource.
- Use DFS Security: Select this option to use the DFS access-based enumeration security for self-service resource access requests to this governed resource.
- If the resource has not been assigned a business owner, the Business Owner wizard appears allowing you to assign ownership.
- On the Set Business Owner page, select to assign an application role or employee as the owner, optionally enter a justification for the ownership, and click Next.
- Click Finish to close the wizard.
Back in the Resource browser, "True" appears in both the Governed Resource and Published to IT Shop columns. The assigned business owner is also added to the Business Owner column. The governed resource is also added to the Governed data view.
Users are now able to request access to the resource from within the web portal and set in motion the request workflow.
To publish a governed resource to the IT Shop
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In the Manager, navigate to the governed resource.
For example, to use the Resource browser:
- Select the required managed host from the Managed hosts view.
- Double-click to display the Resource browser.
- Double-click through the resources to locate the required resource.
For example, to use the Governed data view.
- In the Data Governance navigation view, select Governed data.
- Locate the required resource.
- Locate and select the governed resource and select the Publish to IT Shop task or right-click command.
- In the Publish to IT Shop confirmation dialog, click Yes.
- If the resource has not been assigned a business owner, the Business Owner wizard appears allowing you to assign ownership.
- On the Set Business Owner page, select to assign an application role or employee as the owner, optionally enter a justification for the ownership, and click Next.
- Click Finish to close the wizard.
Back in the Resource browser and Governed data view, "True" appears in Published to IT Shop column. The assigned business owner is also added to the Business Owner column.
To remove a resource from the IT Shop
Removing a resource from the IT Shop, does not remove the item from governance. However, removing a resource from governance removes it from the IT Shop.
- Open the Resource browser or Governed data view.
- Locate and select the required resource and then select the Unpublish from IT Shop task or right-click command.
- Click Yes on the confirmation dialog.