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Identity Manager 8.1.4 - Identity Management Base Module Administration Guide

Basics for mapping company structures in One Identity Manager Managing departments, cost centers, and locations Working with dynamic roles Employee administration
One Identity Manager users for employee administration Basic data for employee master data Entering employee master data Employee's central user account Employee's central password Employee's default email address Mapping multiple employee identities Disabling and deleting employees Password policies for employees Limited access to One Identity Manager Assigning company resources to employees Displaying the origin of an employee's roles and entitlements Analyzing role memberships and employee assignments Additional tasks for managing employees Determining an employee’s language Determining an employee's working hours Employee reports
Managing devices and workdesks Managing resources Setting up extended properties Configuration parameters for managing departments, cost centers, and locations Effective configuration parameters for setting up employees Configuration parameters for managing devices and workdesks

Workdesk types

Provide workdesk types for further classification of workdesks, Enter additional device prerequisites are diskettes or CD drives necessary, for example.

To edit a workdesk type

  1. Select the Devices & Workdesks | Basic configuration data  | Workdesk type category.

  2. Select the workdesk type in the result list. Select the Change master data task.

    - OR -

    Click in the result list.

  3. Edit the workdesk type's master data.
  4. Save the changes.

Enter the following data for a workdesk type.

Table 52: Master data for a workdesk type
Property Description

Workdesk type

Workdesk status name.

Display name

Name for displaying in the One Identity Manager tools.

Short description

Text field for additional explanation.

Description

Text field for additional explanation.

Leasing fee

Leasing fee.

Floppy disk drive required

Specifies whether this workdesk type requires a floppy disk drive.

CD-ROM drive required

Specifies whether this workdesk type requires a CD-ROM drive.

Setting up a device

Table 53: Configuration parameter for setting up a device
Configuration parameter Effect when set

Hardware | Display | CustomHardwareType

When a new device is set up with the corresponding device model, the data is displayed in a customized form.

Hardware | Display | CustomHardwareType | MobilePhone Add a device type that represents a mobile phone.

Hardware | Display | CustomHardwareType | Monitor

Add a device type that represents a monitor

Hardware | Display | CustomHardwareType | PC

Add a device type that represents a PC.

Hardware | Display | CustomHardwareType | Printer

Add a device type that represents a printer.

Hardware | Display | CustomHardwareType | Server

Add a device type that represents a server.

Hardware | Display | CustomHardwareType | Tablet

Add a device type that represents a tablet.

Hardware | Display | MachineWithRPL

Data for remote booting of workstation and server can be edited.

Hardware | Workdesk | WorkdeskAuto

When workstation or server is setup an associated workdesk is created automatically.

You can manage different devices with One Identity Manager, for example, workstations, servers, monitors, printers, or other devices.

To edit a device

  1. Select the Devices & Workdesks | Devices category.
  2. Select one of the following nodes.
    • Personal computer
    • Server
    • Monitors
    • Mobile phones
    • Tablets
    • Printers
    • Miscellaneous

    Depending on the selected filter, the device model is specified and the corresponding form for editing the master data determined when a new device is added.

  3. Select a device in the result list. Select the Change master data task.

    - OR -

    Click in the result list.

  4. Edit the device's master data.
  5. Save the changes.
Detailed information about this topic

General master data for a device

Enter the following general master data for a device. The master data available depends on the selected device model.

Table 54: General master data for a device
Property Description

Asset number

Number of the asset in the bookkeeping.

Device ID

Unique device ID.

PC

Specifies whether the hardware is a computer.

Server

Specifies whether the hardware is a server.

Local periphery

Specifies whether this is a local periphery, for example, monitor, printer, or other periphery device.

Manufacturer

Name of manufacturer.

Device model

Name of the device model. The master data available depends on the selected device model.

Device status

 Device's status.

Workdesk

The device's workdesk. This workdesk is used to assign various devices to a workstation or a server.

If the “Hardware | Workdesk | WorkdeskAuto” configuration parameter is activated, a workdesk bearing the same name is automatically created when a workstation or a server is set up.

Parent device

A parent device which is linked to this device.

VM Client (option)

Specifies whether this device is a virtual machine.

VM Host

Device on which a virtual machine is installed. The selection is shared if the VM client is set.

VM Host (option)

Specifies whether this hardware is host for a virtual machine.

Phone Telephone number.
Used by Employee who uses this device.

Primary department

Department to which the device is primary assigned. Company resources can be inherited by a device through these primary assignments if One Identity Manager is appropriately configured.

Primary location

Location to which the device is primary assigned. Company resources can be inherited by a device through these primary assignments if One Identity Manager is appropriately configured.

Primary cost center

Cost center to which the device is primary assigned. Company resources can be inherited by a device through these primary assignments if One Identity Manager is appropriately configured.

Primary business roles

Business role to which the device is assigned. Company resources can be inherited by a device through these primary assignments if One Identity Manager is appropriately configured.

NOTE: This property is available if the Business Roles Module is installed.
Investment Investments or investment plans for the device.

Location description

Text field for additional explanation.

Description

Text field for additional explanation.

Remarks

Text field for additional explanation.

No inheritance

Specifies whether the device inherits company resources through roles. If this option is set, the employee cannot inherit. Direct assignments remain intact.

Operating system Operating system identifier.
Operating system version Version number of the operating system.
Service pack operating system Service pack identifier.
Hotfix operating system Hotfix identifier.
Carrier Carrier contract for the device.
Serial number Manufacturer's serial number.
MAC address The device's MAC address.
IMEI The device's IMEI number.
ICCID The device's ICCID number.
BIOS version Version of the BIOS.
RAM [MB] RAM in megabytes.
1. capacity [MB] Capacity of the first disk in megabytes
2. capacity [MB] Capacity of the second disk in megabytes
Max. vertical resolution Maximum vertical image resolution.
Max. horizontal resolution Maximum horizontal image resolution.
Import data source Target system or data source, from which the data set was imported.

Spare field no. 01 ... Spare field no. 10

Additional company-specific information. Use the Designer to customize display names, formats, and templates for the input fields.

Related topics

Device networking data

Enter the following information for the network configuration. The master data available depends on the selected device model.

Table 55: Network data
Property Description

IP address (IPv4)

IP address in IPv4 format.

IP address (IPv6)

IP address in IPv6 format.

Use DHCP

Specifies whether the IP address is taken from a DHCP server. If this option is not set, enter a fixed IP address and enter the subnet mask and standard gateway.

Subnet mask

Subnet mask.

Default gateway

Default gateway.

Use WINS

Specifies whether WINS name resolution is used. If this option is set, enter the IP addresses of the preferred and the alternative WINS server.

WINS primary

IP address of the preferred WINS server.

WINS secondary

IP address of the alternative WINS server.

Range ID

To communicate worth one another, all computers require a TCP/IP network with the same area ID. The area ID is used for identification when the given DNS sever cannot be found. Normally, this input should be left empty.

Use DNS

Specifies whether DNS name resolution is used. If this option is set, enter the IP address of the preferred and the alternative DNS server.

DNS server

IP address of the preferred DNS server.

2. DNS server

IP address of the alternative DNS server.

3. DNS server

IP address of the alternative DNS server.

DNS name

Suffix of DNS domain the device belongs to.

DNS host name DNS name of the computer.

Remote boot

Specifies whether this device uses remote booting. The property is available if the Hardware | Display | MachineWithRPL configuration parameter is set.

Remote boot type

Data for the remote boot type. The property is available if the Hardware | Display | MachineWithRPL configuration parameter is set.

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