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Identity Manager 9.2.1 - Operational Guide

About this guide Simulating data changes in the Manager Scheduling operations activation times Re-applying templates Exporting data with the Manager Analyzing data and data changes Analyzing process monitoring in the Manager Schedules in One Identity Manager Mail templates in One Identity Manager Password policies in One Identity Manager Working with change labels Checking data consistency Compiling a One Identity Manager database Transporting custom changes Importing data with the Data Import Importing and exporting individual files for the software update Creating a One Identity Manager database for test or development from a database backup Initializing DBQueue Processor the after extending the server hardware Command line programs

Creating and editing change labels

You can create and edit change labels in different One Identity Manager tools.

To create a change label

  1. In the Manager or the Designer, select the Database > Change management menu item.

  2. In the Change management dialog next to the Change labels menu, click .

  3. In the Change labels dialog, create a new change label by clicking .

  4. Enter the following label data.

    Table 29: Change label properties
    Property Meaning

    Change label

    Change label name. This name is used to select the change label for allocating the changes or creating a customer transport package.

    Description

    Detailed description of the change label.

    Parent change label

    Specifies a parent label (optional).

    State

    Status of object changes, such as Development, Test, Production.

    Status comments

    Additional comments in relation to the status

    Comment

    Additional information to enable tracking of changes to a change label

    Label type

    Label type for more detailed classification Permitted values are Change, Other, IT Shop, Keyword, and Release. The Change label type is used by default.

    Suspended

    Specifies whether the change label is locked or closed. If a change label is locked, no further changes can be booked to this label. For example, change labels can be locked and closed after they have been transported with the Database Transporter.

    Sort order

    Order in which the data is presented. The sort order is used in the Database Transporter for importing data using change labels.

  5. Click the button.

  6. Click OK.

    The Change label dialog closes. The change label is pre-selected in the Change management dialog in the Change label menu.

To edit a change label

  1. In the Manager or the Designer, select the Database > Change management menu item.

  2. In the Change management dialog next to the Change labels menu, click .

  3. In the Change management dialog, select the change label and open the edit view with the button.

  4. Edit the change label data.

  5. Click the button.

  6. Click OK.

    The Change label dialog closes. The change label is pre-selected in the Change management dialog in the Change label menu.

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Assigning objects and dependencies to change labels

You can select individual objects from any objects in the database and book them to a change label. For example, use the Designer to book processes and their dependents to change labels and approval procedures. In the Manager, you can assign approval policies, approval workflows, approval steps, and approval procedures to change labels.

To assign objects and dependencies to a change label

  1. In the Manager or the Designer, select the object and open the Properties context menu.

  2. You can display which change labels the object belongs to on the Change labels tag.

    • To create a new change label assign it, select the New change label and enter a name for the change label in the input field.

    • To assign an existing change label, select the Existing change label option and select a change label from the menu.

  3. (Optional) To assign dependent objects, click Add dependent objects.

    This opens a Add dependent objects dialog in that lists all the dependencies of the selected object.

    1. Click Add dependent objects.

    2. Check that all the required dependencies are enable.

    3. Enable other dependencies if required.

      TIP: Use the button to switch between the relation and the selected objects and to identify the dependencies.

    4. Click OK.

  4. Save the change label assignments. Use the arrow menu next to the Save menu to select the method.

    • Assign object data: (Default) A snapshot of the object is made at a specific point, with or without dependencies, and assigned to the change label.

    • Assign object reference: A reference to an object is created, with or without dependencies, and assigned to the change label.

  5. Click OK.

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Editing change labels

In the Manager and the Designer, you can edit change label assignments. You can add objects and dependencies to change labels and remove them again.

To assign objects and dependencies to a change label

  1. In the Manager or the Designer, select the Database > Change management menu item.

  2. Select the change label in the Change labels menu in the Change management dialog.

  3. In the Table list, select the database table from which you want to copy objects to the change label.

  4. To limit the number of objects found

    1. Next to the Table menu, click the button .

    2. Enter a condition in Filter.

      Enter the condition as a WHERE clause for a database query. You can enter the database query directly as in SQL or use the wizard, which you open by clicking on the button next to the field.

    3. Click Apply.

  5. To map dependent objects

    1. Next to the Table menu, click the button .

      This opens a separate selection window that displays the ChildRelation (CR), ForeignKey (FK) and many-to-many relations for the selected database table.

    2. Select the relevant table relations in Table relations.

      The objects that are connected by means of these table relations are also marked with the change label when an object is selected and assigned.

  6. In the Objects pane, select your objects and assign them to the change label. In this case, the method depends on the change labels you selected.

    • If the change label you select is for snapshots of objects, click . (Default)

    • If the change label you selected already contains object references, click .

    TIP: To select more than one object, use Shift + select or Ctrl + select.

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Removing objects from change labels

To remove objects from a change label

  1. In the Designer or the Manager, select the Database > Change management menu item.

  2. In the Change management dialog, use the Change label menu to select the change label.

  3. Select the object that you want to remove from the change label.

    • If you selected a change label used for snapshots of objects, select the objects in the Tagged changes pane and click .

    • If you selected a change label used for object references, select the objects in the Assigned objects pane and click

    TIP: To select more than one object, use Shift + select or Ctrl + select.

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