Identity Manager 8.1.5 - Web Portal User Guide

In the history's Timeline view, you can run different actions and configure settings to view events from the past to the present. The following table explain the options.

Action

Input Sequence

Move backward or forward

Click the timeline and hold down the left mouse key.
Perform one of the following tasks:
1. Drag the marking to the left to go forward in time on the timeline.
2. Drag the marking to the right to go back in time on the timeline.

Change the display within the timeline

Turn the mouse wheel to zoom in or zoom out.

The timeline view can vary from months to hours.

Switch to table view

Click Switch to table view below the timeline.

This switches views and the same data is shown in a table. The table displays the change type, property, new, and old value of the change and the date of change, amongst others. To return to the timeline view, click Switch to timeline view.

View event details

Click one of the colored elements on the timeline to view a particular event in more detail.

Apply filter

Click Filter by... and select an entry from the following.

Filter	Description
User	Searches for events or actions associated with the given name. Employees with entitlements and ownerships create changes, such as adding or removing properties. You can view these actions on the timeline.
Change type	Lists all changes types, which can be selected for displaying in the timeline. Multi-select is possible.
Date	List all actions and events for the selected date.
Property	Lists all properties, which can be selected for displaying in the timeline. Properties are, for example, employee, manager, or dynamic role. For more detailed information about assigning through dynamic roles, see the One Identity Manager Identity Management Base Module Administration Guide. Multi-select is possible.
Display	Searches for all text data matching the given search term. The following settings are available. All words Starts with... Ends with... One or more words

Apply the selected filter with Filter on.

Status comparison

In the history's Status comparison, you can compare the current status of objects with other points in the past.

To compare object statuses

Perform one of the following tasks:
- Click Compare in the event dialog, if you have clicked on the event on the timeline.
  
  This compares the current object status with the point of the selected event and displays the result in Status comparison.
- Select Status comparison and click next to the field to select the date.

The statuses and comparisons displayed in the history overview are dependent on the type of base object selected. The following attributes can be displayed.

Table 51: Overview of base objects and their attributes
Base object type	Attribute
Employee	Change of base object property Responsibility for an employee Responsibility for a department Responsibility for a cost center Responsibility for a location
	Membership in an application role Membership in a department Membership in a cost center Membership in a location Assignment to a resource
	Assignment to a software application
	Identifying a compliance rule violation
	Assignment to a business role
	Responsibility for a business role
	Responsibility for a system role
	Assignment to a system role
	Assignment to a target system account
Department Cost center Location Business role	Change of base object property Employee membership
	Assignment to a resource
	Assignment to a system role

Comparing an employee's status

In the My Responsibilities menu, you can compare the current status of an employee with a status from the past in the History view. This compares attributes, which have changed within a specified time period. You specify the time period yourself in the date control provided.

This comparison is also available for company structures.

To run a comparison of an employee's status

In the menu bar, click Responsibilities | My Responsibilities.
Open the People menu and select an employee.
Select the Status comparison view under History.
Click and to select a date and time with which you want to compare the employee's current status.

All the attributes for this employee are displayed in a list. By default, all attributes are selected.

NOTE: You can apply a filter to all columns in the view. For more information, see Filter.

Attestations

NOTE: This function is only available if the module Attestation Module is installed.

In the Attestation view under Employee, you can see your employee's attestation cases. You will see both attestation cases approved or denied by you and pending attestation.

In Attestations, you can switch between different views.

Group memberships
Objects attestation
All attestation cases

For each case you can see the current status and the creation date in the detailed content view. You can run the following action or get information.

See whether the case was approved or denied.
Obtain detailed information about the selected attestation case from the Information, Workflow, Attestation policy and History tabs.
As attestor, you can view attestors for pending attestation cases.
Send a reminder.
Approve attestation cases for object attestations as approver.

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