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Identity Manager 8.1 - Configuration Guide

About this guide One Identity Manager software architecture Customizing the One Identity Manager default configuration Adjusting the One Identity Manager base configuration One Identity Manager schema basics Editing the user interface
Object definitions for the user interface User interface navigation Forms for the user interface Statistics in One Identity Manager Extending the Launchpad Task definitions for the user interface Applications for configuring the user interface Icons and images for configuring the user interface Using predefined database queries
Localization in One Identity Manager Process orchestration in One Identity Manager
Setting up Job servers in Designer Configuring the One Identity Manager Service Handling processes in One Identity Manager
Tracking changes with process monitoring Conditional compilation using preprocessor conditions Scripts in One Identity Manager Reports in One Identity Manager Adding custom tables or columns to the One Identity Manager schema Web service integration SOAP Web Service One Identity Manager as SPML provisioning service provider Processing DBQueue tasks Appendix: Configuration files of the One Identity Manager Service

Properties of task definitions

Table 63: Task Properties
Property Meaning
Task name Name of the task.
Caption The display name is used to display the task in the administration tool task view. Display names can be given in more than one language.
Description Description of the method. The description is shown as a tooltip in the user interface task view.
Enabled for

This property specifies the intended use of the task. Permitted values are:

Fat Client

You can display the method in the graphical user interface.

Web Client

You can display the method in web applications.

Fat Client + Web Client

You can display the method in both the graphical user interface and web applications.

Task behavior

Sets the behavior of the task. The following entries are permitted:

No data

Default. The task is available for single object and multiple object editing. Changes are executed separately for each object, even if multiple edit is used.

Save required

The task saves data. A corresponding alert message is displayed.

Single objects only

This method is only permitted for single objects.

Save required + single objects only

The task saves data. A corresponding alert message is displayed. This method is only permitted for single objects.

Execute on multiple objects

This method is available for multiple editing of objects. Changes are executed for all objects together through a multi-object.

Save required + execute on multiple objects

The task saves data. A corresponding alert message is displayed. This method is available for multiple editing of objects. Changes are executed for all objects together through a multi-object.

Icon Icon for displaying the task in the user interface.
Script

Task script. You can use function calls or commando input in VB.Net statements for the task script. The Base. syntax always accesses the object that is currently loaded.

NOTE: The database needs to be complied after changing a task script.

Disabled

Specifies if the task is displayed in the user interface or not. Disabled tasks are never displayed in the user interface. Predefined system users are not effected by this limitation. This modification is also permitted for predefined default user interface tasks and is not overwritten when the schema is installed.

Processing status The processing status is used for creating custom configuration packages.
Permissions group

Permissions group, whose users can use these tasks.

Program function

Program function, which is linked to the task definition. Detailed information about managing permissions and executing methods via program functions can be found in the One Identity Manager Authorization and Authentication Guide.

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Applications for configuring the user interface

In the default version of One Identity Manager, the applications and the predefined navigation for the One Identity Manager tools Manager, Designer and Launchpad are also supplied. Predefined configurations are maintained by the schema installation and cannot be edited apart from a few properties. It is not usually necessary to define your own applications. You might possibly need your own applications for a customer specific web interface.

The available programs are shown in Base data | Security settings | Programs in Designer.

Table 64: Predefined Programs
Product Meaning
Default

Default for front-ends without special usage, for example Job Queue Info or Report Editor. Required to determine the authentication module.

Designer Application for the Designer.
Manager Application for the Manager.
Launchpad Application for the Launchpad.
WebDesigner Program for installing the Web Portal.
WebDesignerEditor Program for the Web Designer to configure and extend the Web Portal.
Application server Program for installing the application server.
SOAP Service Application for installing the SOAP Web Service.
SPML Service Program for installing the SPML Web service.

API Designer

Application for the Web Portal configuration.

OperationsSupportWebPortal

Application for installing the Operations Support Web Portal.

PasswordReset

Application for installing the Password Reset Portal.

Application properties

Table 65: Program Properties
Property Meaning
Application Name of the program.
Remarks Comments about the program.
Start menu item If the given start menu item is available to a system user in a program’s navigation menu, the program navigates straight to this position in the menu when it starts up. You can specify, for example, a home page for a system user with this feature. This function is mainly used by web interfaces.
Configuration data

Configuration data is used to determine a system user by the dynamic authentication module. You can also adapt the configuration data for the default applications that are supplied. For more detailed information, see the One Identity Manager Authorization and Authentication Guide.

Min. version Lowest version of the application that can run with the database version in use. This input is used solely as information, the version number is not verified.
Engine based Specifies whether menu navigation and forms can be assigned to the program.
Processing status The processing status is used for creating custom configuration packages.
Authentication module

Authentication module used by the program. For detailed information about the One Identity Manager authentication modules, see the One Identity Manager Authorization and Authentication Guide.

To display authentication modules

  • Select the View | Select table relations menu item and enable the DialogProductHasAuthentifier table.
Form

Forms displayed in the program.

To display a form

  • Select the View | Select table relations menu item and enable the DialogProductHasSheet table.
Menu

Menus displayed in the program.

To display menu items

  • Select the View | Select table relations menu item and enable the DialogTreeInDialogProduct table.
System user

System users that use the program.

To display system users

  • Select the View | Select table relations menu item and enable the DialogUserConfiguration table.

Permissions group

Permissions groups whose permissions are also valid for this application. For detailed information about permissions groups in One Identity Manager, see the One Identity Manager Authorization and Authentication Guide.

To display the permissions groups

  • Select View | Select table relations and enable the DialogGroupInProductLimited table.
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Icons and images for configuring the user interface

When you are configuring the One Identity Manager tools’ user interfaces you can add icons and images for displaying in different parts of them. The default version of the One Identity Manager supplies the icons and images that you can use for configuring the user interface and to create reports. Predefined configurations are maintained by the schema installation and cannot be edited apart from a few properties.

Icons are required to be in PNG format with sizes of 16x16 pixels, 24x24 and 32x32 pixels for the graphical interface.

Icons are required for the following use cases.

Table 66: Meaning of the Icons
State Usage
Normal Icons showing an enabled state. These icons must exist in the One Identity Manager database.
Inverted Icons that show and enabled state on a black background. These icons can be converted automatically.
Disabled Icons showing a disabled state. These icons must exist in the One Identity Manager database.

To add an icon

  1. In Designer, select the Base data | General | Icons category.
  2. Select Object | New in the menu.
  3. Give the icon a name.
  4. Upload the icon using .

To add images for reports

  1. In Designer, select the Base data | General | Large images category.
  2. Select Object | New in the menu.
  3. Give the image a name.
  4. Load the image using the button.
  5. Save the image with the button.

    The image is displayed with certain important image properties.

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