Overview – Business role (page description)
To open the Overview - Business Role page go to Responsibilities > Governance Administration > Business Roles > Edit> Overview.
On the Overview - Business role page, you can display all relevant information about the business role summarized in an overview (see Displaying business role overviews).
This information is displayed as shapes. For more information, click on the links inside one of the shapes.
Main data – Business role (page description)
To open the Main data - Business Role page go to Responsibilities > Governance Administration > Business Roles > Edit> Main data
On the Main data - Business role page, you can show and edit the business role's main data (see Displaying and editing business role main data).
The following tables give you an overview of the different functions and content on the Main data – Business role page.
Table 806: Controls
Save |
Use this button to save the changes to the main data. |
You can change the following main data.
Table 807: Business role main data
Business role |
Enter a full, descriptive name for the business role. |
Short name |
Enter a short name for the business role. |
Internal name |
Enter a company internal name for the business role. |
Description |
Enter a description for the business role. |
Role class |
When you create the business role: Select the role class of the business role.
To differentiate between different business roles, define company specific role classes. Role classes are used to specify which company resource assignments are possible through roles in a role class. |
Parent business role |
Click Assign/Change and select a business role to be the parent business role for organizing the business role hierarchically. If you want the business role at the root of a business role hierarchy, leave the field empty. |
Role type |
Select the role type of the business role.
Role types are mainly used to regulate approval policy inheritance. |
Role approver |
Click Assign/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve requests for members of the business role. |
Role approver (IT) |
Click Assign/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve requests for members of the business role. |
Manager |
Click Assign/Change and select the manager responsible for the business role. |
2nd Manager |
Click Assign/Change and select an identity to act as a deputy to the business role's manager. |
Employees do not inherit |
Select this check box if you want to temporarily prevent identities from inheriting this business role. |
Comment |
Enter a comment for the business role. |
Memberships – Business role (page description)
To open the Memberships – Business Role page go to Responsibilities > Governance Administration > Business Roles > Edit > Memberships.
On the Memberships – Business role page, you can:
The following tables give you an overview of the different functions and content on the Memberships – Business role page.
Table 808: Controls
Request memberships |
Use this button to request the business role for identities (see Assigning identities to business roles). |
Delete memberships |
Use this button to delete membership of selected identities in the business role (see Removing business roles from identities).
Select the check box in front of the identities whose membership in the business role you want to delete and click this button. |
Table 809: Columns
Identity |
Shows you the name of the identity to which the business role is assigned. |
Origin |
Shows you whether the business role was assigned to the identity directly or indirectly. |
TIP: For each identity, you can see more useful information in the details pane. To do this, click the appropriate instance in the list. If the identity did not receive the membership through a direct assignment (for example, through an assignment request or delegation), the Request tab provides more information:
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Information: Displays general information about a request. The information displayed varies and is dependent on the service category from which the request was triggered.
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Workflow: Displays the life cycle chronologically as from the time of request.
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Compliance: Displays possible rule violations for this request.
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Entitlements: Show which entitlement are assigned to the role (if a role was requested).
TIP: You can show less data by using the column filters. For more information, see Filtering.
Entitlements – Business role (page description)
To open the Entitlements - Business Role page go to Responsibilities > Governance Administration > Business Roles > Edit > Entitlements.
On the Entitlements – Business role page, you can:
TIP: Entitlements form the basis for membership in an object (for example in a department).
The following tables give you an overview of the various features and content on the Entitlements – Business role page.
Table 811: Columns
Entitlement |
Shows you the entitlement's name. |
Origin |
Shows you how the entitlement was assigned. For example, the entitlement might have been assigned through a dynamic role. |
Entitlement type |
Shows you the entitlement type (for example, report subscriptions, account definition, resources). |
TIP: You can show less data by using the column filters. For more information, see Filtering.