Identity Manager 9.2.1 - Web Application Configuration Guide

You can use the Administration Portal to configure Web Portal request function settings.

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Web Portal users can request products that have a specific identity. This is called requesting by reference user.

Required configuration key:

• Products can be requested through reference user (VI_ITShop_ProductSelectionByReferenceUser ): Enables or disables the "By reference user" function in the Web Portal.

• Product selection for reference user and peer group uses only products and assignments that have been requested (ReferenceUserUseRequestedOnly): Specifies which products and assignments are displayed to users when they make a request using a reference user or the peer group.

To enable/disable requesting by reference user

1. Log in to the Administration Portal (see Logging in to the Administration Portal).

2. In the navigation, click Configuration.

3. On the Configuration page, in the Show configuration for the following API project menu, select the API project for which you want to set up requesting by reference users.

4. Expand the Products can be requested through reference user configuration key.

5. Perform one of the following actions:

   • To enable the "By reference user" function, select the Products can be requested through reference user check box.

   • To disable the "By reference user" function, clear the Products can be requested through reference user check box.

6. Click Apply.

7. Perform one of the following actions:

   • If you want to apply the changes locally only, click Apply locally.

   • If you want to apply the changes globally, click Apply globally.

8. Click Apply.

To specify which products and assignments are shown to users

1. Log in to the Administration Portal (see Logging in to the Administration Portal).

2. In the navigation, click Configuration.

3. On the Configuration page, in the Show configuration for the following API project menu, select the API project for which you want to set up requesting by reference users.

4. Expand the Product selection for reference user and peer group uses only products and assignments that have been requested configuration key.

5. Perform one of the following actions:

   • To show users only products and assignments that have been requested for the reference user or members of the peer group, select the Product selection for reference user and peer group uses only products and assignments that have been requested check box.

   • To show users all the products and assignments that are assigned to the reference user or members of the peer group (type is irrelevant), clear the Product selection for reference user and peer group uses only products and assignments that have been requested check box.

6. Click Apply.

7. Perform one of the following actions:

   • If you want to apply the changes locally only, click Apply locally.

   • If you want to apply the changes globally, click Apply globally.

8. Click Apply.

To restrict the number of objects returned by a specific API endpoint, you can create, edit, and delete your own filter conditions.

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To restrict the number of objects returned by a specific API endpoint, you can create your own filter conditions.

To create your own API filter

1. Log in to the Administration Portal (see Logging in to the Administration Portal).

2. In the navigation, click Configuration.

3. On the Configuration page, in the Show configuration for the following API project menu, select the Web Portal API project.

4. Click (Actions) > Create configuration key.

5. In the Create configuration key pane, in the menu, select the API method configuration value.

6. In the Name of the new configuration key field, enter the name of the API method whose objects you want to restrict.

7. Click Create.

8. Expand the API method configuration / <API method name> / filter condition configuration key.

9. Enter the filter condition in the Value field.

10. Click Apply.

11. Perform one of the following actions:

    • If you want to apply the changes locally only, click Apply locally.

    • If you want to apply the changes globally, click Apply globally.

12. Click Apply.