IGA 2021.11.0

Glossary Editor - DRAFT

The Glossary Editor provides authorized glossary administrators the ability to create, edit, or delete glossary objects within the IGA system. This capability is especially important in defining the properties on IGA items that will be used as part of an access request.

To avoid potential conflicts, glossary administrators should be aware of any keys used throughout other applications before creating new key entries. The full list of reserved keys can be found within the respective Access Review and Access Request sections.

Overview

The glossary is an extensive collection of metadata that refers to any and all of the identity information that is compiled and tracked by IDM. Administrators can store as much information as desired about any of the components. The data stored can directly affect some of the product functionality, or it can be as simple as arbitrary information that allows for easier maintainability and categorization of the system on a whole.

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Metadata

The glossary metadata are objects, attributes, and attribute values. IGA comes with predefined metadata as follows:

Glossary Metadata
Metadata Description

Class

There are three main object class types:

  • Object. Refers to an instance of a managed object within IDM. This can be any object of any type, such as a single entitlement or role, as long as it currently exists within the system.

  • Attribute. Refers to properties that exist within in the schema of an object, such as jobCode, department, location.

  • Attribute Value. Refers to specific values that are assigned to any properties, such as B435T (an example jobcode value).

Object Type

There are multiple object types of an attribute:

  • User. Refers to a user.

  • Application. Refers to applications that are connected to IGA.

  • Account. Refers to an application account.

  • Resource. Refers to any other managed resource within the system.

View a Glossary Entry

  1. On the IGA UI, navigate to Configuration > Glossary Editor.

  2. Click Object | Attribute | Attribute Value.

  3. View the corresponding glossaries listed on the page.

Create a New Glossary Entry

  1. On the IGA UI, navigate to Configuration > Glossary Editor.

  2. Select the Object Class type. Available options are:

    • Object

    • Attribute

    • Attribute Value

  3. Select the Object Type. Available options are:

    • User

    • Account

    • Application

    • Resource

  4. Select or enter an object ID depending on the Object Type that you selected.

  5. Enter a descriptive Display Name.

  6. Click Save. The new glossary appears in the Glossary table.

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