2 Self-Registration

This chapter describes how to create an account in Oracle Identity Manager and then log in and out of Oracle Identity Manager using that account in the following sections:

• Creating an Oracle Identity Manager Account

• Resetting Your Password

• Tracking a Self-Registration Request

• Logging In to the Administrative and User Console

• Logging Out of the Administrative and User Console

Creating an Oracle Identity Manager Account

If you do not already have account in Oracle Identity Manager, you will need to create one.

Note: Depending on how your system is configured, you may need to contact your manager to have them create an account for you.

1. To create an account for yourself, access your corporate portal link to Oracle Identity Manager.

   
   

   Note: The user ID cannot include the following characters: , # + \ ; ' \ " < > /

   
   

2. Click Create Request under Self-Register. The User Self-Registration page will be displayed. Enter all the required data and be sure to select and specify answers to your password challenge questions (if your system is set to require them).

   
   

   Note: Depending on how your system administrator has configured Oracle Identity Manager, you may be required to specify answers to a number of challenge questions. You will then need to provide the correct answers to these questions in the event you forget your password.

   
   

3. Click Submit Request. Oracle Identity Manager will inform you that the request has been submitted and display the numeric ID of the request so that you can track it. In addition, a link to the request will be displayed. To track the request, click Track Request. The Track Self-Registration request page appears.

   
   

   Note: Depending on how your system is configured, requests for self-registration may require approvals. If your system administrator has set Oracle Identity Manager to require approvals for self-registration requests, you can track the status of that request using the Track Request link. As soon as the required approvals are obtained, your account will be ready for use. If approvals are not required, your account will be created and available for use as soon as Oracle Identity Manager has processed your self-registration request.

   
   

Resetting Your Password

If you have forgotten your Oracle Identity Manager password, click the Forgot Password? link in the left-hand panel. You will be prompted to answer several validation questions. If you supply the correct answers to these questions, Oracle Identity Manager will allow you to reset your password.

1. Click the Forgot Password link. The Oracle Identity Manager Verify User ID page will be displayed.

2. On the Oracle Identity Manager Verify UserID page, enter your ID in the User ID field and click OK. The Oracle Identity Manager Reset Password page will be displayed.

3. The questions that you will be presented with under these circumstances (as well as the answers) are specified in your account options. You will be required to select which questions you wish to be presented with (for forgotten passwords) the first time you login to Oracle Identity Manager Administrative and User Console. You will be required to supply the correct answers to your password challenge questions. Then, enter your new password (in both fields) and click Submit.

   
   

   Note: f you have forgotten your Oracle Identity Manager User ID, you will need to contact your Oracle Identity Manager system administrator. If you have exceeded the maximum number of retry attempts, your Oracle Identity Manager account will be automatically locked to prevent further attempts at login. If you account is locked, you must contact your system administrator to have your account unlocked. Alternately, you can click the Forgot Password? Link and provide the answers to your challenge questions. You will then be able to reset the password (the account will be unlocked automatically). However, if you exceed the maximum number of attempts to correctly answer your challenge questions, your account will be locked and can only be unlocked by your Oracle Identity Manager system administrator.

   
   

Tracking a Self-Registration Request

Depending on how Oracle Identity Manager has been configured, requests for self-registration may require approval. If approvals are required for self-registration within Oracle Identity Manager, you can track the status of that approval and self-registration process using Oracle Identity Manager. To track the status of a self registration request:

1. 1.Click Track Request under Self-Register. The Oracle Identity Manager Track Self-Registration page appears.

2. 1.On the Oracle Identity Manager Track Self-Registration page, enter the ID of the request associated with your self-registration in the Request ID field. Then, click Track Request. Oracle Identity Manager will display the details regarding the date on which the request for self-registration was submitted and it's current status.

Logging In to the Administrative and User Console

To log in to the Oracle Identity Manager Administrative and User Console, you must first ensure that you have an account within that application. If you do not currently have an account, you will need to create an account for yourself (using the Create Request link under Self Register on your corporate portal to Oracle Identity Manager) or contact your manager to have an account created for you.

1. Once you have an account, access your corporate portal's link to Oracle Identity Manager.

2. Enter your User ID and Password in the Oracle Identity Manager login page.

3. Click Login.

Logging Out of the Administrative and User Console

1. Click Logout. Oracle Identity Manager will prompt you to with a confirmation message.

2. Click Logout or Cancel. Once you have logged out of Oracle Identity Manager, you can choose to return to your company's Web site or close your browser.

   
   

   Note: You may be automatically logged out of Oracle Identity Manager due to inactivity after a specific period of time. This Logout button is only available in a non-Single Sign On (SSO) environment.