8 Users

The Users option is used to create and manage the user records (for example, Oracle Identity Manager accounts) that your employee will require.Oracle Identity Manager enables you to create Oracle Identity Manager accounts for other users. This chapter describes how you can create and manage users in the following sections:

• Creating Users

• Managing Users

Note: Although you may allow users to self-register, you may still wish to provide administrators with the ability to create accounts on behalf of other users. Not all users will be able to create accounts for other users.

Creating Users

1. Click Users in the Explorer Menu, then click Create. The Create User page appears.

2. Enter the data required for user registration (as indicated by the fields marked with an asterisk).

3. In the Organization field, you can click the magnifying glass icon to display the Lookup Organization pop-up.

4. Select an organization from the list and click Select.

5. When complete, click Create User. Oracle Identity Manager will create the user account and display the User Details page with the user's account information.

Note: If you select any of the options in the additional details box, you will see limited information since you have just created the user. However, in viewing the details of each search criteria, you are able to add/assign the user with the desired resource.

In the User Detail page, you can:

• Edit – make changes to the user profile

• Disable – disable the user from being provisioned

• Unlock – unlock user when locked out from login re-try

• Delete – delete the user account

• Change Password – change the current password

Editing the User Profile

You can make changes this user's profile by clicking Edit. The Edit User page appears. Make modifications then click Save. Otherwise, click Cancel Edit to end the edit.

Disabling the User

To disable the user from being provisioned, click Disable. Depending on your role (status), this page allows the disable button to toggle between Disable and Enable.

Note: The Unlock button is activated when the user attempts to log in to their account and is unsuccessful. After a number of retries, the user is locked out.

Changing the User's Password

You can change the user's password by clicking Change Password. The Change Password page appears. Enter a new password and confirm. Then click Save Password. Otherwise, click Cancel.

Managing Users

To edit information in another user's Oracle Identity Manager record.

1. Click Manage under Users.

2. Oracle Identity Manager will prompt you to query the record of the user for whom you wish to edit details.

   Use any or all of the fields shown to enter information related to the user. The more information you provide, the more precise the list of user records retrieved will be. Use the pull-down menu to define a search criteria.

   After making a selection, you can enter the corresponding information in the next field or use a wildcard asterisk (*) for your search. When ready, click Search User.

3. Oracle Identity Manager will then display the list of users who match the criteria you entered.

   To disable, enable, unlock or delete an account, select the appropriate checkbox and button (in that order). For example, to disable the user accounts of BGATES and SJOBS, select the Disable check box in applicable rows and click Disable.

   
   

   Note: A user account must be in a status of disabled to be eligible for enabling. In addition, only locked accounts can be unlocked. An account becomes locked if a user has exceeded the maximum number of login retry attempts. If a user account is locked, the User Locked checkbox will be selected.

   
   

   To edit a specific user's account, click the user ID for that account.

4. Oracle Identity Manager will display the user's profile.

5. To edit, disable/enable, unlock, delete or change the password of an account, click the appropriate button. Use the pull-down menu to view additional details about the user.

   • Clicking on the Resource Profile option displays any resources that the user is provisioned. The Resource Profile page displays resources that are provisioned to the user. You can also provision resources in this page by clicking on the Provision New Resource button.

   • Clicking on the Group Membership option in the drop-down menu selection displays the Group Membership page, which lists any group membership that the user is associated with. You can also use the Group Membership page to assign users to groups.

   • Clicking on the Proxy Details option in the drop-down menu selection displays the Proxy Details page, which lists any proxy user that the user is associated with. You can also use the Proxy Details page to assign a proxy.