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Oracle® Identity Manager Connector Guide for SAP User Management
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3 Using the Connector

This chapter is divided into the following sections:


Note:

These sections provide both conceptual and procedural information about configuring the connector. It is recommended that you read the conceptual information before you perform the procedures.

3.1 Performing Full Reconciliation

Full reconciliation involves reconciling all existing user records from the target system into Oracle Identity Manager. After you deploy the connector, you must first perform full reconciliation. In addition, you can switch from incremental reconciliation to full reconciliation whenever you want to ensure that all target system records are reconciled in Oracle Identity Manager.

To perform a full reconciliation run, set the Last Execution Timestamp attribute of the SAP User Management User Recon and SAP User Management Delete Recon scheduled tasks to 0. At the end of the reconciliation run, this attribute is automatically set to the time stamp at which the run started. From the next run onward, only records created or modified after this time stamp value are considered for reconciliation.

3.2 Scheduled Task for Lookup Field Synchronization

The SAP User Management Lookup Recon scheduled task is used for lookup field synchronization. Table 3-1 describes the attributes of this scheduled task. The procedure to configure scheduled tasks is described later in the guide.

Table 3-1 Attributes of the SAP User Management Lookup Recon Scheduled Task

Attribute Description

IT Resource

Enter the name of the IT resource for the target system installation from which you want to reconcile user records.

Default value: SAP UM IT Resource

Lookup Name

Enter Lookup.SAP.UM.LookupMappings if the target system is SAP R/3.

Enter Lookup.SAP.CUA.LookupMappings if the target system is SAP CUA.

Default value: Lookup.SAP.UM.LookupMappings

Schedule Task Name

This attribute holds the name of the scheduled task.

Value: SAP User Management Lookup Recon


3.3 Guidelines on Performing Reconciliation

Apply the following guidelines while configuring reconciliation:

3.4 Configuring Reconciliation

As mentioned earlier in this guide, reconciliation involves duplicating in Oracle Identity Manager the creation of and modifications to user accounts on the target system. This section discusses the following topics related to configuring reconciliation:

3.4.1 Full Reconciliation vs. Incremental Reconciliation

The Last Execution Timestamp attribute of the scheduled task stores the time stamp at which a reconciliation run begins. During a reconciliation run, the scheduled task fetches only target system records that are added or modified after the time stamp stored in the parameter for reconciliation. This is incremental reconciliation. If you set the parameter to 0, then full reconciliation is performed. In full reconciliation, all existing target system records are fetched into Oracle Identity Manager for reconciliation.

As mentioned earlier in this chapter, you can switch from incremental to full reconciliation at any time.

3.4.2 Limited Reconciliation

By default, all target system records that are added or modified after the last reconciliation run are reconciled during the current incremental reconciliation run. For full reconciliation, all target system records are fetched into Oracle Identity Manager.

You can configure limited reconciliation to specify the subset of target system records that must be fetched into Oracle Identity Manager.

You configure limited reconciliation by specifying a query condition as the value of the Custom Query attribute of the SAP User Management User Recon scheduled task.

You must use the following format to specify a value for the Custom Query attribute:

RESOURCE_OBJECT_FIELD_NAME=VALUE

For example, suppose you specify the following as the value of the Custom Query attribute:

Last Name=Doe

With this query condition, only records for users whose last name is Doe are considered for reconciliation.

You can add multiple query conditions by using the ampersand (&) as the AND operator and the vertical bar (|) as the OR operator. For example, the following query condition is used to limit reconciliation to records of those users whose first name is John and last name is Doe:

First Name=John  & Last Name=Doe

Note:

This feature cannot be applied to the Locked/Unlocked status attribute of the target system.

To configure limited reconciliation:

  1. Ensure that the attribute that you want to use in the query exists in the Lookup.SAP.UM.ReconAttrMap lookup definition.

    If there is no entry in this lookup definition for the attribute that you want to use, then create an entry. See Section 4.2, "Adding New Attributes for Reconciliation" for more information.

  2. Create the query condition. Apply the following guidelines to create the query condition:

    • Use only the equal sign (=), ampersand (&), and vertical bar (|) in the query condition. If any other special character is included, then it is treated as part of the attribute value that you specify.

    • Add a space before and after ampersands and vertical bars used in the query condition. For example:

      First Name=John & Last Name=Doe

      This is to help the system distinguish between ampersands and vertical bars used in the query and the same characters included as part of attribute values specified in the query condition.

    • You must not include unnecessary blank spaces between operators and values in the query condition.

      A query condition with spaces separating values and operators would yield different results as compared to a query condition that does not contain spaces between values and operators. For example, the output of the following query conditions is not the same:

      First Name=John & Last Name=Doe

      First Name= John & Last Name= Doe

      In the second query condition, the reconciliation engine would look for first name and last name values that contain a space at the start.

    • Ensure that attribute names that you use in the query condition are in the same case (uppercase and lowercase) as the case of values in the Lookup.SAP.UM.ReconAttrMap lookup definition. For example, the following query condition would fail:

      fiRst Name = John
      
  3. While configuring the SAP User Management User Recon scheduled task, specify the query condition as the value of the Custom Query attribute. The procedure is described later in this chapter.

3.4.3 Reconciliation Scheduled Tasks

You must specify values for the attributes of the following scheduled tasks:


Note:

Attribute values are predefined in the connector XML file that you import. Specify values only for the attributes that you want to change.

3.4.3.1 SAP User Management User Recon

You use the SAP User Management User Recon scheduled task to reconcile user data from the target system. Table 3-2 describes the attributes of this scheduled task.

Table 3-2 Attributes of the SAP User Management User Recon Scheduled Task

Attribute Description

Attribute Mapping Lookup

This attribute holds the name of the lookup definition that stores attribute mappings for reconciliation.

Value: Lookup.SAP.UM.ReconAttrMap

Batch Size

Enter the number of records that must be included in each batch fetched from the target system during a reconciliation run.

This attribute is used to implement batched reconciliation.

Default value: 100

Child Attribute Mapping Lookup

This attribute holds the name of the lookup definition that stores child attribute mappings for reconciliation.

Value: Lookup.SAP.UM.ReconChildAttrMap

Custom Query

Enter the query that you want the connector to apply during reconciliation. See Section 3.4.2, "Limited Reconciliation" for more information.

IT Resource

Enter the name of the IT resource for the target system installation from which you want to reconcile user records.

Default value: SAP UM IT Resource

Last Execution Timestamp

This attribute holds the time stamp at which the last reconciliation run started. For the next reconciliation run, only target system records that have been added or modified after this time stamp are considered for reconciliation.

For consecutive reconciliation runs, the connector automatically enters a value for this attribute. However, you can use this attribute to switch from incremental reconciliation to full reconciliation. See Section 3.4.1, "Full Reconciliation vs. Incremental Reconciliation" for more information.

Default value: 0

Resource Object

This attribute holds the name of the resource object.

Default value: SAP UM Resource Object

SAP System Time Zone

Enter the abbreviation for the time zone of the target system host computer.

The value that you enter must be one of the time zones supported by the java.util.TimeZone class.

Note: The connector does not validate the value that you enter. In addition, no error is thrown during reconciliation if the value entered is not a valid time zone.

Sample value: PST

Schedule Task Name

This attribute holds the name of the scheduled task.

Value: SAP User Management User Recon


3.4.3.2 SAP User Management Delete Recon

You use the SAP User Management Delete Recon scheduled task to reconcile deleted users from the target system. Table 3-3 describes the attributes of this scheduled task.

Table 3-3 Attributes of the SAP User Management Delete Recon Scheduled Task

Attribute Description

Batch Size

Enter the number of records that must be included in each batch fetched from the target system during a reconciliation run.

This attribute is used to implement batched reconciliation.

Default value: 100

Disable User

Enter yes if you want the connector to disable accounts (in Oracle Identity Manager) corresponding to accounts deleted on the target system. Enter no if you want the connector to revoke accounts in Oracle Identity Manager.

Default value: no

IT Resource

Enter the name of the IT resource for the target system installation from which you want to reconcile user records.

Default value: SAP UM IT Resource

Last Execution Timestamp

This attribute holds the time stamp at which the last reconciliation run started. For the next reconciliation run, only target system records that have been added or modified after the recorded time stamp are considered for reconciliation.

For consecutive reconciliation runs, the connector automatically enters a value for this attribute. However, you can use this attribute to switch from incremental reconciliation to full reconciliation. See Section 3.4.1, "Full Reconciliation vs. Incremental Reconciliation" for more information.

Default value: 0

Resource Object

This attribute holds the name of the resource object.

Default value: SAP UM Resource Object

SAP System Time Zone

Enter the abbreviation for the time zone of the target system host computer.

The value that you enter must be one of the time zones supported by the java.util.TimeZone class.

Note: The connector does not validate the value that you enter. In addition, no error is thrown during reconciliation if the value entered is not a valid time zone.

Sample value: PST

Schedule Task Name

This attribute holds the name of the scheduled task.

Default value: SAP User Management Delete Recon


3.4.3.3 SAP CUP Status Update Recon


Note:

Configure this scheduled task only if you enable the Compliant User Provisioning feature.

You use the SAP CUP Status Update Recon scheduled task to fetch the status of provisioning requests sent to SAP GRC Compliant User Provisioning. For a particular user, only the status of the latest request is brought to Oracle Identity Manager. This request is the one currently stored on the process form. Table 3-4 describes the attributes of this scheduled task.

Table 3-4 Attributes of the SAP CUP Status Update Recon Scheduled Task

Attribute Description

Constants Lookup

This attribute holds the name of the lookup definition that holds constant values used by the connector during reconciliation and provisioning.

Default value: Lookup.SAP.CUP.Constants

IT Resource

Enter the name of the IT resource for the SAP GRC installation from which you want to fetch request status data.

Default value: SAP GRC IT Resource

Resource Object

This attribute holds the name of the resource object.

Default value: SAP UM Resource Object

Schedule Task Name

This attribute holds the name of the scheduled task.

Default value: SAP CUP Status Update Recon


3.4.3.4 SAP CUP Delete Recon


Note:

Configure this scheduled task only if you enable the Compliant User Provisioning feature.

You use the SAP CUP Delete Recon scheduled task to revoke accounts (resources) of users in Oracle Identity Manager for whom the Create User provisioning requests are rejected by SAP GRC Compliant User Provisioning.

When you perform a Create User provisioning operation, the account is allocated to the OIM User even before SAP GRC Compliant User Provisioning clears the provisioning request and creates an account on the target system. For a particular user, if account creation on the target system fails, then the account provisioned in Oracle Identity Manager is an invalid account. You use the SAP CUP Delete Recon scheduled task to identify and delete such accounts.

Table 3-5 Attributes of the SAP CUP Delete Recon Scheduled Task

Attribute Description

Configuration Lookup

This attribute holds the name of the lookup definition that stores configuration values used by the connector during reconciliation and provisioning. You can set values for some of the entries in this lookup definition.

Default value: Lookup.SAP.UM.Configuration

Constants Lookup

This attribute holds the name of the lookup definition that holds constant values used by the connector during reconciliation and provisioning.

Default value: Lookup.SAP.CUP.Constants

IT Resource

Enter the name of the IT resource for the target system installation from which you want to reconcile user records.

Default value: SAP UM IT Resource

Resource Object

This attribute holds the name of the resource object.

Default value: SAP UM Resource Object

Schedule Task Name

This attribute holds the name of the scheduled task.

Default value: SAP CUP Delete Recon


3.5 Configuring Scheduled Tasks

This section describes the procedure to configure scheduled tasks. You can apply this procedure to configure the scheduled tasks for lookup field synchronization and reconciliation.

Table 3-6 lists the scheduled tasks that you must configure.

Table 3-6 Scheduled Tasks for Lookup Field Synchronization and Reconciliation

Scheduled Task Description

SAP User Management Lookup Recon

This scheduled task is used for lookup field synchronization. Section 3.2, "Scheduled Task for Lookup Field Synchronization" describes this scheduled task.

SAP User Management User Recon

This scheduled task is used for user record reconciliation. Section 3.4.3.1, "SAP User Management User Recon" describes this scheduled task.

SAP User Management Delete Recon

This scheduled task is used for reconciliation of deleted user records. Section 3.4.3.2, "SAP User Management Delete Recon" describes this scheduled task.

SAP CUP Status Update Recon

This scheduled task is used to fetch the status of provisioning requests sent to SAP GRC Compliant User Provisioning. Section 3.4.3.3, "SAP CUP Status Update Recon" describes this scheduled task.

Note: This scheduled task is created only if you configure the Compliant User Provisioning feature.

SAP CUP Delete Recon

This scheduled task is used to revoke accounts (resources) of users in Oracle Identity Manager for whom the Create User provisioning requests are rejected by SAP GRC Compliant User Provisioning. Section 3.4.3.4, "SAP CUP Delete Recon" describes this scheduled task.

Note: This scheduled task is created only if you configure the Compliant User Provisioning feature.


To configure a scheduled task:

  1. Log in to the Administrative and User Console.

  2. Expand Resource Management.

  3. Click Manage Scheduled Task.

  4. On the Scheduled Task Management page, enter the name of the scheduled task as the search criteria and then click Search.

  5. In the search results table, click the edit icon in the Edit column for the scheduled task.

  6. On the Edit Scheduled Task Details page, you can modify the following details of the scheduled task by clicking Edit:

    • Status: Specify whether or not you want to leave the task in the enabled state. In the enabled state, the task is ready for use.

    • Max Retries: Enter an integer value in this field. This number represents the number of times Oracle Identity Manager must attempt to complete the task before assigning the ERROR status to the task. The default value is 1.

    • Next Start: Use the date editor to specify the date when you want the task to run. After you select a date value in the date editor, you can modify the time value that is automatically displayed in the Next Start field.

    • Frequency: Specify the frequency at which you want the task to run.

  7. After modifying the values for the scheduled task details listed in the previous step, click Continue.

  8. Specify values for the attributes of the scheduled task. To do so, select each attribute from the Attribute list, specify a value in the field provided, and then click Update.


    Note:

    Attribute values are predefined in the connector XML file that you import. Specify values only for the attributes that you want to change.

    The attributes of the scheduled task that you select for modification are displayed on this page.

  9. Click Save Changes to commit all the changes to the database.


Note:

If you want to stop a scheduled task while it is running, then use the Stop Execution feature of the Design Console. See "The Task Scheduler Form" in Oracle Identity Manager Design Console Guide for information about this feature.

3.6 Guidelines on Performing Provisioning

Apply the following guidelines while performing provisioning operations in any of the supported deployment configurations:

Apply the following guidelines while performing provisioning operations after configuring the Compliant User Provisioning feature of the connector:

3.7 Provisioning Operations Performed in an SoD-Enabled Environment

Provisioning a resource for an OIM User involves using Oracle Identity Manager to create a target system account for the user. The following are types of provisioning operations:


See Also:

Oracle Identity Manager Connector Concepts for information about the types of provisioning

This section discusses the following topics:

3.7.1 Overview of the Provisioning Process in an SoD-Enabled Environment

The following is the sequence of steps that take places during a provisioning operation performed in an SoD-enabled environment:

  1. The provisioning operation triggers the appropriate adapter.

  2. The user runs the scheduled task (either ResubmitUninitiatedProvisioningSODCheck or Resubmit Uninitiated Approval SOD Checks).

  3. The scheduled task passes the entitlement data to the Web service of SAP GRC.

  4. After SAP GRC runs the SoD validation process on the entitlement data, the response from the process is returned to Oracle Identity Manager.

  5. The status of the process task that received the response depends on the response itself. If the entitlement data clears the SoD validation process, then the adapter carries provisioning data to the corresponding BAPI on the target system and the status of the process task changes to Completed. This translates into the entitlement being granted to the user. If the SoD validation process returns the failure response, then status of the process task changes to Canceled.

3.7.2 Guidelines on Performing Provisioning Operations

Apply the following guidelines while performing provisioning operations:

  • When you assign a role to a user through provisioning, you set values for the following attributes:

    • Role System Name

    • Role Name

    • Start Date

    • End Date

    However, when you update a role assignment, you can specify values only for the Start Date and End Date attributes. You cannot set new values for the Role System Name and Role Name attributes. This also applies to new child forms that you add.

  • You can only assign profiles. You cannot update an assigned profile.

3.7.3 Direct Provisioning in an SoD-Enabled Environment

To provision a resource by using the direct provisioning approach:

  1. Log in to the Administrative and User Console.

  2. From the Users menu, select Manage if you want to provision a target system account to an existing OIM User.

  3. If you select Create, on the Create User page, enter values for the OIM User fields and then click Create User. The following screenshot shows the Create User page.

    Create User page
  4. If you select Manage, then search for the OIM User and select the link for the user from the list of users displayed in the search results.

  5. On the User Detail page, select Resource Profile from the list at the top of the page. The following screenshot shows the User Detail page.

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  6. On the Resource Profile page, click Provision New Resource. The following screenshot shows the Resource Profile page.

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  7. On the Step 1: Select a Resource page, select SAP UM Resource Object from the list and then click Continue. The following screenshot shows the Step 1: Select a Resource page.

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  8. On the Step 2: Verify Resource Selection page, click Continue. The following screenshot shows the Step 2: Verify Resource Selection page.

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  9. On the Step 5: Provide Process Data page for process data, enter the details of the account that you want to create on the target system and then click Continue. The following screenshot shows the user details added.

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  10. On the Step 5: Provide Process Data page for profile data, search for and select profiles for the user on the target system and then click Continue. The following screenshot shows this page.

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  11. On the Step 5: Provide Process Data page for role data, search for and select roles for the user on the target system and then click Continue. The following screenshot shows this page.

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  12. On the Step 6: Verify Process Data page, verify the data that you have provided and then click Continue. The following screenshot shows Step 6: Verify Process Data page.

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  13. The "Provisioning has been initiated" message is displayed. Click Back to User Resource Profile. The Resource Profile page shows that the resource has been provisioned to the user.

    The following screenshot shows this page:

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  14. If you click the View link in the Process Form column, then the process form is displayed. The following screenshot shows this page:

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    In this screenshot, the SOD Check Status field shows SODCheckNotInitiated. The value in this field can be SoDCheckNotInitiated, SoDCheckResultPending, or SoDCheckCompleted.

  15. If you click the resource, then the Resource Provisioning Details page is displayed. The following screenshot shows this page:

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    This page shows the details of the process tasks that were run. The Holder and SODChecker tasks are in the Pending state. These tasks will change state after the status of the SoD check is returned from the SoD engine. The Add User Role tasks correspond to the two roles selected for assignment to this user.

  16. The SODCheckNotInitiated status in the SOD Check Status field indicates that SoD validation has not started. To start SoD validation, you must run the ResubmitUninitiatedProvisioningSODChecks scheduled task.


    Note:

    SoD validation by SAP GRC is synchronous. The validation process returns a result as soon as it is completed. However, if the requested entitlement throws a large number of violations in policies defined on SAP GRC, then the process might take a long time to complete. If that happens, then Oracle Identity Manager might time out. The ResubmitUninitiatedProvisioningSODChecks scheduled task has been introduced to circumvent this issue.

    The following screenshot shows the ResubmitUninitiatedProvisioningSODChecks scheduled task in the Design Console:

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  17. After the ResubmitUninitiatedProvisioningSODChecks scheduled task is run, the results of the SoD validation process are brought to Oracle Identity Manager. If you click the View link in the Process Form column, then the process form is displayed. The following screenshot shows this page:

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    In this screenshot, the SOD Check Status field shows SoDCheckCompleted. Because a violation by the SoD engine in this particular example, the SoD Check Violation field shows the details of the violation.

    In addition, the Resource Provisioning Details page shows the status of the SODChecker and Holder tasks as Completed.

    The following screenshot shows this page:

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    In this screenshot, the status of the Add User Role tasks is Canceled because the request failed the SoD validation process.

  18. As the administrator assigning a resource to a user, you can either end the process when a violation is detected or modify the assignment data and then resend it. To modify the assignment data, first click the Edit link in the Process Form column on the Resource Profile page.

  19. In the Edit Form window that is displayed, you can modify the role and profile data that you had selected earlier.


    Note:

    To modify a set of entitlements In the Edit Form window, you must first remove all entitlements and then add the ones that you want to use.

    In the following screenshot, one of the roles selected earlier is marked for removal:

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  20. Rerun the ResubmitUninitiatedProvisioningSODChecks scheduled task to initiate the SoD validation process.

  21. After the ResubmitUninitiatedProvisioningSODChecks scheduled task is run, the results of the SoD validation process are brought to Oracle Identity Manager. If you click the View link in the Process Form column, then the process form is displayed. The following screenshot shows this page:

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    In this screenshot, the SOD Check Status field shows SoDCheckCompleted. Because no violation was detected by the SoD engine, the SoD Check Violation field shows Passed.

    In addition, the Resource Provisioning Details page shows the status of the SODChecker and Holder tasks as Completed.

    The following screenshot shows this page:

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    On the Resource Provisioning Details page, the state of the Add User Role task is Completed.

3.7.4 Request-Based Provisioning in an SoD-Enabled Environment

The request-based provisioning operation involves both end users and approvers. Typically, these approvers are in the management chain of the requesters. The request-based provisioning process described in this section covers steps to be performed by both entities.

In the example used in this section, the end user creates a request for two roles on the target system. The request clears the SoD validation process and is approved by the approver.

End-User's Role in Request-Based Provisioning

The following are types of request-based provisioning:

Request-based provisioning of accounts: OIM Users are created but not provisioned target system resources when they are created. Instead, the users themselves raise requests for provisioning accounts.

Request-based provisioning of entitlements: OIM Users who have been provisioned target system resources (either through direct or request-based provisioning) raise requests for provisioning entitlements.

The following steps are performed by the end user in a request-based provisioning operation:


Note:

The procedure is almost the same for request-based provisioning of both accounts and entitlements. Differences have been called out in the following sequence of steps.

  1. Log in to the Administrative and User Console.

  2. Expand My Resources, and then click Request New Resources.

  3. On the Step 1: Provide resources page, use the Add button to select one of the following:

    • SAP UM Resource Object, if you want to create a request for a target system account

    • SAP UM Roles or SAP UM Profiles, if you want to create a request for an entitlement on the target system

    The following screenshot shows the SAP UM Roles entitlement selected:

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  4. On the Step 2: Provide resource data page, click Continue.

    The following screenshot shows this page:

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  5. On the second Step 2: Provide resource data page, select the IT resource corresponding to the target system installation on which you want the selected entitlement.

    The following screenshot shows this page:

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  6. On the third Step 2: Provide resource data page, select the entitlements that you want to request.

    The following screenshot shows two roles selected on this page:

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  7. On the Step 3: Verify information page, review the information that you have provided and then submit the request.

    The following screenshot shows this page:

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  8. If you click Submit Now, then the Request Submitted page shows the request ID.

    The following screenshot shows this page:

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  9. If you click the request ID, then the Request Details page is displayed.

    The following screenshot shows this page:

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    On the page displayed when you click View, the SOD Status field shows SODCheckNotInitiated. The value in this field can be SoDCheckNotInitiated, SoDCheckResultPending, or SoDCheckCompleted.

    The following screenshot shows this page:

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  10. To view details of the approval, select Approval Tasks from the list at the top of the page. The Approval Tasks page is displayed. The following screenshot shows this page:

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    On this page, the status of the SODChecker task is Pending.

  11. To initiate SoD validation of pending entitlement requests, an administrator must run the Resubmit Uninitiated Approval SOD Checks scheduled task. The following screenshots shows this scheduled task in the Design Console:

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  12. After the Resubmit Uninitiated Approval SOD Checks scheduled task is run, on the Approvals Task page, the status of the SODChecker task is Completed and the Approval task status is Pending. This page also shows details of the administrator who must now approve the request.

    The following screenshot shows the Approvals Task page after the request passes the SoD validation process.

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Approver's Role in Request-Based Provisioning

This section discusses the role of the approver in a request-based provisioning operation.

The approver to whom the request is assigned can use the Pending Approvals feature to view details of the request.

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In addition, the approver can click the View link to view details of the SoD validation process.

The approver can decide whether to approve or deny the request, regardless of whether the SoD engine accepted or rejected the request. The approver can also modify entitlements in the request.

The following are steps that the approver can perform:

  1. As the approver, to edit and approve a request, click the Edit link.

  2. In the Edit Form window, select the entitlement request data that you want to modify from the list at the top of the window and then make the required change. In the following screenshot, one of the roles that the requester had included in the request has been removed:

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  3. Close the Edit Form window, select the check box for the task that you want to approve, and then click Approve.

  4. On the Confirmation page, click Confirm.

    The following screenshot shows this page:

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  5. On the Request Details page, the SOD Status column shows SODCheckCompleted.

    If you search for and open the requester's profile, the entitlements granted to the user are shown in the Provisioned state. This is shown in the following screenshot:

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3.8 Switching Between SAP R/3 and SAP CUA Target Systems

To switch target systems for reconciliation:

  1. If you are switching to SAP CUA, then set the value of the Is CUA Enabled entry to yes in the Lookup.SAP.UM.Configuration lookup definition. If you are switching to SAP R/3, then set the value to no.

    See Section 2.3.2, "Setting Up the Configuration Lookup Definition in Oracle Identity Manager" for more information.

  2. In the SAP User Management User Recon and SAP User Management Delete Recon scheduled tasks, set values for the following attributes:

    • IT Resource: Enter the name of the required IT resource.

    • Last Execution Timestamp: Enter 0 as the value of this attribute. Alternatively, if you have saved the time stamp value from the previous reconciliation run on the same target system, then you can enter that value in the Time Stamp attribute. See Section 3.4.3, "Reconciliation Scheduled Tasks" for information about the scheduled task.

To switch target systems for provisioning:

  1. If you are switching to SAP CUA, then set the value of the Is CUA Enabled entry to yes in the Lookup.SAP.UM.Configuration lookup definition. If you are switching to SAP R/3, then set the value to no.

  2. If you have configured the target system for SoD, then set the Is CUA Enabled entry in the Lookup.SAP.UM.SoDConfiguration lookup definition to yes or no depending on the target system that you want to use.

  3. In the SAP User Management Lookup Recon scheduled task, set values for the following attributes:

    • IT Resource: Enter the name of the required IT resource.

    • Lookup Name: Enter Lookup.SAP.CUA.LookupMappings if the target system is SAP CUA. Otherwise, enter Lookup.SAP.UM.LookupMappings.

  4. Run the SAP User Management Lookup Recon scheduled task.

  5. Start the provisioning operation on the Administrative and User Console by selecting the required IT resource.

3.9 Enabling and Disabling the SoD Feature

See the "Segregation of Duties (SoD) in Oracle Identity Manager" chapter in Oracle Identity Manager Tools Reference for Release 9.1.0.2 for information about enabling and disabling the SoD feature in Oracle Identity Manager.

3.10 Enabling and Disabling the Compliant User Provisioning Feature

To enable or disable the Compliant User Provisioning feature of the connector:

See Section 2.3.2.3, "Setting Values in the Lookup.SAP.UM.Configuration Lookup Definition" for information about setting values in this lookup definition.