Sun Identity Manager 8.1 Resources Reference

Step 6: Configure PeopleTools

To complete the configuration process, you must use the PeopleTools browser-based GUI to assign component interfaces to a permission list, create a role and assign permission lists to the role, and assign the role to user profiles. Refer to the PeopleTools documentation for more information about these entities.

Component Interfaces

Use of component interfaces must be authorized.

ProcedureAuthorizing a Component Interface

  1. Log in to the PeopleTools browser-based GUI and navigate to Home— > People Tools— > Maintain Security— > Use— > Permission Lists. (For Peoplesoft 9, this path is Home—>People Tools—>Security—>Permissions & Roles—>Permission List.)

  2. Select the Add a New Value link and enter a value such as LH_ALL

  3. Click on the right arrow in the tabs section near the top of the page until the Component Interface tab is displayed. Then click on the Component Interface tab.

  4. Enter an existing Component Interface, such as LH_AUDIT_EFFDT_COMP_INTF, in the text box.

  5. Click the Edit link to go to the Component Interface Permissions page.

  6. Click the Full Access button to enable full access for all the methods, or use the drop-down menus to assign access for individual methods. Click OK to return to the Permission Lists page.

  7. Click the + (plus) button. An additional text box will be displayed.

  8. Enter a different existing Component Interface, such as LH_EMPLOYEE_COMP_INTF, in the text box.

  9. Repeat steps 5 and 6.

  10. Save your changes.

ProcedureAssigning a PeopleSoft Role to the Component Interfaces

  1. Navigate to Home— > People Tools— > Maintain Security— > Use— > Roles. (For Peoplesoft 9, the path is Home-> People Tools-> Security-> Permissions & Roles-> Roles.)

  2. Select the Add a New Value link and enter a value such as LH_ROLE.

  3. Click the Permission Lists tab.

  4. Enter an existing Permission List, such as LH_ALL.

  5. Save your changes.

ProcedureAssigning a Role to a User Profile

  1. Navigate to Home— > People Tools— > Maintain Security— > Use— > User Profiles. (For Peoplesoft 9, the path is Home—> People Tools—> Security—> User Profiles—> User Profiles.)

  2. Enter an existing user ID. This user can be specified as the user on the Resource Parameters page in Identity Manager.


    Note –

    You can also create a new user. Refer to the PeopleSoft documentation for more information about the requirements of a user account.


  3. Select the Roles tab.

  4. Click the + (plus) button. An additional text box will be displayed.

  5. Enter the name of a role, such as LH_ROLE.

  6. Save your changes.