Request Access - For Self and Others

As an Oracle Access Governance WORKFORCE user, you can request access to resources and roles for yourself or others. Your request may be granted automatically if no approval is required, or it may go through an approval process.

Request Access to Resources through Access Bundles

You can request access to resources using Access Bundles defined in the Oracle Access Governance Console:

Navigate to Request Access

  1. In your browser, navigate to the Oracle Access Governance Console.
  2. Click the navigation menu Navigation icon, and select My Stuff → Request Access to navigate to the Request Access page.
  3. Select Start on the Request access bundle tile to request access to resources, such as applications, and cloud service. The Request access bundle step workflow initiates.
  4. On the Select access page, select or search for the resources you want to get access to, and click Next.
  5. The next step of the workflow is Add details. The details requested will depend on the resource selected, but will typically be something like a justification for granting the access requested. Enter any details required and click Next.
  6. From the Review and submit page, select Submit request if you are happy with your selections.

Select Who: Self or Others

Select if the request you are creating is for yourself or for another identity.

  1. If the request is for yourself, then select Yes, and click Next, to navigate to the next step of the workflow.
  2. If the request is for another identity, then select No,
    1. Search and Select the identities for which you want to request the access
    2. Once you have selected your identities click Next, to navigate to the next step of the workflow.

Select Access Bundles

  1. Search and select one or more access bundles. You can check the Access Bundle Access Bundles icon to view access bundle details and the included permissions.
  2. Click Next.

Select Time Limits

For each access bundle, set for how long you need the access by setting an expiration period.

Note:

The available time limit options depend on the access bundle's configuration. For example, if the access bundle is set to a specific number of hours, users will only see hours and specific time range to set the expiration period.
  1. How long should access be granted?: Select one of the following:
    1. Indefinitely: Allows permanent access with no time limits. Access is revoked only if manually revoked or the account is disabled.
    2. Maximum number of days [1-365]: Enter the maximum number of days to grant access. Access will be revoked after this period.
    3. Maximum number of hours [1-24]: Enter the maximum number of hours to grant access. Access will be revoked after the specified hours.
    4. Specific date and time range: Select access start time and access end time to grant access.
  2. How many days/hours: Based on your selection of days or hours for access, enter the number of days or hours you need the access.

Select Add details

Enter justification in the Add details task.

Review and submit

The Review and submit task displays the information you have added in the previous tasks. If everything looks correct, then click Submit request to request access.

Request Access To A Role

You can create a role request using the Oracle Access Governance Console:

Request a new access (Role)

To create a request for a role:

  1. In your browser, navigate to the Oracle Access Governance service home page, and log in as a user with the Access Control Administrator application role.
  2. On the Oracle Access Governance service home page, click on the navigation menu icon, then select My Stuff → Request a new access. You navigate to the Request access page.
  3. On the Request access page, select Start from the tile Which role would you like?. This takes you to the Request a new role workflow, where you can select roles defined within your environment, and request that you be assigned these roles.
  4. The first step of the workflow is Select who, which determines if the request you are creating is for yourself, or for another identity.
    1. If the request is for yourself, then select Yes, and click Next, to navigate to the next step of the workflow.
    2. If the request is for another identity, then select No, and and select or search for the identities you want to request the resource for. Once you have selected your identities click Next, to navigate to the next step of the workflow.
  5. On the Select access page, select or search for the roles you want to assign, and click Next.
  6. The next step of the workflow is Add details. The details requested will depend on the resource selected, but will typically be something like a justification for granting the role requested. Enter any details required and click Next.
  7. From the Review and submit page, select Submit request if you are happy with your selections.