2 Onboard users into Oracle Empirica Signal
Here are the tasks that user administrators perform to onboard users into Oracle Empirica Signal using Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS).
Note:
For details on managing users with IDCS, see the Oracle Identity Cloud Service documentation, available from the IDCS console dashboard and on the Oracle Help Center.- Typical workflow for onboarding users
- Review the Default User Profile in Oracle Empirica Signal
Before adding Oracle Empirica Signal users, the Oracle Empirica Signal Customer Administrator must review the Default User Profile defined in the Oracle Empirica Signal application for all application instances, such as UAT and PROD. - Create the user's account
If the Oracle Identity Cloud Service account doesn't exist, create it. - Provide access to the Oracle Empirica Signal application
To provide users access to Oracle Empirica Signal add them to the Signal group in Oracle Identity Cloud Service. - Adjust the user's Oracle Empirica Signal account details
The new Oracle Empirica Signal user is created in the application environment with standard user settings according to the Default User Profile. - Enable federated user access
You can enable users with federated accounts, such as IAMS, to access Oracle Empirica Signal using their federated SSO. - Remove access to Oracle Empirica Signal
To eliminate a user's ability to access Oracle Empirica Signal, remove the user from the appropriate group in IDCS.
Typical workflow for onboarding users
Task | Where performed | Description |
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Review the Oracle Empirica Signal default user profile. | Oracle Empirica Signal |
Choose the settings for the default user profile. This profile will be applied to all users provisioned through IDCS. See Review the Default User Profile in Oracle Empirica Signal. |
Create users in Oracle Identity Cloud Service. | Oracle Identity Cloud Service |
Create IDCS user accounts for users. |
Provide users access to Oracle Empirica Signal. | Oracle Identity Cloud Service |
Assign the Signal group to provide access to Oracle Empirica Signal. |
Fine tune users using Oracle Empirica Signal. | Oracle Empirica Signal |
After the IDCS users are provisioned in Oracle Empirica Signal, if necessary, you can adjust the permissions assigned to them using the administration tools in Oracle Empirica Signal. |
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Review the Default User Profile in Oracle Empirica Signal
Before adding Oracle Empirica Signal users, the Oracle Empirica Signal Customer Administrator must review the Default User Profile defined in the Oracle Empirica Signal application for all application instances, such as UAT and PROD.
In the Oracle Empirica Signal application, you select a specific user profile to be the Default User Profile, as described in Set site options in the Oracle Empirica Signal User Guide and Online Help. All new Oracle Empirica Signal users provisioned via Oracle Identity Cloud Service automatically receive the user settings defined in the Default User Profile. Therefore, the Oracle Empirica Signal Customer Administrator should ensure the following Default User Profile settings reflect the intended standard configuration for all users.
- The login group
- The quota setting
- The roles and permissions
- The user preference settings
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Create the user's account
If the Oracle Identity Cloud Service account doesn't exist, create it.
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Provide access to the Oracle Empirica Signal application
To provide users access to Oracle Empirica Signal add them to the Signal group in Oracle Identity Cloud Service.
Groups and applications in IDCS are created by default to correspond to each customer environment and instance.
Note:
Do not modify the default groups that have been created for Oracle Empirica Signal. You can identify these groups by the group name, which uses the naming convention described below.Oracle Empirica Signal group naming convention:
hs-{productcode}[-{servicename}][-{env}]-{unique}
Examples:
hs-esi-esg-prod
hs-esi-esg-uat
You can add one or more users to a group from the Groups page, assign an individual user to one or more groups from the Users page, or import users.
Note:
For full details on managing users, groups, and applications with IDCS, see the Oracle Identity Cloud Service documentation, available from the IDCS dashboard and on the Oracle Help Center.Parent topic: Onboard users into Oracle Empirica Signal
Adjust the user's Oracle Empirica Signal account details
The new Oracle Empirica Signal user is created in the application environment with standard user settings according to the Default User Profile.
If the individual requires non-standard user settings, you can adjust the following in Oracle Empirica Signal:
- Change the login group, roles, and permissions assigned to the user.
- (Optional) To use the Oracle Empirica Topics feature, add the user to one or more work teams and assign work team permissions to the user.
For details on assigning and changing roles, permissions, and work teams, see Ways to administer users in the Oracle Empirica Signal User Guide and Online Help.
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Enable federated user access
You can enable users with federated accounts, such as IAMS, to access Oracle Empirica Signal using their federated SSO.
- Ensure the user has an IDCS account. If necessary, create the users account in IDCS.
- Ensure the user profile is set to Federated. You can set this attribute when importing users into IDCS, or from the Users page in the IDCS console. See View Details About User Accounts and Import User Accounts in Administering Oracle Identity Cloud Service.
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Remove access to Oracle Empirica Signal
To eliminate a user's ability to access Oracle Empirica Signal, remove the user from the appropriate group in IDCS.
- Remove the user(s) from the appropriate Oracle Empirica Signal group in IDCS.
You can remove one or more users from a group from the Groups page, or remove an individual user from one or more groups from the Users page.
See Manage Oracle Identity Cloud Service Users in Administering Oracle Identity Cloud Service. - If the user you are removing has one or more objects assigned in Oracle Empirica Signal, you must also purge the user in the Oracle Empirica Signal application.
See Purge users in the Oracle Empirica Signal User Guide.
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