User search

Administrators or help desk teams will need to perform searches to find users as part of day-to-day administrative operations. OpenIAM provides two ways of finding users:

Header search: A search box in the header section of the webconsole that is always available.
Advanced search: A form-based search which retrieves users based on a variety of options.

Header search

To find users using the header search, follow the steps below:

Log in to the webconsole.
From the search bar in the header, select Users as shown below.

Start to type in either the name or identity of the user that you need. OpenIAM uses a starts with algorithm to match users against your input.

Click on the user once you find a match. OpenIAM will retrieve the user information and will present it in a template view.

Advanced search

As mentioned above, advanced search allows for a greater number of options to perform your search. To use the advanced search option, use either of the two options below:

Click on the Advanced search button next to the header search as shown below:

Select User Admin -> User search from the top menu.

Default search options include:

Field Name	Description
Last name	Search by a person's last name. This field supports a "starts with" algorithm. If you enter "su" it will show all users whose last names start with "su".
Principal name	Search by a user's identity/account. This fields supports a "starts with" algorithm.
Email address	Search by a user's email address. This fields supports a "starts with" algorithm.
Employee ID	Search by an employee's ID. This search is based on an exact match.

Additional search options can be added by selecting them from the Add more search criteria field. Click on the field and select the required search options.

The table below describes each of the search options.

Field Name	Description
Account status	Filters users based on the any of the following states: DISABLED LOCKED LOCKED_ADMIN
User status	Filters users based on any of the following states: ACTIVE APPROVAL_DECLINED DELETED INACTIVE LEAVE PENDING_APPROVAL PENDING_DEACTIVATION PENDING_INITIAL_LOGIN PENDING_START_DATE PENDING_USER_VALIDATION RETIRED TERMINATED
First name	Search by a user's first name
Extended attributes	Extended attributes allows search by any attribute that has been defined as a custom field
Group	Search by group membership
Role	Search by role membership
Job code	Search by job code. This field is a drop-down containing predefined job codes.
Maiden name	Search by a user's maiden name
Nickname	Search by a user's nickname (aka alternate name, preferred name, etc.)
Organization	Search by organization object membership: Organization, Division, Department, etc.

Custom form templates

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