Managing roles

The role management interface is available in webconsole > Roles. Using this interface, you can create new roles and manage existing ones. OpenIAM supports the creation of Business Roles and Technical Roles.

  • Technical Roles represent roles within an application that the user is modeling. For example, if you want to represent an Oracle DB role in OpenIAM, it would be considered a Technical Role.
  • Business Roles represent a collection of Technical Roles and other entitlements that are generally required to perform a specific job function.

The following sections provide details about the capabilities of the Role Manager.

OperationDescription
Creating a roleDescribes how to create a Business Role.
Searching for a roleExplains how to search for and locate an existing role.
Importing roles using a CSVDescribes how to bulk import roles using a CSV file.
Importing roles using connectorsExplains how to import roles from another system.
Defining approval flow for role membershipDescribes how to configure approval workflows for role assignments.