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.
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
| Types of roles existing in OpenIAM | Describe the role type and possible application of each role type. |
| Creating a role | Describes how to create a Business Role. |
| Searching for a role | Explains how to search for and locate an existing role. |
| Importing roles using a CSV | Describes how to bulk import roles using a CSV file. |
| Importing roles using connectors | Explains how to import roles from another system. |
| Defining approval flow for role membership | Describes how to configure approval workflows for role assignments. |