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The Snapshot Parameter XML File

CA Identity Manager reports enable you to see the current state of an Identity Manager environment. You can use this information to ensure compliance with internal business policies or external regulations.

You generate Identity Manager reports from management data which describes the relationship between objects in a Identity Manager environment. Examples of management data include the following:

• A user's profile attributes
• A list of roles that contain a certain task
• The members of a role or group
• The rules that comprise a role

Use the Snapshot Parameter XML file to define the management data you want to use in reports.