Implementation Guide › Transitioning From eTrust Admin to Identity Manager › Business Changes in Identity Manager

Business Changes in Identity Manager

The Identity Manager Server, which users access through the Identity Manager User Console or through public tasks, typically manages a company's business tasks. These tasks may include user management, delegation, self service, approvals, business logic and password management.

The Identity Manager Server offers the following benefits:

• A single location for user management.
• Fine-grained privilege management—Roles, scope rules, and delegated administration allow administrators to share their workload while maintaining control over which objects a delegated administrator can manage.

  Note: For more information, see the Administration Guide.

• Customized user interfaces—You can customize the appearance and content of the CA Identity Manager task screens to suit your business needs. For example, you can create two sets of tasks—one for employees and one for customers. Each set of tasks can include different branding and can collect different information.

  Note: For more information, see the Configuration Guide.

• Support for Multiple Platforms—CA Identity Manager runs on WebLogic, WebSphere, and JBoss application servers running on Windows or Solaris systems.
• Support for multiple user store types—CA Identity Manager can manage users in multiple types of LDAP user directories and relational databases.

  For a complete list of supported user store types, see the CA Identity Manager support matrix on CA Support.