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How to Configure User Management Support

In CA IdentityMinder, you manage users with admin roles, which determine the CA IdentityMinder tasks that administrators can perform.

Note: Before implementing user management in CA IdentityMinder, you should determine which functionality you need and develop a plan for implementing that functionality in stages.

To configure user management support, you complete the following high-level steps:

1. Install the CA IdentityMinder Server and Administrative tools.

   If you need to provision accounts to managed users, you will also need to install support for provisioning.

   Note: See the Installation Guide for instructions.

2. Create the following in the CA IdentityMinder Management Console:
   • CA IdentityMinder directory

     Describes a user store to CA IdentityMinder. It includes the following:

     • A pointer to a user store, which stores managed objects such as users, groups, and organizations.
     • Metadata that describes how managed objects are stored in the directory and represented in CA IdentityMinder.
   • CA IdentityMinder environment

     Provides a management namespace that lets CA IdentityMinder administrators manage objects such as users, groups, and organizations, with a set of associated roles and tasks. The CA IdentityMinder environment controls the management and graphical presentation of a directory.

   For more information about CA IdentityMinder directories and environments, see the Configuration Guide.

3. Modify the default admin roles and tasks to suit your business requirements.

   Typical role modifications include adding or removing default tasks from existing admin roles, or creating new admin roles, which are based on the default roles.

   Typical task modifications include customizing the default user profile tabs to include only the information that you want to manage. (The default profile tabs include all attributes that are defined for users.)

   For information about modifying the default admin roles and tasks, see the User Console Design Guide.

4. Assign the admin roles to users who will perform user management tasks.