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CA IdentityMinder Environment Components

A CA IdentityMinder Environment is a view of a management namespace that lets CA IdentityMinder administrators manage objects like users, groups, and organizations. These objects are assigned with a set of associated roles and tasks. The CA IdentityMinder Environment controls the management and graphical presentation of a directory.

A single user store can associate multiple CA IdentityMinder Environments to define different views of the directory. However, a CA IdentityMinder Environment is associated with only one user store.

CA IdentityMinder environments contain following elements:

Directory

Describes a user store to CA IdentityMinder. Directory element includes:

• 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 its representation in CA IdentityMinder.

Provisioning Directory (optional)

Stores data relevant to the Provisioning Server to manage additional accounts in managed endpoints. Only one Provisioning Directory can be associated with an Environment.

Note: For more information about the Provisioning Server or the Provisioning Directory, see the Installation Guide.

User Console

Enables CA IdentityMinder administrators to perform tasks in a CA IdentityMinder Environment.

Task and role definitions

Determine user privileges in CA IdentityMinder and other applications. These task and role definitions are initially available in the CA IdentityMinder Environment where they can be assigned to users.

You can customize the default roles and tasks using the User Console.

Self-service

Lets users create and maintain their own accounts for accessing resources, such as a customer web site. Self-service also lets users request a temporary password in case of forgetting the current password.

Workflow definitions

CA IdentityMinder includes default workflow definitions that automate approval and notification of user management tasks, such as creating user profiles or assigning users to roles or groups. You can modify the default workflow processes in CA IdentityMinder to support each enterprise requirements.

Skins

Determine the appearance of the CA IdentityMinder user interface.

Custom features

You can modify CA IdentityMinder to suit your business requirements using the CA IdentityMinder APIs. See the Programming Guide for Java.

Each CA IdentityMinder environment requires one or more system managers to customize the initial roles and tasks using the User Console. Once a system manager creates the initial roles and tasks, that manager can grant administrative privileges to users in that environment. These users become administrators who manage users, groups, and organizations. See the Administration Guide.