10.1 Checklist for Setting Up the Dashboard for Identity Applications

NetIQ recommends that you review the following checklist for setting up the enhanced Identity Manager Dashboard:

Checklist Items

  1. Create compound indexes for all the basic attributes. To use any other attributes, you must create compound index for those attributes. For more information about creating compound indexes, see Creating Compound Indexes in the NetIQ Identity Manager Setup Guide.

    NOTE:If you create a compound index for a multivalued attribute and this attribute has multiple values, the identity applications return duplicate records in user catalog when you sort using that attribute.

    For example, if you created a compound index for multivalued attribute named as First Name, and it holds multiple values, you will see duplicate records for each values when this attribute is used for sorting.

  1. Add a new language that is not a default language, see Section 8.4, Adding a Language to the Identity Applications.

  1. Modify the administration configuration settings for the Dashboard. You can customize the following settings:

    • User access to pages

    • Attributes displayed in user profiles

    • Logo, stylesheet, and other brand settings

    For more information, see “Customize the User Interface” in the Help for the Dashboard.

  1. Add links to the Applications page to provide your users easy access to common permissions and activities. For example, you might want to provide links for administrators to access Catalog Administrator and the User Application.

    For more information about providing links for your users, see Section 8.1, Linking the Dashboard to Catalog Administrator and the User Application and “Configure the Applications Page” in the Help for the Dashboard.

    NOTE:With Identity Manager 4.6, the Dashboard replaces Identity Manager Home and Provisioning Dashboard. The Dashboard’s Applications page should replicate Featured Items that had been in Identity Manager Home.