1.13 Configuring Settings and Data Collection

This section provides instructions on configuring settings for Identity Reporting.

1.13.1 Defining the General Settings

The General Settings page allows you to define global settings that control the behavior of Identity Reporting.

  1. Click Settings in the left navigation menu.

  2. To specify how long completed reports should be retained, specify the unit of time (days, weeks, or months) and a number in the Delete generated reports after field.

  3. To save your changes, click Save.

Archiving reporting data If you want to archive data in the reporting database, you need to use the archiving tools provided with PostgreSQL. For more information, see the PostgreSQL documentation.

1.13.2 Managing Data Sources

The Data Sources page allows you to add, modify, and remove PostgreSQL and Oracle data sources on which you want to run reports. You can select data sources from a pre-defined list of installed Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) data sources that the reporting server manages or define new, external Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) data sources. For a data source to be available when you run reports, you must first add it using this page.

After you add a pre-defined JNDI data source, you can use the Data Sources page to modify the display name. For JDBC data sources, you can modify the display name and the password that Identity Reporting uses to connect to the data source.

You cannot remove the pre-defined data source named IDMRPTCfgDataSourceIdentity Reporting. This is the default data source that Identity Reporting uses to run reports against the internal database.

To add a data source:

  1. Click Data Sources in the left navigation menu.

  2. Click Add.

  3. Select the appropriate method for connecting to the data source.

    • Provide database details: Enter connection information to an external data source

    • Provide Sentinel details: Enter connection information to an Sentinel data source

    • Select from predefined list: If you are adding a pre-defined data source, select the Identifier from the list of source.

  4. (Optional) To test whether Identity Reporting can connect to the data source, click Test Connection.

    A successful connection is not required to add the data source.

  5. Click Save.

To remove a data source:

  1. Click Data Sources in the left navigation menu.

  2. Click Remove next to the data source you want to remove.

    After you remove a data source, it is no longer available for running reports.