3.3 Exploring the Identity Reporting Module
After you log in, the Identity Reporting Module shows a left navigation menu that provides access to various pages that let you perform reporting actions. To navigate to a particular page, click the menu item for the page you want to view:
Figure 3-1 Navigating within the Identity Reporting Module
If you look at the left navigation menu, you see the following menu choices:
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Overview (which is open by default)
To learn about this tab and how to work with it, see Section 4.0, Using the Overview Page.
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Repository
To learn about this tab and how to work with it, see Section 5.0, Using the Repository Page.
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Import
To learn about this tab and how to work with it, see Section 6.0, Using the Import Tool.
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Calendar
To learn about this tab and how to work with it, see Section 7.0, Using the Calendar Page.
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Reports
To learn about this tab and how to work with it, see Section 8.0, Using the Completed and Running Reports Page.
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Settings
To learn about this tab and how to work with it, see Section 9.0, Configuring Settings and Data Collection.
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Data Collection
To learn about this tab and how to work with it, see Section 9.0, Configuring Settings and Data Collection.
3.3.1 Getting Help
While working in the Identity Reporting Module, you can display the online version of this guide to get help on a particular feature of the product:
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Click the link (in the top right corner of the page).
3.3.2 Logging Out
When you finish working in the Identity Reporting Module and want to end your session, you can log out.
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Click the link (in the top right corner of the page).
3.3.3 Token Timeout
Instead of timing out when a user session is idle, the Identity Reporting Module implements a token timeout strategy to manage user logins. The token associated with each user login times out automatically after a specified period of time, regardless of what the user does. After a token timeout occurs, the reporting module preserves the user’s data. The user can log in again and resume work without losing any data.
The administrator can set the token timeout value at installation time, or configure it later by using the post-installation utility provided with the Identity Reporting Module.
The token timeout feature greatly reduces the risk that an unauthorized user could impersonate a user who had previously logged in to the reporting module. After a timeout has occurred, the token is no longer valid and cannot be reused. This is not the case with many applications that rely on a conventional session timeout mechanism, because the session information can be passed on and reused by another person.