9.3 Defining the Settings for Non-Managed Applications

The Non-Managed Application Data Sources page allows you to specify which non-managed applications you want to report on, and provide information about where the reporting module can find these applications. A non-managed application is any application running in an enterprise that you want to include in your reports. Each application has its own set of application entitlements, which are distinct from Identity Manager entitlements. The application entitlements might include groups, roles, accounts, profiles, or other types of permissions associated with the application.

If a system is connected to the Identity Vault with an Identity Manager driver, it is referred to as a managed system. The Application Data Sources page is used to configure applications that are not connected to the Identity Vault through Identity Managed drivers. The ability to access managed systems (connected systems) is controlled through the Identity Vaults, which are configured on the Identity Vaults page.

To include information from a non-managed application in your reports, you need to implement a REST endpoint for the application and specify the context for this endpoint in the Context field in the Non-Managed Application Data Sources page. If the endpoint cannot be found, the application data will not be available for reporting.

  1. Click Applications under Data Collection in the left navigation menu.

    The reporting module displays the Non-Managed Application Data Sources page. If any applications have been defined previously, the page shows a separate section for each application. If no applications have been defined, the page is empty:

  2. To add a non-managed application, click Add Application.

    The reporting module displays the Application section on the page:

  3. Provide details about the application, as follows:

    Application Setting

    Description

    Application State

    Controls whether the data source for the application is running or suspended. You can use the Start data source and Stop data source buttons to control the application state.

    Display Name

    A text string you use to identify the application within the reporting module.

    System address

    The network address of the application data source (REST endpoint).

    Port

    The port number on which the application data source (REST endpoint) is listening.

    Context

    The context for the REST endpoint associated with the application data source.

    To include data from an application in your reports, you need to implement a REST endpoint for the application and specify the context for this endpoint in the Context field. If the endpoint cannot be found, the application data is not available for reporting.

    Username

    The username required to authenticate to the application data source (REST endpoint).

    Password

    The password required to authenticate to the application data source (REST endpoint).

    Use SSL

    Indicates whether communication with this application data source (REST endpoint) uses a Secure Socket Layer (SSL).

    Certificate

    The SSL certificate for the application data source (REST endpoint). Click Browse to locate the certificate file.

  4. To save your changes, click Save.

  5. To start the data source associated with the application, click Start data source to the right of Application state.

  6. To stop a data source that is already running, click Stop data source:

  7. To remove the application you just added, click Remove in the upper right corner of the Application section of the page.