1.5 What’s Next

Now that you have learned about the features and architecture of the Identity Manager User Application, you can start to customizing it as needed for your own business needs. Typically you will,

Customize the user interface and identity self-service features. See Table 1-6.
Set up the requests and approval features (if provisioning is installed). See Table 1-7.
Set up your production environment. See Table 1-8.

Table 1-6 Customizing the User Interface and Identity Self-Service Features

To learn about	See
Setting up directory abstraction layer objects	Identity Manager User Application: Design Guide
Adding new pages and setting page security	Section 6.0, Page Administration
Changing the User Application’s theme or branding	Section 5.1.6, Theme Administration
Localizing the User Application user interface	Section 2.6, Localizing and Customizing User Application Strings and Name Formats
Enabling password self-service	Section 5.3, Password Management Configuration

Table 1-7 Setting Up the Provisioning, Roles, and Resources Features

To learn about	See
Creating provisioning requests	Identity Manager User Application: Design Guide and Section 9.0, Managing Provisioning Request Definitions
Customizing request and approval forms	Identity Manager User Application: Design Guide
Defining administrator assignments	Section 7.3, Administrator Assignments
Defining teams	Section 7.4, Team Configuration
Defining navigation access permissions	Section 7.5, Navigation Access Permissions
Defining emaemailil templates	Identity Manager User Application: Design Guide and Section 10.4, Working with Email Templates

Table 1-8 Setting Up the User Application Production Environment

To learn about	See
Your production environment topology	Section 2.1, Topology
Setting up security	Section 2.2, Security
Performance tuning strategies	Section 2.4, Performance Tuning
Setting up a cluster	Section 2.5, Clustering
Setting up logging	Section 3.0, Setting Up Logging