35.5 Reporting Parameters

When configuring the identity applications, this tab defines the values for managing Identity Reporting. The utility adds this tab when you install Identity Reporting.

By default, the tab displays the basic options. To see all settings, click Show Advanced Options. This tab includes the following groups of settings:

35.5.1 Email Delivery Configuration

This section defines the values for sending notifications.

SMTP Server Host

Specifies the DNS name or IP address of the email server than you want Identity Reporting to use when sending notification. Do not use localhost.

SMTP Server Port

Specifies the port number for the SMTP server.

SMTP Use SSL

Specifies whether you want to use TLS/SSL protocol for communication with the email server.

Server Needs Authentication

Specifies whether you want to use authentication for communications with the email server.

SMTP User Name

Specifies the email address that you want to use for authentication.

You must specify a value. If the server does not require authentication, you can specify an invalid address.

SMTP User Password

Applies only when you specify that the server requires authentication.

Specifies the password for the SMTP user account.

Default Email Address

Specifies the email address that you want Identity Reporting to use as the origination for email notifications.

35.5.2 Report Retention Values

This section defines the values for storing completed reports.

Report Unit, Report Lifetime

Specifies the amount of time that Identity Reporting keeps completed reports before deleting them. For example, to specify six months, enter 6 and then select Month.

Location of Reports

Specifies a path where you want to store the report definitions. For example, /opt/netiq/IdentityReporting.

35.5.3 Identity Audit

This section specifies whether you want to send audit events to the event auditing service that you specified during installation.

35.5.4 Modify Locale

This section defines the values for the language that you want Identity Reporting to use. Identity Reporting uses the specific locales in searches. For more information, see the NetIQ Identity Reporting Module Guide.

35.5.5 Role Configuration

This section defines the values for the authentication sources that Identity Reporting uses to generate reports.

Add Authentication Source

Specifies the type of authentication source that you want to add for reporting. Authentication sources can be

  • Default

  • LDAP Directory

  • File