Importing access data for a role

Use the Identity Manager Console to import the role access data from a comma-separated value (CSV) file.

Before you begin

Depending on how your system administrator customized your system, you might not have access to this task. To obtain access to this task or to have someone complete it for you, contact your system administrator.

The privileged user that uploads the CSV file must have the appropriate permissions.

Before you import a role, you must have ACI privileges for Search Operation, Modify Operation, and read permissions for the Access Options attribute, on the role that you want to update. If the necessary privileges do not exist, then the role is not imported.

Before you import a CSV file, verify that the CSV-related conventions are met. They are as follows:
  • The access type hierarchy is represented in the following format, and each access type be separated by a colon (:). For example:
    AccessType1:AccessType2
  • The badge information is provided in the following format. For example: 
    badgeText~badgeStyle
  • Multiple badges can be assigned to accesses in the following format, and each badge must be separated by a semicolon (;). For example:
    Badge1~red;Badge2~green
  • Multiple search terms and access types can be specified by using the semicolon (;) separator.
  • The relevant keys must be provided in the CSV file for the customized labels that are related to badges and access types.

About this task

Only the accesses with the Define as Access set to True are defined as accesses, and the corresponding data is imported.

Procedure

  1. From the navigation tree, select Manage Roles.
    The Manage Roles page is displayed.
  2. On the Manage Roles page, in the Roles table, click Import Access Data.
    The Import access data page is displayed.
  3. Click Browse in File to Upload (.CSV) to locate and upload a valid CSV file that contains all the access data for a role.
  4. Click Import to import the CSV file.
    After you submit the import request, a process status indicates the advancement of the import operation.
    Note: If you click Import with an invalid file format, a message is displayed to inform you that the file format is not valid.
    If any problems occur when you are importing a CSV file, then close the Import access data page to continue working with the Identity Manager Console. The problems might be due to one of the following conditions:
    • The access data CSV file does not exist.
    • The CSV file was renamed.
    • The CSV file does not contain appropriate separators or delimiters.
  5. Optional: Click Cancel to discontinue the import operation.
    Note: Click Download Import Log File to view any error or log information about the import operation. This button is displayed only if the submitted import operation contains any log information or encountered any errors.

Results

The imported CSV file contains all the access data for a role. Click Close to exit from the Import access data page.

What to do next

Export access data for a role, or you can continue to import access data by clicking Import Access Data in the Manage Roles page.