Change Ownership of Assets

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Assets such as APIs and applications in webMethods API Gateway have an option where the ownership of the asset can be changed. Applications have confidential data like API key and client certificates which only the owner can view. Therefore, if the owner of an asset has to take up a different responsibility or leave the organization, no other user can view the secrets of the asset. The edit option available on the asset details page, enables the transfer of ownership of the asset to another user, so that the new owner of the asset can access or view the confidential data of the asset. webMethods API Gateway provides an option to configure an approval process for the assets' ownership change. Approval and auditing contribute to the governance of change ownership.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have:

  • webMethods API Gateway advanced edition version 10.5 or higher installed.
  • Basic understanding of webMethods API Gateway and its related components like the webMethods API Gateway user interface.
  • Change owner/team privilege.

    For details on functional privileges available, see webMethods API Gateway Functional Privileges.

  • The change owner approval process configured and enabled if you want to enforce an approval process for ownership changes of assets.

    For details on configuring the approval process, see How Do I Configure the Approval Process for Ownership Change of Assets?.

The figure depicts the workflow for changing ownership of assets.