Self-Service Group Lifecycle Management
for Active Directory
A powerful web-based group management tool allows administrators to delegate directory administration to end users based on permissions and workflow designed by IT.
What is GroupID Self-Service?
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Delegate directory administration tasks to end users with safely and securely.
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An administrator can approve group creation, membership changes,
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Enable end users to update their own profile information and attest
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Supports industry leading directories such as Microsoft’s Active
Directory, Azure Active Directory, generic LDAP based directories,
and messaging platforms such as Microsoft’s Exchange Server and
Office 365 as well as Google G Suite of Business Applications.
What is GroupID Self-Service?
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Delegate directory administration tasks to end users with safely and securely.
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An administrator can approve group creation, membership changes, or changes in attributes.
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Enable end users to update their own profile information and attest to their organizational structure.
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Supports industry leading directories such as Microsoft’s Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, generic LDAP based directories, and messaging platforms such as Microsoft’s Exchange Server and Office 365 as well as Google G Suite of Business Applications.
“Before Imanami, I had to staff several employees just to make changes. That is no longer the case. The products were easy to install, Imanami was great to work with and the systems virtually run themselves. “What more could you ask for?”
Mark Campbell
City of Atlanta’s CIO
What Does GroupID Self-Service Offer?
Complete Group Lifecycle Solution
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Manage group creation, expiration, and deletion to maintain accuracy.
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IT can provide group management capability to end-users while keeping control.
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Group owner attests to staffing (transfer, terminate, and update.)
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Easy to set workflow. Ensure security and accuracy within IT control.
Creation
Provide workflow to ensure that groups are approved and meet naming conventions.
Use
Allow owners to manage groups and users to opt-in and opt-out during a group’s useful life.
Expiration
Define a lifecycle for group renewals. Group owners are notified before the expiration, giving them time to renew it.
Deletion
Wait a set period of days to delete expired groups, giving the owner a chance to “get it back”.
Product Features
Group Management
Group Lifecycle
Set expiration policy on groups. Group expiration notification with renewal capability.
Manage Your Own Groups
Group owners can manage the membership, lifecycle, and delivery restrictions on their groups.
Join & Leave Groups
Users can opt-in or opt-out of groups depending on their security levels.
Temporary Membership
Group owners are empowered to grant temporary access, or temporary removal.
Multiple Owners
All owners receive the same rights and workflow notifications.
Group Security Settings
Define access level of groups (public, semi-private to private).
Workflow on Group Creation
Users can create groups but need approval by IT or their manager. Enforce naming conventions or security levels.
Mobile Group and Management
Mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Windows make group management simple and easy.
Delegated user Attribute Management
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End users can manage their attributes, change passwords, and manage workflow requests through a customizable web interface.
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Users are empowered to transfer employees, establish dotted line management responsibilities and when necessary, disable users who are leaving the organization.
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User lifecycle keeps organizational hierarchies accurate.
Complete Customization
Allow IT to set fields to view, edit, or hide contingent on a highly customizable set of rules.
Notification & Workflow
Create workflow on any attribute changes with approvals going to whoever is designated (managers, HR, help desk, admins etc.) Customizable and powerful workflow gives IT confidence in delegating.
Administration Control
Give a manager control over the profiles of their employees or delegate to a human resource specialist.
Log all Changes
Maintain logs of all changes for workflow approvals.
“We just communicated to the end user and turned it on: no money spent on user training, no help desk calls: this was a very quick win on the long road to our IdM strategy. I never knew that an IdM project could be so easy!”
Director of Architecture
Large Global Financial Services Organization.
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Manage group creation, expiration, and deletion to maintain accuracy.
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●
IT can provide group management capability to end-users while keeping control.
-
●
Group owner attests to staffing (transfer, terminate, and update.)
-
●
Easy to set workflow. Ensure security and accuracy within IT control.
Creation
Provide workflow to ensure that groups are approved and meet naming conventions.
Use
Allow owners to manage groups and users to opt-in and opt-out during a group’s useful life.
Expiration
Define a lifecycle for group renewals. Group owners are notified before the expiration, giving them time to renew it.
Deletion
Wait a set period of days to delete expired groups, giving the owner a chance to “get it back”.
Product Features
Group Managment
Group Lifecycle
Set expiration policy on groups. Group expiration
notification with renewal capability.
Manage Your Own Groups
Group owners can manage the membership,
lifecycle, and delivery restrictions on their groups.
Join & Leave Groups
Users can opt-in or opt-out of groups depending
on their security levels.
Temporarty Membership
Group owners are empowered to grant
temporary access, or temporary removal.
Multiple Owners
All owners receive the same rights and workflow
notifications.
Group Security Securitys
Define access level of groups
(public, semi-private to private).
Workflow on Group Creation
Users can create groups but need approval by
IT or their manager. Enforce naming
conventions or security levels.
Mobile Group and Management
Mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Windows make
group management simple and easy.
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●
End users can manage their attributes, change passwords, and manage workflow requests through a customizable web interface.
-
●
Users are empowered to transfer employees, establish dotted line management responsibilities and when necessary, disable users who are leaving the organization.
-
●
User lifecycle keeps organizational hierarchies accurate.
Complete customization
Allow IT to set fields to view, edit, or hide contingent on a highly
customizable set of rules.
Notification & Workflow
Create workflow on any attribute changes with approvals going to
whoever is designated (managers, HR, help desk, admins etc.)
Customizable and powerful workflow gives IT
confidence in delegating.
Administration control
Give a manager control over the profiles of their employees or delegate to a human resource specialist.
Log all changes
Maintain logs of all changes for workflow approvals.
“We just communicated to the end user and turned it on: no money spent on user training, no help desk calls: this was a very quick win on the long road to our IdM strategy. I never knew that an IdM project could be so easy!”
Director of Architecture
Large Global Financial Services Organization
IT administrators can safely delegate access to security group management.
Easily deployable the “Phonebook” role of Self-Service allows users to search and list content of users or contacts in the directory but not allow modifications.
Attributes in your directory are exposed in the GroupID Self-Service portal. Display attributes and modification permission are configurable.
Built-in support for organizations with a cross-forest configuration. Delegate control in environments where there are forests with established trust relationships.
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