1.2 The Role of the WorkOrder Driver

The purpose of the Identity Manager WorkOrder driver is to allow work to be scheduled. The driver uses information from the work order container to see which WorkOrder objects are pending and due. Work orders that are pending and due are processed by the driver. The definition of the work to do is contained in the work order. For example, the work to do can be modifying an object attribute in the Identity Vault or sending an e-mail to the administrator. Policies in the WorkOrder driver perform the work that is defined in the work order.

The WorkOrder driver publishes the WorkToDo object in order to publish the work order.

The following diagram illustrates how the WorkOrder driver connects to the Identity Vault to manage work orders for other systems in the network.

Figure 1-1 The WorkOrder driver Connected to the Identity Vault

The WorkOrder driver does not replace the workflow functionality of the User Application.