19.4 Creating a Team to Manage Direct Reports

To define a team that manages direct reports:

  1. In iManager, create a dynamic group called Managers.

    1. Set the Search Scope to Search Sub Containers.

    2. Specify the Search Filter as (&(isManager=TRUE)).

      For complete details on creating dynamic groups, see the Novell Identity Manager: Administration Guide.

  2. In iManager, define a provisioning team by selecting Provisioning Teams under Provisioning Configuration.

    1. Name the team DirectReports.

    2. To identify the team managers, pick the Managers dynamic group you created earlier.

    3. To identify the team members, select the Manager-Employee relationship.

    4. To define the team options:

      • Set the Provisioning Request Scope to All Provisioning Requests.

      • Select Allow managers to set team availability for team members.

      • Select Allow managers to set proxies for team members.

      • Select All team members will display in a select list.

    5. Review the summary page, then click Finish.

  3. In iManager, define a provisioning team requests object by selecting Provisioning Team Requests under Provisioning Configuration.

    1. Name the team DirectReportsTeamRequestRights.

    2. To identify the associated team, select the DirectReports provisioning team you created earlier. When you select this team, the iManager interface shows you the settings for the team.

    3. To specify the task scope options:

      • Select Allow managers to act on tasks where the team member is an addressee.

      • Deselect Allow managers to act on tasks where the team member is a recipient.

    4. To define the permission options:

      • Select Allow managers to initiate a Provisioning Request on behalf of a team member.

      • Select Allow managers to retract a Provisioning Request on behalf of a team member.

      • Select Allow managers to make a team member a delegatee for other team member’s Provisioning Requests.

      • Select Allow managers to claim a task for team members who are a recipient and/or addressee based on the task scope.

      • Select Allow managers to reassign a task for team members who are a recipient and/or addressee based on the task scope.

    5. Review the summary page, then click Finish.