The purpose of the Requests & Approvals tab is to give you a convenient way to perform workflow-based provisioning actions. These actions allow you to manage user access to secure resources in your organization. These resources may include digital entities such as user accounts, computers, and databases. For example, you might use the Requests & Approvals tab to:
Make provisioning requests for yourself or your team
Manage provisioning work (tasks and resource requests) for yourself or your team
Configure provisioning settings for yourself or your team
When a provisioning request requires permission from one or more individuals in an organization, the request starts a workflow. The workflow coordinates the approvals needed to fulfill the request. Some resource requests require approval from a single individual; others require approval from several individuals. In some instances, a request can be fulfilled without any approvals.
When a provisioning request is initiated, the Provisioning System tracks the initiator and the recipient. The initiator is the person who made the request. The recipient is the person for whom the request was made.
Your system administrator is responsible for setting up the contents of the Requests & Approvals tab for you and the others in your organization. What you can see and do is typically determined by your job requirements and your level of authority.
NOTE:The Requests & Approvals tab is available only if you have the Provisioning Module for Identity Manager.