Section IV Lifecycle Manager : Lifecycle Events : How To Create Lifecycle Events
 
How To Create Lifecycle Events
Lifecycle events can be configured to run based on events that occur in IdentityIQ. For example, when a manager change is detected for an identity, an event-based business process can be configured to run and to send any requests to the newly-assigned manager.
Additional Information:
Lifecycle Events
Lifecycle Events Page
Use the following parameters to set up lifecycle events:
Note: The options displayed are dependent on the event type selected.
 
Table 2—Lifecycle Event Options
Field Name
Description
Name
Assign an intuitive name for the event. This name is used to identify the event. This name is not displayed in the requests that are created when an event is triggered.
Description
Assign a brief description of the event.
Event Type
Note: The fields displayed above Disabled are dependent on the Event Type specified here.
Specify an event-type.
Create - launch a certification when a new identity is discovered.
Manager Transfer - launch a business process when the manager changes for an identity.
Attribute Change - launch a business process when a change is detected for the specified attribute.
Rule - use a rule to determine when to launch a business process. To make changes to your rules, click the “...” icon to launch the Rule Editor.
Native Change - launch a business process when a change is detected on a native application that was configured to pass this information to IdentityIQ.
Attribute
Select the identity attribute from the list to associate with this event. The attribute drop-down list contains all of the standard and extended identity attributes configured in your deployment of IdentityIQ.
Previous Manager Filter
For Manager Transfer event types only:
IdentityIQ launches business processes only when identities are transferred from the specified manager.
If no manager is specified, all managers are included.
New Manager Filter
For Manager Transfer event types only:
IdentityIQ launches business processes only when identities are transferred from the specified manager.
If no manager is specified, all managers are included.
Previous Value Filter
For Attribute Change event types only:
IdentityIQ launches business processes only when the attribute value specified has changed.
If no value is specified, all values are included.
New Value Filter
For Attribute Change event types only:
IdentityIQ launches business processes only when the attribute value specified is newly assigned.
If no value is specified, all values are included.
Disabled
Enabled / Disables status of the event.
Rule
For Rule event types only:
Select the event rule used to launch business processes.
Rules are created as part of the configuration process of IdentityIQ.
Include Identities
Select a rule to define the population.
None — only the identities specified in the Included Identities list are in the population.
All — include all identities in the population.
Match List — only identities whose criteria match that specified in the list. Add identity attributes, application attributes and application permissions. Customize further by creating attribute groups to which this assignment rule applies.
If the “Is Null” check box is selected, the associated value text box is disabled. When the “is null” match is processed, the term matches users on the chosen application who have a null value for that attribute/permission.
Filter — a custom database query.
Script — a custom script.
Rule — select an existing rule from the drop-down list.
Click Edit Rule to launch the Rule Editor.
Population — select an existing population.
Business Process
Select the business process triggered by this event.
The business process drop-down list contains all of the standard and extended business processes configured in your IdentityIQ deployment.